Trump Media Seeks $100,000 Monthly Fee for Early Truth Social API Access
If finalized, the tiered pricing model would create a paid information advantage for institutional investors over retail traders who rely on the same public posts.
Trump Media & Technology Group, the parent company of Truth Social, has discussed charging financial firms up to $100,000 per month for early access to posts on the platform through a new product called the Truth API, according to reporting by the Washington Examiner and multiple additional outlets published in July 2026. A discounted tier of $60,000 per month has also been pitched to prospective clients, according to the same reports.
The Truth API, or application programming interface, would give Wall Street traders and investment firms faster access to posts made by President Donald Trump and other figures whose statements on Truth Social have historically moved financial markets. Trump Media & Technology Group is a publicly traded company listed on Nasdaq under the ticker DJT (Nasdaq: DJT). The company's stock price and strategic decisions are subject to disclosure requirements under SEC regulations.
The commercial viability of the offering depends on whether institutional clients conclude that early access to Truth Social content provides a tradeable edge. President Trump has previously used Truth Social to announce policy decisions, tariff changes, and personnel appointments — posts that have demonstrably affected equity, bond, and commodity prices within minutes of publication, as documented in multiple financial press reports.
Trump Media & Technology Group has not filed a formal product launch disclosure with the SEC as of the date of this publication, July 18, 2026. The company's most recent annual report (Form 10-K) and quarterly filings (Form 10-Q), available via the SEC's EDGAR database, do not yet reflect the Truth API as a revenue line. It is not known from public records which, if any, financial firms have signed agreements, what data latency advantage the API would provide, or when commercial service would begin. Full pricing terms and any executed contracts would be required to be disclosed if they constitute material business developments under SEC Regulation FD. A Trump Media investor relations filing or an SEC Form 8-K would be the public document most likely to confirm or modify the figures cited in current press reports.