title: accounts API methods description: Methods concerning accounts and profiles. menu: docs:
weight: 20
name: accounts
parent: methods
identifier: methods-accounts
aliases: [ "/methods/accounts", "/api/methods/accounts"
POST /api/v1/accounts HTTP/1.1
Creates a user and account records. Returns an account access token for the app that initiated the request. The app should save this token for later, and should wait for the user to confirm their account by clicking a link in their email inbox.
Returns: Token\
OAuth: App token + write:accounts
\
Version history:\
2.7.0 - added\
3.0.0 - added reason
parameter\
3.4.0 - added details
to failure response
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
username : {{}} String. The desired username for the account
email : {{}} String. The email address to be used for login
password : {{}} String. The password to be used for login
agreement : {{}} Boolean. Whether the user agrees to the local rules, terms, and policies. These should be presented to the user in order to allow them to consent before setting this parameter to TRUE.
locale : {{}} String. The language of the confirmation email that will be sent.
reason : String. If registrations require manual approval, this text will be reviewed by moderators.
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
The details
parameter contains all detected errors. Its structure is a Hash with the key being the erroneous parameter, and its value being an array of all errors found.
Example error response:
{
"error": "Validation failed: Password can't be blank, Username must contain only letters, numbers and underscores, Agreement must be accepted",
"details": {
"password": [
{
"error": "ERR_BLANK",
"description": "can't be blank"
}
],
"username": [
{
"error": "ERR_INVALID",
"description": "must contain only letters, numbers and underscores"
}
],
"agreement": [
{
"error": "ERR_ACCEPTED",
"description": "must be accepted"
}
]
}
}
You may expect the following errors:
ERR_BLOCKED : When e-mail provider is not allowed
ERR_UNREACHABLE : When e-mail address does not resolve to any IP via DNS (MX, A, AAAA)
ERR_TAKEN : When username or e-mail are already taken
ERR_RESERVED : When a username is reserved, e.g. "webmaster" or "admin"
ERR_ACCEPTED : When agreement has not been accepted
ERR_BLANK : When a required attribute is blank
ERR_INVALID : When an attribute is malformed, e.g. wrong characters or invalid e-mail address
ERR_TOO_LONG : When an attribute is over the character limit
ERR_TOO_SHORT : When an attribute is under the character requirement
ERR_INCLUSION : When an attribute is not one of the allowed values, e.g. unsupported locale
{
"error": "Too many requests"
}
GET /api/v1/accounts/verify_credentials HTTP/1.1
Test to make sure that the user token works.
Returns: CredentialAccount\
OAuth: User token + read:accounts
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
Note the extra source
property, which is not visible on accounts other than your own. Also note that plain-text is used within source
and HTML is used for their corresponding properties such as note
and fields
.
{
"id": "14715",
"username": "trwnh",
"acct": "trwnh",
"display_name": "infinite love ⴳ",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2016-11-24T10:02:12.085Z",
"note": "<p>i have approximate knowledge of many things. perpetual student. (nb/ace/they)</p><p>xmpp/email: a@trwnh.com<br /><a href=\"https://trwnh.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">trwnh.com</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a><br />help me live: <a href=\"https://liberapay.com/at\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">liberapay.com/at</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> or <a href=\"https://paypal.me/trwnh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">paypal.me/trwnh</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p><p>- my triggers are moths and glitter<br />- i have all notifs except mentions turned off, so please interact if you wanna be friends! i literally will not notice otherwise<br />- dm me if i did something wrong, so i can improve<br />- purest person on fedi, do not lewd in my presence<br />- #1 ami cole fan account</p><p>:fatyoshi:</p>",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/@trwnh",
"avatar": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/014/715/original/34aa222f4ae2e0a9.png",
"avatar_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/014/715/original/34aa222f4ae2e0a9.png",
"header": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/014/715/original/5c6fc24edb3bb873.jpg",
"header_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/014/715/original/5c6fc24edb3bb873.jpg",
"followers_count": 821,
"following_count": 178,
"statuses_count": 33120,
"last_status_at": "2019-11-24T15:49:42.251Z",
"source": {
"privacy": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"language": "",
"note": "i have approximate knowledge of many things. perpetual student. (nb/ace/they)\r\n\r\nxmpp/email: a@trwnh.com\r\nhttps://trwnh.com\r\nhelp me live: https://liberapay.com/at or https://paypal.me/trwnh\r\n\r\n- my triggers are moths and glitter\r\n- i have all notifs except mentions turned off, so please interact if you wanna be friends! i literally will not notice otherwise\r\n- dm me if i did something wrong, so i can improve\r\n- purest person on fedi, do not lewd in my presence\r\n- #1 ami cole fan account\r\n\r\n:fatyoshi:",
"fields": [
{
"name": "Website",
"value": "https://trwnh.com",
"verified_at": "2019-08-29T04:14:55.571+00:00"
},
{
"name": "Sponsor",
"value": "https://liberapay.com/at",
"verified_at": "2019-11-15T10:06:15.557+00:00"
},
{
"name": "Fan of:",
"value": "Punk-rock and post-hardcore (Circa Survive, letlive., La Dispute, THE FEVER 333)Manga (Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Death Note, Shaman King)Platformers and RPGs (Banjo-Kazooie, Boktai, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)",
"verified_at": null
},
{
"name": "Main topics:",
"value": "systemic analysis, design patterns, anticapitalism, info/tech freedom, theory and philosophy, and otherwise being a genuine and decent wholesome poster. i'm just here to hang out and talk to cool people!",
"verified_at": null
}
],
"follow_requests_count": 0
},
"emojis": [
{
"shortcode": "fatyoshi",
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/023/920/original/e57ecb623faa0dc9.png",
"static_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/023/920/static/e57ecb623faa0dc9.png",
"visible_in_picker": true
}
],
"fields": [
{
"name": "Website",
"value": "<a href=\"https://trwnh.com\" rel=\"me nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">trwnh.com</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>",
"verified_at": "2019-08-29T04:14:55.571+00:00"
},
{
"name": "Sponsor",
"value": "<a href=\"https://liberapay.com/at\" rel=\"me nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">liberapay.com/at</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>",
"verified_at": "2019-11-15T10:06:15.557+00:00"
},
{
"name": "Fan of:",
"value": "Punk-rock and post-hardcore (Circa Survive, letlive., La Dispute, THE FEVER 333)Manga (Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Death Note, Shaman King)Platformers and RPGs (Banjo-Kazooie, Boktai, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)",
"verified_at": null
},
{
"name": "Main topics:",
"value": "systemic analysis, design patterns, anticapitalism, info/tech freedom, theory and philosophy, and otherwise being a genuine and decent wholesome poster. i'm just here to hang out and talk to cool people!",
"verified_at": null
}
]
}
Your credential verification will fail if the token is invalid or incorrect.
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Your user account is currently disabled, missing a confirmed email address, or pending approval.
{
"error": "Your login is currently disabled"
}
{
"error": "Your login is missing a confirmed e-mail address"
}
{
"error": "Your login is currently pending approval"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
PATCH /api/v1/accounts/update_credentials HTTP/1.1
Update the user's display and preferences.
Returns: the user's own Account with source
attribute\
OAuth: User token + write:accounts
\
Version history:\
1.1.1 - added\
2.3.0 - added locked
parameter\
2.4.0 - added source[privacy,sensitive]
parameters\
2.7.0 - added discoverable
parameter
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
display_name : String. The display name to use for the profile.
note : String. The account bio.
avatar
: Avatar image encoded using multipart/form-data
header
: Header image encoded using multipart/form-data
locked : Boolean. Whether manual approval of follow requests is required.
bot : Boolean. Whether the account has a bot flag.
discoverable : Boolean. Whether the account should be shown in the profile directory.
fields_attributes
: Hash. The profile fields to be set. Inside this hash, the key is an integer cast to a string (although the exact integer does not matter), and the value is another hash including name
and value
. By default, max 4 fields.
fields_attributes[:index][name] : String. The name of the profile field. By default, max 255 characters.
fields_attributes[:index][value] : String. The value of the profile field. By default, max 255 characters.
source[privacy]
: String. Default post privacy for authored statuses. Can be public
, unlisted
, or private
.
source[sensitive] : Boolean. Whether to mark authored statuses as sensitive by default.
source[language] : String. Default language to use for authored statuses (ISO 6391)
To update account fields, you will need to construct your hash like so for example:
{
"fields_attributes": {
"0": {
"name": "Website",
"value": "https://trwnh.com"
},
"1": {
"name": "Sponsor",
"value": "https://liberapay.com/at"
},
// ...
}
}
As query parameters, your request may look something like this:
PATCH https://mastodon.example/api/v1/accounts/update_credentials
?fields_attributes[0][name]=Website
&fields_attributes[0][value]=https://trwnh.com
&fields_attributes[1][name]=Sponsor
&fields_attributes[1][value]=https://liberapay.com/at
&...
Note that the integer index does not actually matter -- fields will be populated by the order in which they are provided. For example:
{
"fields_attributes": {
"420": {
"name": "1st",
"value": "field"
},
"69": {
"name": "2nd",
"value": "field"
},
"1312": {
"name": "3rd",
"value": "field"
},
"-99999999999999999999999999999999": {
"name": "4th",
"value": "field"
},
}
}
You should use accounts/verify_credentials to first obtain plaintext representations from within the source
parameter, then allow the user to edit these plaintext representations before submitting them through this API. The server will generate the corresponding HTML.
{
"id": "14715",
"username": "trwnh",
"acct": "trwnh",
"display_name": "infinite love ⴳ",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2016-11-24T10:02:12.085Z",
"note": "<p>i have approximate knowledge of many things. perpetual student. (nb/ace/they)</p><p>xmpp/email: a@trwnh.com<br /><a href=\"https://trwnh.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">trwnh.com</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a><br />help me live: <a href=\"https://liberapay.com/at\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">liberapay.com/at</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a> or <a href=\"https://paypal.me/trwnh\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">paypal.me/trwnh</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a></p><p>- my triggers are moths and glitter<br />- i have all notifs except mentions turned off, so please interact if you wanna be friends! i literally will not notice otherwise<br />- dm me if i did something wrong, so i can improve<br />- purest person on fedi, do not lewd in my presence<br />- #1 ami cole fan account</p><p>:fatyoshi:</p>",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/@trwnh",
"avatar": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/014/715/original/34aa222f4ae2e0a9.png",
"avatar_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/014/715/original/34aa222f4ae2e0a9.png",
"header": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/014/715/original/5c6fc24edb3bb873.jpg",
"header_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/014/715/original/5c6fc24edb3bb873.jpg",
"followers_count": 834,
"following_count": 182,
"statuses_count": 33760,
"last_status_at": "2019-12-01T00:12:08.731Z",
"source": {
"privacy": "public",
"sensitive": false,
"language": "",
"note": "i have approximate knowledge of many things. perpetual student. (nb/ace/they)\r\n\r\nxmpp/email: a@trwnh.com\r\nhttps://trwnh.com\r\nhelp me live: https://liberapay.com/at or https://paypal.me/trwnh\r\n\r\n- my triggers are moths and glitter\r\n- i have all notifs except mentions turned off, so please interact if you wanna be friends! i literally will not notice otherwise\r\n- dm me if i did something wrong, so i can improve\r\n- purest person on fedi, do not lewd in my presence\r\n- #1 ami cole fan account\r\n\r\n:fatyoshi:",
"fields": [
{
"name": "Website",
"value": "https://trwnh.com",
"verified_at": "2019-08-29T04:14:55.571+00:00"
},
{
"name": "Sponsor",
"value": "https://liberapay.com/at",
"verified_at": "2019-11-15T10:06:15.557+00:00"
},
{
"name": "Fan of:",
"value": "Punk-rock and post-hardcore (Circa Survive, letlive., La Dispute, THE FEVER 333)Manga (Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Death Note, Shaman King)Platformers and RPGs (Banjo-Kazooie, Boktai, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)",
"verified_at": null
},
{
"name": "Main topics:",
"value": "systemic analysis, design patterns, anticapitalism, info/tech freedom, theory and philosophy, and otherwise being a genuine and decent wholesome poster. i'm just here to hang out and talk to cool people!",
"verified_at": null
}
],
"follow_requests_count": 0
},
"emojis": [
{
"shortcode": "fatyoshi",
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/023/920/original/e57ecb623faa0dc9.png",
"static_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/023/920/static/e57ecb623faa0dc9.png",
"visible_in_picker": true
}
],
"fields": [
{
"name": "Website",
"value": "<a href=\"https://trwnh.com\" rel=\"me nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">trwnh.com</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>",
"verified_at": "2019-08-29T04:14:55.571+00:00"
},
{
"name": "Sponsor",
"value": "<a href=\"https://liberapay.com/at\" rel=\"me nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">liberapay.com/at</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>",
"verified_at": "2019-11-15T10:06:15.557+00:00"
},
{
"name": "Fan of:",
"value": "Punk-rock and post-hardcore (Circa Survive, letlive., La Dispute, THE FEVER 333)Manga (Yu-Gi-Oh!, One Piece, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Death Note, Shaman King)Platformers and RPGs (Banjo-Kazooie, Boktai, Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles)",
"verified_at": null
},
{
"name": "Main topics:",
"value": "systemic analysis, design patterns, anticapitalism, info/tech freedom, theory and philosophy, and otherwise being a genuine and decent wholesome poster. i'm just here to hang out and talk to cool people!",
"verified_at": null
}
]
}
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id HTTP/1.1
View information about a profile.
Returns: Account\
OAuth: Public\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
2.4.0 - returns 410 if account is suspended\
3.3.0 - returns an Account with suspended: true
instead of 410
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
The Account record will be returned. Note that acct
of local users does not include the domain name.
{
"id": "1",
"username": "Gargron",
"acct": "Gargron",
"display_name": "Eugen",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2016-03-16T14:34:26.392Z",
"note": "<p>Developer of Mastodon and administrator of mastodon.social. I post service announcements, development updates, and personal stuff.</p>",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/@Gargron",
"avatar": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/d96d39a0abb45b92.jpg",
"avatar_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/d96d39a0abb45b92.jpg",
"header": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/000/001/original/c91b871f294ea63e.png",
"header_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/000/001/original/c91b871f294ea63e.png",
"followers_count": 318699,
"following_count": 453,
"statuses_count": 61013,
"last_status_at": "2019-11-30T20:02:08.277Z",
"emojis": [],
"fields": [
{
"name": "Patreon",
"value": "<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/mastodon\" rel=\"me nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"\">patreon.com/mastodon</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>",
"verified_at": null
},
{
"name": "Homepage",
"value": "<a href=\"https://zeonfederated.com\" rel=\"me nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://</span><span class=\"\">zeonfederated.com</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>",
"verified_at": "2019-07-15T18:29:57.191+00:00"
}
]
}
{
"id": "23634",
"username": "noiob",
"acct": "noiob@awoo.space",
"display_name": "shork",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"created_at": "2017-02-08T02:00:53.274Z",
"note": "<p>:ms_rainbow_flag: :ms_bisexual_flag: :ms_nonbinary_flag: <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/awoo\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>awoo</span></a>.space <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/admin\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>admin</span></a> ~ <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/bi\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>bi</span></a> ~ <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/nonbinary\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> ~ compsci student ~ likes video <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/games\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>games</span></a> and weird/ old electronics and will post obsessively about both ~ avatar by <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://weirder.earth/@dzuk\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>dzuk</span></a></span></p>",
"url": "https://awoo.space/@noiob",
"avatar": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/023/634/original/6ca8804dc46800ad.png",
"avatar_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/023/634/original/6ca8804dc46800ad.png",
"header": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/023/634/original/256eb8d7ac40f49a.png",
"header_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/023/634/original/256eb8d7ac40f49a.png",
"followers_count": 553,
"following_count": 405,
"statuses_count": 28982,
"last_status_at": "2019-12-01T00:39:57.264Z",
"emojis": [
{
"shortcode": "ms_rainbow_flag",
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/028/691/original/6de008d6281f4f59.png",
"static_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/028/691/static/6de008d6281f4f59.png",
"visible_in_picker": true
},
{
"shortcode": "ms_bisexual_flag",
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/050/744/original/02f94a5fca7eaf78.png",
"static_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/050/744/static/02f94a5fca7eaf78.png",
"visible_in_picker": true
},
{
"shortcode": "ms_nonbinary_flag",
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/105/099/original/8106088bd4782072.png",
"static_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/105/099/static/8106088bd4782072.png",
"visible_in_picker": true
}
],
"fields": [
{
"name": "Pronouns",
"value": "they/them",
"verified_at": null
},
{
"name": "Alt",
"value": "<span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://cybre.space/@noiob\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>noiob</span></a></span>",
"verified_at": null
},
{
"name": "Bots",
"value": "<span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://botsin.space/@darksouls\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>darksouls</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://botsin.space/@nierautomata\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>nierautomata</span></a></span>, code for <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://botsin.space/@awoobot\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>awoobot</span></a></span>",
"verified_at": null
},
{
"name": "Website",
"value": "<a href=\"http://shork.xyz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">http://</span><span class=\"\">shork.xyz</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>",
"verified_at": "2019-11-23T20:25:47.907+00:00"
}
]
}
{
"id": "14",
"username": "stigatle",
"acct": "stigatle@quitter.no",
"display_name": "",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": false,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2016-03-18T10:04:51.700Z",
"note": "",
"url": "https://quitter.no/stigatle",
"avatar": "https://mastodon.social/avatars/original/missing.png",
"avatar_static": "https://mastodon.social/avatars/original/missing.png",
"header": "https://mastodon.social/headers/original/missing.png",
"header_static": "https://mastodon.social/headers/original/missing.png",
"followers_count": 0,
"following_count": 0,
"statuses_count": 0,
"last_status_at": null,
"suspended": true,
"emojis": [],
"fields": []
}
If the instance is in whitelist mode and the Authorization header is missing or invalid
{
"error": "This API requires an authenticated user"
}
Account does not exist
{
"error": "Record not found"
}
Account is suspended (since 2.4.0 and until 3.3.0)
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/statuses HTTP/1.1
Statuses posted to the given account.
Returns: Array of Status\
OAuth: Public (for public statuses only), or user token + read:statuses
(for private statuses the user is authorized to see)\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
1.4.2 - add only_media
and exclude_replies
\
1.6.0 - add pinned
\
2.6.0 - add min_id
\
2.7.0 - add exclude_reblogs
and allow unauthed use\
2.8.0 - add tagged
parameter\
3.3.0 - both min_id
and max_id
can be used at the same time now
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
max_id : String. Return results older than this ID
since_id : String. Return results newer than this ID
min_id : String. Return results immediately newer than this ID
limit : Integer. Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 20 statuses. Max 40 statuses.
only_media : Boolean. Filter out statuses without attachments.
exclude_replies : Boolean. Filter out statuses in reply to a different account.
exclude_reblogs : Boolean. Filter out boosts from the response.
pinned : Boolean. Filter for pinned statuses only.
tagged : String. Filter for statuses using a specific hashtag.
[
{
"id": "108880211901672326",
"created_at": "2022-08-24T22:29:46.493Z",
"in_reply_to_id": "108880209317577809",
"in_reply_to_account_id": "103641",
"sensitive": false,
// ...
},
// ...
]
If the instance is in whitelist mode and the Authorization header is missing or invalid
Sample response for whitelist mode:
{
"error": "This API requires an authenticated user"
}
Sample response before 2.7.0:
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Account does not exist
{
"error": "Record not found"
}
Account is suspended (since 2.4.0 and until 3.3.0)
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/followers HTTP/1.1
Accounts which follow the given account, if network is not hidden by the account owner.
Returns: Array of Account\
OAuth: Public\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
3.3.0 - both min_id
and max_id
can be used at the same time now\
4.0.0 - no longer requires an app token + read:accounts
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
max_id
: Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link
header for pagination.
since_id
: Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link
header for pagination.
min_id
: Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link
header for pagination.
limit : Integer. Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 40 accounts. Max 80 accounts.
Sample output with limit=2.
[
{
"id": "1020382",
"username": "atul13061987",
"acct": "atul13061987",
"display_name": "",
// ...
},
{
"id": "1020381",
"username": "linuxliner",
"acct": "linuxliner",
"display_name": "",
// ...
}
]
Because Follow IDs are generally not exposed via any API responses, you will have to parse the HTTP Link
header to load older or newer results. See Paginating through API responses for more information.
Link: <https://mastodon.example/api/v1/accounts/14715/followers?limit=2&max_id=7486869>; rel="next", <https://mastodon.example/api/v1/accounts/14715/followers?limit=2&since_id=7489740>; rel="prev"
Invalid or missing Authorization header, or instance is in whitelist mode and your token is not authorized with a user
Sample response for whitelist mode:
{
"error": "This API requires an authenticated user"
}
Sample response with missing header or invalid token:
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Account does not exist
{
"error": "Record not found"
}
Account is suspended (since 2.4.0 and until 3.3.0)
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/following HTTP/1.1
Accounts which the given account is following, if network is not hidden by the account owner.
Returns: Array of Account\
OAuth: Public\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
3.3.0 - both min_id
and max_id
can be used at the same time now\
4.0.0 - no longer requires an app token + read:accounts
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
max_id
: Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link
header for pagination.
since_id
: Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link
header for pagination.
min_id
: Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link
header for pagination.
limit : Integer. Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 40 accounts. Max 80 accounts.
Sample output with limit=2.
[
{
"id": "963410",
"username": "gautambhatia",
"acct": "gautambhatia",
"display_name": "Gautam Bhatia",
// ...
},
{
"id": "1007400",
"username": "seafrog",
"acct": "seafrog@glitterkitten.co.uk",
"display_name": "🐓🦃 Heck Partridge 🤠 🦆",
// ...
]
Because Follow IDs are generally not exposed via any API responses, you will have to parse the HTTP Link
header to load older or newer results. See Paginating through API responses for more information.
Link: <https://mastodon.example/api/v1/accounts/1/followers?limit=2&max_id=7628164>; rel="next", <https://mastodon.example/api/v1/accounts/1/followers?limit=2&since_id=7628165>; rel="prev"
Invalid or missing Authorization header, or instance is in whitelist mode and your token is not authorized with a user
Sample response for whitelist mode:
{
"error": "This API requires an authenticated user"
}
Sample response with missing header or invalid token:
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Account does not exist
{
"error": "Record not found"
}
Account is suspended (since 2.4.0 and until 3.3.0)
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/featured_tags HTTP/1.1
Tags featured by this account.
Returns: Array of FeaturedTag\ OAuth: Public\ Version history:\ 3.3.0 - added
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
[
{
"id": "627",
"name": "nowplaying",
"statuses_count": 36,
"last_status_at": "2019-11-15T07:14:43.524Z"
}
]
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/lists HTTP/1.1
User lists that you have added this account to.
Returns: Array of List\
OAuth: User token + read:lists
\
Version history:\
2.1.0 - added
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
If the account is part of any lists, those entities will be returned. If the account is not part of any of your lists, then an empty array will be returned.
[
{
"id": "13694",
"title": "dev"
}
]
[]
Invalid or missing Authorization header, or instance is in whitelist mode and your token is not authorized with a user
Sample response for whitelist mode:
{
"error": "This API requires an authenticated user"
}
Sample response with missing header or invalid token:
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Account does not exist
{
"error": "Record not found"
}
Account is suspended (since 2.4.0 and until 3.3.0)
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/follow HTTP/1.1
Follow the given account. Can also be used to update whether to show reblogs or enable notifications.
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User token + write:follows
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
3.3.0 - added notify
\
3.5.0 - deprecated follow
scope. now additionally accepts write
\
4.0.0 - added languages
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
reblogs : Boolean. Receive this account's reblogs in home timeline? Defaults to true.
notify : Boolean. Receive notifications when this account posts a status? Defaults to false.
languages : Array of String (ISO 639-1 language two-letter code). Filter received statuses for these languages. If not provided, you will receive this account's posts in all languages.
Successfully followed, or account was already followed
{
"id": "3",
"following": true,
"showing_reblogs": false,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": false,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
}
Trying to follow someone that you block or that blocks you
{
"error": "This action is not allowed"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unfollow HTTP/1.1
Unfollow the given account.
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User token + write:follows
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
3.5.0 - deprecated follow
scope. now additionally accepts write
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
Successfully unfollowed, or account was already not followed
{
"id": "3",
"following": false,
"showing_reblogs": false,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": false,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
}
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/remove_from_followers HTTP/1.1
Remove the given account from your followers.
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User token + write:follows
\
Version history:\
3.5.0 - added
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
Successfully removed from followers, or account was already not following you
{
"id": "3",
"following": false,
"showing_reblogs": false,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": false,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
}
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/block HTTP/1.1
Block the given account. Clients should filter statuses from this account if received (e.g. due to a boost in the Home timeline)
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User token + write:blocks
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
3.5.0 - deprecated follow
scope. now additionally accepts write
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
Successfully blocked, or account was already blocked
{
"id": "3",
"following": false,
"showing_reblogs": false,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": false,
"blocking": true,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
}
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unblock HTTP/1.1
Unblock the given account.
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User token + write:blocks
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
3.5.0 - deprecated follow
scope. now additionally accepts write
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
Successfully unblocked, or account was already not blocked
{
"id": "3",
"following": false,
"showing_reblogs": false,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": false,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
}
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/mute HTTP/1.1
Mute the given account. Clients should filter statuses and notifications from this account, if received (e.g. due to a boost in the Home timeline).
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User token + write:mutes
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
3.3.0 - added duration
\
3.5.0 - deprecated follow
scope. now additionally accepts write
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
notifications : Boolean. Mute notifications in addition to statuses? Defaults to true.
duration : Number. How long the mute should last, in seconds. Defaults to 0 (indefinite).
Successfully muted, or account was already muted. Note that you can call this API method again with notifications=false to update the relationship so that only statuses are muted.
{
"id": "3",
"following": false,
"showing_reblogs": false,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": false,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": true,
"muting_notifications": true,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
}
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unmute HTTP/1.1
Unmute the given account.
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User token + write:mutes
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
3.5.0 - deprecated follow
scope. now additionally accepts write
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
Successfully unmuted, or account was already unmuted
{
"id": "3",
"following": false,
"showing_reblogs": false,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": false,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
}
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/pin HTTP/1.1
Add the given account to the user's featured profiles. (Featured profiles are currently shown on the user's own public profile.)
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User token + write:accounts
\
Version history:\
2.5.0 - added\
4.0.0 - calling this method is now idempotent
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
Successfully endorsed, or was already endorsing.
{
"id": "1",
"following": true,
"showing_reblogs": true,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": true,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": true
}
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token is missing a required scope
{
"error": "This action is outside the authorized scopes"
}
You are not following this account
{
"error": "Validation failed: You must be already following the person you want to endorse"
}
Alternatively, the token is not authorized with a user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
Alternatively (prior to 4.0), the account may already be endorsed
{
"error": "Duplicate record"
}
Can sometimes be returned if the account already endorsed.
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/unpin HTTP/1.1
Remove the given account from the user's featured profiles.
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User + write:accounts
\
Version history:\
2.5.0 - added
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
Successfully unendorsed, or account was already not endorsed
{
"id": "1",
"following": true,
"showing_reblogs": true,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": true,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
}
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
POST /api/v1/accounts/:id/note HTTP/1.1
Sets a private note on a user.
Returns: Relationship\
OAuth: User + write:accounts
\
Version history:\
3.2.0 - added
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
comment : String. The comment to be set on that user. Provide an empty string or leave out this parameter to clear the currently set note.
Successfully updated profile note
{
"id": "1",
"following": true,
"showing_reblogs": true,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": true,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false,
"note": "this is a comment"
}
Successfully removed profile note
{
"id": "1",
"following": true,
"showing_reblogs": true,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": true,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false,
"note": ""
}
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
GET /api/v1/accounts/relationships HTTP/1.1
Find out whether a given account is followed, blocked, muted, etc.
Returns: Array of Relationship\
OAuth: User token + read:follows
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
id[] : Array. Check relationships for the provided account IDs.
Sample call with id[]=1&id[]=2
[
{
"id": "1",
"following": true,
"showing_reblogs": true,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": true,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
},
{
"id": "2",
"following": false,
"showing_reblogs": false,
"notifying": false,
"followed_by": false,
"blocking": false,
"blocked_by": false,
"muting": false,
"muting_notifications": false,
"requested": false,
"domain_blocking": false,
"endorsed": false
}
]
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
GET /api/v1/accounts/familiar_followers HTTP/1.1
Obtain a list of all accounts that follow a given account, filtered for accounts you follow.
Returns: Array of FamiliarFollowers\
OAuth: User token + read:follows
\
Version history:\
3.5.0 - added
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
id[] : Array of String. Find familiar followers for the provided account IDs.
Sample call with id[]=1&id[]=2
[
{
"id":"1",
"accounts":[
{
"id":"1087990",
"username":"moss",
"acct":"moss@goblin.camp",
// ...
},
{
"id":"1092723",
"username":"vivianrose",
"acct":"vivianrose",
// ...
},
// ...
]
},
{
"id":"2",
"accounts":[]
}
]
Invalid or missing Authorization header
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
GET /api/v1/accounts/search HTTP/1.1
Search for matching accounts by username or display name.
Returns: Array of Account\
OAuth: User token + read:accounts
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
2.8.0 - add limit
, offset
and following
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
q : {{}} String. Search query for accounts.
limit : Integer. Maximum number of results. Defaults to 40 accounts. Max 80 accounts.
offset : Integer. Skip the first n results.
resolve
: Boolean. Attempt WebFinger lookup. Defaults to false. Use this when q
is an exact address.
following : Boolean. Limit the search to users you are following. Defaults to false.
Accounts matching "trwnh" in username or display name
[
{
"id": "14715",
"username": "trwnh",
"acct": "trwnh",
"display_name": "infinite love ⴳ",
// ...
},
{
"id": "418714",
"username": "trwnh",
"acct": "trwnh@pixelfed.social",
"display_name": "Abdullah Tarawneh",
// ...
},
{
"id": "419674",
"username": "trwnh",
"acct": "trwnh@write.as",
"display_name": "trwnh",
// ...
},
// ...
]
resolve=true, but the domain part of the user@domain address is not a currently live website
{
"error": "Remote data could not be fetched"
}
GET /api/v1/accounts/lookup HTTP/1.1
Quickly lookup a username to see if it is available, skipping WebFinger resolution.
Returns: Account\ OAuth: Public\ Version history:\ 3.4.0 - added
acct : {{}} String. The username or Webfinger address to lookup.
Sample call with ?acct=trwnh
{
"id": "14715",
"username": "trwnh",
"acct": "trwnh",
"display_name": "infinite love ⴳ",
"locked": false,
// ...
}
Sample call with ?acct=trwnh@pixelfed.social
{
"id": "418714",
"username": "trwnh",
"acct": "trwnh@pixelfed.social",
"display_name": "Abdullah Tarawneh",
"locked": false,
// ...
}
Username or address does not map to an account
{
"error": "Record not found"
}
GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/identity_proofs HTTP/1.1
Returns: Array of IdentityProof\ OAuth: User token\ Version history:\ 2.8.0 - added\ 3.5.0 - deprecated. now returns an empty array.
:id : {{}} String. The ID of the Account in the database.
[
{
"provider": "Keybase",
"provider_username": "gargron",
"updated_at": "2019-07-21T20:14:39.596Z",
"proof_url": "https://keybase.io/gargron/sigchain#5cfc20c7018f2beefb42a68836da59a792e55daa4d118498c9b1898de7e845690f",
"profile_url": "https://keybase.io/gargron"
}
]
Account does not exist
{
"error": "Record not found"
}
Account is suspended (since 2.4.0 and until 3.3.0)
Token does not have an authorized user
{
"error": "This method requires an authenticated user"
}
{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/controllers/api/v1/accounts_controller.rb" caption="app/controllers/api/v1/accounts_controller.rb" >}}
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