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title: markers API methods description: Save and restore your position in timelines. menu: docs:

weight: 30
name: markers
parent: methods-timelines
identifier: methods-markers

aliases: [ "/methods/markers", "/api/methods/markers", "/methods/timelines/markers",

]

Get saved timeline positions {#get}

GET /api/v1/markers HTTP/1.1

Returns: Hash of timeline key and associated Marker\ OAuth: User token + read:statuses\ Version history:\ 3.0.0 - added

Request

Headers

Authorization : {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Query parameters

timeline[] : Array of String. Specify the timeline(s) for which markers should be fetched. Possible values: home, notifications. If not provided, an empty object will be returned.

Response

200: OK

A request with ?timeline[]=home&timeline[]=notifications

{
  "notifications": {
    "last_read_id": "35098814",
    "version": 361,
    "updated_at": "2019-11-26T22:37:25.239Z"
  },
  "home": {
    "last_read_id": "103206604258487607",
    "version": 468,
    "updated_at": "2019-11-26T22:37:25.235Z"
  }
}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}

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Save your position in a timeline {#create}

POST /api/v1/markers HTTP/1.1

Returns: Marker\ OAuth: User token + write:statuses\ Version history:\ 3.0.0 - added

Request

Headers

Authorization : {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Form data parameters

home[last_read_id] : String. ID of the last status read in the home timeline.

notifications[last_read_id] : String. ID of the last notification read.

Response

200: OK

Calling this API with home[last_read_id] causes a marker to be created for the home timeline.

{
  "home": {
    "last_read_id": "103194548672408537",
    "version": 462,
    "updated_at": "2019-11-24T19:39:39.337Z"
  }
}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}

409: Conflict

If object is stale while being updated, an error will occur.

{
  "error": "Conflict during update, please try again"
}

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See also

{{< page-relref ref="methods/timelines#home" caption="GET /api/v1/timelines/home (with min_id or since_id parameter)" >}}

{{< page-relref ref="methods/notifications#get" caption="GET /api/v1/notifications (with min_id or since_id parameter)" >}}

{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/controllers/api/v1/markers_controller.rb" caption="app/controllers/api/v1/markers_controller.rb" >}}