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API overview
============
## Contents
- [Available libraries](#available-libraries)
- [Notes](#notes)
- [Methods](#methods)
- [Accounts](#accounts)
- [Apps](#apps)
- [Blocks](#blocks)
- [Favourites](#favourites)
- [Follow Requests](#follow-requests)
- [Follows](#follows)
- [Instances](#instances)
- [Media](#media)
- [Mutes](#mutes)
- [Notifications](#notifications)
- [Reports](#reports)
- [Search](#search)
- [Statuses](#statuses)
- [Timelines](#timelines)
- [Entities](#entities)
- [Account](#account)
- [Application](#application)
- [Attachment](#attachment)
- [Card](#card)
- [Context](#context)
- [Error](#error)
- [Instance](#instance)
- [Mention](#mention)
- [Notification](#notification)
- [Relationship](#relationship)
- [Results](#results)
- [Status](#status)
- [Tag](#tag)
___
## Available libraries
- [For Ruby](https://github.com/tootsuite/mastodon-api)
- [For Python](https://github.com/halcy/Mastodon.py)
- [For JavaScript](https://github.com/Zatnosk/libodonjs)
- [For JavaScript (Node.js)](https://github.com/jessicahayley/node-mastodon)
- [For Elixir](https://github.com/milmazz/hunter)
___
## Notes
### Parameter types
When an array parameter is mentioned, the Rails convention of specifying array parameters in query strings is meant.
For example, a ruby array like `foo = [1, 2, 3]` can be encoded in the params as `foo[]=1&foo[]=2&foo[]=3`.
Square brackets can be indexed but can also be empty.
When a file parameter is mentioned, a form-encoded upload is expected.
### Selecting ranges
For most `GET` operations that return arrays, the query parameters `max_id` and `since_id` can be used to specify the range of IDs to return.
API methods that return collections of items can return a `Link` header containing URLs for the `next` and `prev` pages.
See the [Link header RFC](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc5988) for more information.
### Errors
If the request you make doesn't go through, Mastodon will usually respond with an [Error](#error).
___
## Methods
### Accounts
#### Fetching an account:
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id
Returns an [Account](#account).
#### Getting the current user:
GET /api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials
Returns the authenticated user's [Account](#account).
#### Updating the current user:
PATCH /api/v1/accounts/update_credentials
Form data:
- `display_name`: The name to display in the user's profile
- `note`: A new biography for the user
- `avatar`: A base64 encoded image to display as the user's avatar (e.g. `data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAUoAAADrCAYAAAA...`)
- `header`: A base64 encoded image to display as the user's header image (e.g. `data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAUoAAADrCAYAAAA...`)
#### Getting an account's followers:
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/followers
Returns an array of [Accounts](#account).
#### Getting who account is following:
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/following
Returns an array of [Accounts](#account).
#### Getting an account's statuses:
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/statuses
Query parameters:
- `only_media` (optional): Only return statuses that have media attachments
- `exclude_replies` (optional): Skip statuses that reply to other statuses
Returns an array of [Statuses](#status).
#### Following/unfollowing an account:
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/follow
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/unfollow
Returns the target [Account](#account).
#### Blocking/unblocking an account:
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/block
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/unblock
Returns the target [Account](#account).
#### Muting/unmuting an account:
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/mute
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/unmute
Returns the target [Account](#account).
#### Getting an account's relationships:
GET /api/v1/accounts/relationships
Query parameters:
- `id` (can be array): Account IDs
Returns an array of [Relationships](#relationships) of the current user to a list of given accounts.
#### Searching for accounts:
GET /api/v1/accounts/search
Query parameters:
- `q`: What to search for
- `limit`: Maximum number of matching accounts to return (default: `40`)
Returns an array of matching [Accounts](#accounts).
Will lookup an account remotely if the search term is in the `username@domain` format and not yet in the database.
### Apps
#### Registering an application:
POST /api/v1/apps
Form data:
- `client_name`: Name of your application
- `redirect_uris`: Where the user should be redirected after authorization (for no redirect, use `urn:ietf:wg:oauth:2.0:oob`)
- `scopes`: This can be a space-separated list of the following items: "read", "write" and "follow" (see [this page](OAuth-details.md) for details on what the scopes do)
- `website`: (optional) URL to the homepage of your app
Creates a new OAuth app.
Returns `id`, `client_id` and `client_secret` which can be used with [OAuth authentication in your 3rd party app](Testing-with-cURL.md).
These values should be requested in the app itself from the API for each new app install + mastodon domain combo, and stored in the app for future requests.
### Blocks
#### Fetching a user's blocks:
GET /api/v1/blocks
Returns an array of [Accounts](#account) blocked by the authenticated user.
### Favourites
#### Fetching a user's favourites:
GET /api/v1/favourites
Returns an array of [Statuses](#status) favourited by the authenticated user.
### Follow Requests
#### Fetching a list of follow requests:
GET /api/v1/follow_requests
Returns an array of [Accounts](#account) which have requested to follow the authenticated user.
#### Authorizing or rejecting follow requests:
POST /api/v1/follow_requests/authorize
POST /api/v1/follow_requests/reject
Form data:
- `id`: The id of the account to authorize or reject
Returns an empty object.
### Follows
#### Following a remote user:
POST /api/v1/follows
Form data:
- `uri`: `username@domain` of the person you want to follow
Returns the local representation of the followed account, as an [Account](#account).
### Instances
#### Getting instance information:
GET /api/v1/instance
Returns the current [Instance](#instance).
Does not require authentication.
### Media
#### Uploading a media attachment:
POST /api/v1/media
Form data:
- `file`: Media to be uploaded
Returns an [Attachment](#attachment) that can be used when creating a status.
### Mutes
#### Fetching a user's mutes:
GET /api/v1/mutes
Returns an array of [Accounts](#account) muted by the authenticated user.
### Notifications
#### Fetching a user's notifications:
GET /api/v1/notifications
Returns a list of [Notifications](#notification) for the authenticated user.
#### Getting a single notification:
GET /api/v1/notifications/:id
Returns the [Notification](#notification).
#### Clearing notifications:
POST /api/v1/notifications/clear
Deletes all notifications from the Mastodon server for the authenticated user.
Returns an empty object.
### Reports
#### Fetching a user's reports:
GET /api/v1/reports
Returns a list of [Reports](#report) made by the authenticated user.
#### Reporting a user:
POST /api/v1/reports
Form data:
- `account_id`: The ID of the account to report
- `status_ids`: The IDs of statuses to report (can be an array)
- `comment`: A comment to associate with the report.
Returns the finished [Report](#report).
### Search
#### Searching for content:
GET /api/v1/search
Form data:
- `q`: The search query
- `resolve`: Whether to resolve non-local accounts
Returns [Results](#results).
If `q` is a URL, Mastodon will attempt to fetch the provided account or status.
Otherwise, it will do a local account and hashtag search.
### Statuses
#### Fetching a status:
GET /api/v1/statuses/:id
Returns a [Status](#status).
#### Getting status context:
GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/context
Returns a [Context](#context).
#### Getting a card associated with a status:
GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/card
Returns a [Card](#card).
#### Getting who reblogged/favourited a status:
GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/reblogged_by
GET /api/v1/statuses/:id/favourited_by
Returns an array of [Accounts](#account).
#### Posting a new status:
POST /api/v1/statuses
Form data:
- `status`: The text of the status
- `in_reply_to_id` (optional): local ID of the status you want to reply to
- `media_ids` (optional): array of media IDs to attach to the status (maximum 4)
- `sensitive` (optional): set this to mark the media of the status as NSFW
- `spoiler_text` (optional): text to be shown as a warning before the actual content
- `visibility` (optional): either "direct", "private", "unlisted" or "public"
Returns the new [Status](#status).
#### Deleting a status:
DELETE /api/v1/statuses/:id
Returns an empty object.
#### Reblogging/unreblogging a status:
POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/reblog
POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unreblog
Returns the target [Status](#status).
#### Favouriting/unfavouriting a status:
POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/favourite
POST /api/v1/statuses/:id/unfavourite
Returns the target [Status](#status).
### Timelines
#### Retrieving a timeline:
GET /api/v1/timelines/home
GET /api/v1/timelines/public
GET /api/v1/timelines/tag/:hashtag
Query parameters:
- `local` (optional; public and tag timelines only): Only return statuses originating from this instance
Returns an array of [Statuses](#status), most recent ones first.
___
## Entities
### Account
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `id` | The ID of the account |
| `username` | The username of the account |
| `acct` | Equals `username` for local users, includes `@domain` for remote ones |
| `display_name` | The account's display name |
| `note` | Biography of user |
| `url` | URL of the user's profile page (can be remote) |
| `avatar` | URL to the avatar image |
| `header` | URL to the header image |
| `locked` | Boolean for when the account cannot be followed without waiting for approval first |
| `created_at` | The time the account was created |
| `followers_count` | The number of followers for the account |
| `following_count` | The number of accounts the given account is following |
| `statuses_count` | The number of statuses the account has made |
### Application
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `name` | Name of the app |
| `website` | Homepage URL of the app |
### Attachment
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `id` | ID of the attachment |
| `type` | One of: "image", "video", "gifv" |
| `url` | URL of the locally hosted version of the image |
| `remote_url` | For remote images, the remote URL of the original image |
| `preview_url` | URL of the preview image |
| `text_url` | Shorter URL for the image, for insertion into text (only present on local images) |
### Card
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `url` | The url associated with the card |
| `title` | The title of the card |
| `description` | The card description |
| `image` | The image associated with the card, if any |
### Context
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `ancestors` | The ancestors of the status in the conversation, as a list of [Statuses](#status) |
| `descendants` | The descendants of the status in the conversation, as a list of [Statuses](#status) |
### Error
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `error` | A textual description of the error |
### Instance
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `uri` | URI of the current instance |
| `title` | The instance's title |
| `description` | A description for the instance |
| `email` | An email address which can be used to contact the instance administrator |
### Mention
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `url` | URL of user's profile (can be remote) |
| `username` | The username of the account |
| `acct` | Equals `username` for local users, includes `@domain` for remote ones |
| `id` | Account ID |
### Notification
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `id` | The notification ID |
| `type` | One of: "mention", "reblog", "favourite", "follow" |
| `created_at` | The time the notification was created |
| `account` | The [Account](#account) sending the notification to the user |
| `status` | The [Status](#status) associated with the notification, if applicable |
### Relationship
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `following` | Whether the user is currently following the account |
| `followed_by` | Whether the user is currently being followed by the account |
| `blocking` | Whether the user is currently blocking the account |
| `muting` | Whether the user is currently muting the account |
| `requested` | Whether the user has requested to follow the account |
### Report
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `id` | The ID of the report |
| `action_taken` | The action taken in response to the report |
### Results
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `accounts` | An array of matched [Accounts](#account) |
| `statuses` | An array of matchhed [Statuses](#status) |
| `hashtags` | An array of matched hashtags, as strings |
### Status
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `id` | The ID of the status |
| `uri` | A Fediverse-unique resource ID |
| `url` | URL to the status page (can be remote) |
| `account` | The [Account](#account) which posted the status |
| `in_reply_to_id` | `null` or the ID of the status it replies to |
| `in_reply_to_account_id` | `null` or the ID of the account it replies to |
| `reblog` | `null` or the reblogged [Status](#status) |
| `content` | Body of the status; this will contain HTML (remote HTML already sanitized) |
| `created_at` | The time the status was created |
| `reblogs_count` | The number of reblogs for the status |
| `favourites_count` | The number of favourites for the status |
| `reblogged` | Whether the authenticated user has reblogged the status |
| `favourited` | Whether the authenticated user has favourited the status |
| `sensitive` | Whether media attachments should be hidden by default |
| `spoiler_text` | If not empty, warning text that should be displayed before the actual content |
| `visibility` | One of: `public`, `unlisted`, `private`, `direct` |
| `media_attachments` | An array of [Attachments](#attachment) |
| `mentions` | An array of [Mentions](#mention) |
| `tags` | An array of [Tags](#tag) |
| `application` | [Application](#application) from which the status was posted |
### Tag
| Attribute | Description |
| ------------------------ | ----------- |
| `name` | The hashtag, not including the preceding `#` |
| `url` | The URL of the hashtag |
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