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DEX Screener Boost Data: Event Time vs Retrieval Time

Boosts last for a limited time, but the boost endpoints' schema isn't reproduced in the reference reviewed. Dating boosts relies on your own polling.

By ChartsPod Editorial Team · Reviewed by ChartsPod Research
Published · Updated · 5 min read

Short answer

DEX Screener boosts last 12–24 hours and are non-refundable. The token-boosts endpoints (latest and top) exist in the API reference, but their schema wasn't shown in the material reviewed, so don't assume a boost start or end timestamp is provided. Poll at a fixed interval, store retrieved_at with each boost record, and estimate start and expiry from when a boost appears and disappears. Note the ads endpoint does carry a date and durationHours.

Which times the data carries

TimePresent?Meaning
Boost startNot confirmedFirst-seen estimate
Boost expiryNot confirmedLast-seen estimate
Retrieval timeNoRecord it
Ads date / durationHoursYes (ads endpoint)Ad timing

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What to record yourself

Field to storeWhy
retrieved_atDating
tokenAddress + chainIdIdentity
boost amount fieldsAs returned
first_seen / last_seenDerived timing
poll intervalPrecision
Boost Data: a stored recordBoost Data: a stored record: retrieved_at — Dating; tokenAddress + chainId — Identity; boost amount fields — As returned; first_seen / last_seen — Derived timing; poll interval — Precision.retrieved_atDatingtokenAddress + chainIdIdentityboost amount fieldsAs returnedfirst_seen / last_seenDerived timingpoll intervalPrecision
Every boost data row carries its own clock. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Example

Boost Data: event vs retrieval (illustrative)Boost Data: event vs retrieval (illustrative): 08:00: Boost first seen; 08:00–07:55+1d: Present in polls; 08:00 +1d: Gone; ESTIMATE: ≈ 24h boost.08:00Boost first seen08:00–07:55+1dPresent in polls08:00 +1dGoneESTIMATE≈ 24h boost
Two clocks, one record. Original ChartsPod editorial graphic.

Illustrative: a boost appears at 08:00 and disappears by the next day's 08:00 poll — consistent with a 24-hour boost. Volume during that window can then be compared with the day before.

Related: Paid DEX Token Boosts: How to Read the Number Before a Swap, DEX Screener Token Profiles: Event Time vs Retrieval Time.

Note the ads endpoint does carry a date and durationHours.

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Questions readers ask

How long do boosts last?

12–24 hours.

Does the boost API give timestamps?

Not confirmed in the material reviewed; poll and record.

Which DEX Screener endpoint has dates?

Ads include date and durationHours.

Sources and methodology

Field definitions come from DEX Screener's API reference and CoinGecko's onchain API documentation, read 17 October 2026. Where a schema doesn't document a timestamp, this guide says so and recommends recording retrieval time yourself.

  1. DEX Screener API reference — documented schemas: pairCreatedAt nullable; no updatedAt or retrieval-time field; 60 requests/min on several endpoints.
  2. DEX Screener: Boosting — paid visibility, not an endorsement.

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