How to Get Listed on DexScreener: A Solana Creator's Guide
How to get listed on DexScreener as a Solana creator: automatic listing, what a token profile costs, how Boosts work and what really drives trending.
You do not apply to get listed on DexScreener. A Solana token appears by itself once it sits in a liquidity pool on a DEX that DexScreener indexes and has at least one trade, and DexScreener's documentation names no listing fee. What you can pay for is how the page looks and how visible it is for a while, and DexScreener says neither its Boosts nor its trending bar ad guarantee trending.
This guide covers how to get listed on DexScreener from the creator's side: what happens automatically, what the paid options cost where DexScreener publishes a price, what each one changes, why a logo can be missing, and what the trending score actually reads. Prices and rules were last verified on 6 October 2026 against DexScreener's documentation, marketplace, refund policy and public API.
How do you get listed on DexScreener?
- Create the token and get its metadata right: name, symbol and image link.
- Open a pool on a DEX that DexScreener indexes, with liquidity in it.
- Let the first trade happen. DexScreener's own indexer reads the chain, so there is no form and no human approval.
- Find the pair at its address on DexScreener. The chart, trades, liquidity and makers fill in from on-chain data.
DexScreener's token listing documentation does not mention a fee, a minimum liquidity, a minimum volume or a waiting time. In DexScreener's public data on 6 October, Solana pairs came from Raydium (AMM v4, CPMM and CLMM), Orca, Meteora, the Pump.fun bonding curve, PumpSwap and Bags. The sample held no Raydium LaunchLab curve pairs.
For your own token the pool is the step that makes the pair exist: Create LP opens a Raydium CPMM pool from a browser wallet. Pump.fun coins get their pair on the bonding curve from the first buy.
What each DexScreener option costs and what it changes
| Option | Price (6 Oct 2026) | What it changes | How long |
|---|---|---|---|
| Listing | No fee named | A pair page with chart, trades and pool data | Page stays; off the screener after 24 hours idle |
| Enhanced Token Info | From $299 | Logo, banner, description, links and locked-supply wallets | Not stated |
| Boost packs | Shown at checkout | A higher trending score and a boost count next to the token | 12 to 24 hours |
| Token ad | From $299 | A set number of ad impressions | Not stated |
| Trending bar ad | From $2,000 | A rotating slot in the trending bar, with no rank promised | 24 hours to 1 week |
| Community takeover | $199 | A takeover claim on a profile that already exists, after approval | Not stated |
Enhanced Token Info and the community takeover were both shown against a crossed-out $499. Boost prices appear only at checkout on DexScreener's website, so they are left out here.
Why is your logo missing on DexScreener when Phantom shows it?
Wallets and explorers read the token's on-chain metadata. DexScreener's documentation names other sources for a logo and links: Enhanced Token Info and external token lists, such as CoinGecko's, with no mention of on-chain metadata. In a sample of 24 recent launchpad tokens in DexScreener's API, 14 had no image or links, and all four image-bearing ones checked had an approved token profile order.
If Phantom already shows the logo, your metadata is fine; on DexScreener the logo comes from a token profile or an external list. If wallets show nothing either, start with the metadata: Update Token Metadata corrects the name, symbol and image link that wallets read, without touching a DexScreener profile. Once the link is final, Make Token Immutable locks the metadata for good, and why a Solana token is not showing in Phantom covers the other causes.
What does Enhanced Token Info include, and when should you buy it?
The order adds a logo, a header banner, a description and links, plus project text such as vision, team and roadmap. It can also list wallets holding locked supply, so the market cap uses the right circulating figure. You pay by crypto or card. DexScreener says most orders are processed within minutes and asks you to allow up to 12 hours. It also counts most among the verified-info inputs of the trending score.
A pre-launch order is not refunded if the token never launches, although DexScreener may offer credit. Refunds are possible within 14 days only for delays on DexScreener's side, double charges or an order DexScreener cancels, never for a changed mind, an inactive token or a deleted profile. Ordering after the pool exists avoids the first trap.
How do DexScreener Boosts and the Golden Ticker work?
A Boost pack raises a token's trending score for 12 to 24 hours, depending on the pack, and shows the active boost count next to the token across the site. Packs come in sizes of 10, 30, 50, 100 and 500, sold only on the website, through the yellow Boost button. At 500 or more active boosts the symbol turns gold, the Golden Ticker, for as long as at least 500 stay active.
A boost multiplies the score a token already earns, so weak trading stays weak. The boosting terms put it plainly: "Purchasing Boosts does not guarantee that a token will trend". A token inactive for more than 24 hours, or one flagged by DexScreener's audit partners, cannot be boosted. Active boosts can be removed over security concerns, and boosts are never refunded.
What actually decides DexScreener trending?
DexScreener's trending score documentation lists the inputs. They fall into three groups, and none of them is weighted publicly:
- Trading: volume, liquidity, transactions, unique makers and holders.
- Attention: visitors to the token's DexScreener page and emoji reactions.
- Trust: verified token info and a passed security audit.
Token age, price change and activity on X or Telegram are not on the list. Boosts and the trending bar ad raise the score these inputs produce. Revoke Mint and Revoke Freeze remove the two authorities scanners flag most often. Do it for buyers; DexScreener does not say it moves the score.
An undated DexScreener help page, probably older than Boosts, says trending is not for sale, that people who sell it are scammers and that buyers face penalties. The current documentation and marketplace offer Boosts and trending bar ads, which raise an existing score with no guarantee. Read side by side, DexScreener names only its own products as purchases that affect the score, and a third-party "trending service" is what its help page calls a scam.
How do you change token info later or run a community takeover?
DexScreener does not publish how an existing profile is edited, so ask its support before assuming a change is free or instant. A community takeover is a separate order: for $199 on 6 October 2026, it adds a takeover claim to a project that already has a profile. It needs approval, and the criteria are not public. A rejected order is not refunded, although credit is possible.
Holder Snapshot exports a token's holder list, which a takeover group can use to map who holds the token. DexScreener does not publish what a takeover needs, so do not count on the export as proof. To see what was actually paid for a token, DexScreener's public API lists its orders by chain and address, approved or cancelled, which is a quick check against anyone who claims a deal was made.
Why did your token disappear from DexScreener?
A pair with no trades for 24 hours leaves the screener and may drop out of search. The page itself stays at its address, and the pair returns after the next trade. Nothing was deleted, and a boost cannot bring it back: a token inactive for more than 24 hours cannot be boosted.
Semrush, a third-party tool, estimated 16.16 million visits to DexScreener in August 2026, about a fifth of them from the United States, a tenth from Indonesia and 4.6% from Turkey. Pairs without a trade for 24 hours drop off the screener those visitors browse.
Launch day on DexScreener, step by step
- Set the metadata before anything else, then decide whether to make it immutable.
- Revoke the authorities you do not need, using the checks in revoking mint, freeze and update authority.
- Open the pool and let the first trade happen. DexScreener can index the pair from then on; it states no delay.
- Order Enhanced Token Info after the pair exists, if you want a logo and links on DexScreener.
How to get listed on DexScreener: frequently asked questions
How much does it cost to get listed on DexScreener?
Nothing is paid to DexScreener for the listing; its docs name no fee. Your own pool does cost something: a Raydium CPMM pool takes a 0.15 SOL creation fee plus about 0.031 SOL of rent, and Create LP adds 0.1 SOL. Enhanced Token Info was from $299 on 6 October 2026.
How long does it take for a token to appear on DexScreener?
DexScreener does not state a delay. Its indexer reads the chain, and the rule is a pool with liquidity plus at least one trade. The Pump.fun pairs checked on 6 October were already indexed the same day. Treat any "listed in minutes" promise from a third party as marketing.
Can I pay to get my token trending on DexScreener?
Not with a guarantee. Boosts and the trending bar ad raise the score a token has already earned, and the boosting terms say a purchase does not guarantee a token will trend. Third parties selling trending positions are what DexScreener's help page calls scams.
Why does DexScreener show no logo for my token?
DexScreener's documentation names Enhanced Token Info and external token lists as the sources for logos and links, and does not mention on-chain metadata. Fix the on-chain metadata so wallets and explorers display it, then order a token profile if you want the logo on DexScreener as well.
What is a community takeover on DexScreener?
It is an order, $199 on 6 October 2026, that adds a takeover claim to a project that already has a profile. It needs approval, the criteria are not published, and a rejected order is not refunded, although DexScreener may offer credit.
Does DexScreener have its own token?
No. DexScreener's FAQ says it has no token, so a coin or airdrop presented as DexScreener's is most likely a scam. Treat anyone outside DexScreener who promises a trending spot the same way; even its own Boosts and ads promise none.
Where to go next
To plan the days after the pool opens, read what to do after launching a Solana token. Once the pair is live, how to read a DexScreener pair page shows what buyers look at first, and what RugCheck, Solsniffer and Bubblemaps measure covers the scanners many of them run before they buy.
