title: timelines API methods description: Read and view timelines of statuses. menu: docs:
weight: 40
name: timelines
parent: methods
identifier: methods-timelines
aliases: [ "/methods/timelines", "/api/methods/timelines",
GET /api/v1/timelines/public HTTP/1.1
Returns: Array of Status\
OAuth: Public. Requires app token + read:statuses
if the instance has disabled public preview.\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
2.3.0 - added only_media
\
2.6.0 - add min_id
\
3.0.0 - auth is required if public preview is disabled\
3.1.4 - added remote
\
3.3.0 - both min_id
and max_id
can be used at the same time now
Authorization
: Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
local : Boolean. Show only local statuses? Defaults to false.
remote : Boolean. Show only remote statuses? Defaults to false.
only_media : Boolean. Show only statuses with media attached? Defaults to false.
max_id : String. Return results older than ID.
since_id : String. Return results newer than ID.
min_id : String. Return results immediately newer than ID.
limit : Integer. Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 20 statuses. Max 40 statuses.
Sample API call with limit=2
[
{
"id": "103206804533200177",
"created_at": "2019-11-26T23:27:31.000Z",
// ...
"visibility": "public",
// ...
},
{
"id": "103206804086086361",
"created_at": "2019-11-26T23:27:32.000Z",
// ...
"visibility": "public",
// ...
}
]
GET /api/v1/timelines/tag/:hashtag HTTP/1.1
View public statuses containing the given hashtag.
Returns: Array of Status\
OAuth: Public. Requires app token + read:statuses
if the instance has disabled public preview.\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
2.3.0 - added only_media
\
2.6.0 - add min_id
\
2.7.0 - add any[]
, all[]
, none[]
for additional tags\
3.0.0 - auth is required if public preview is disabled\
3.3.0 - both min_id
and max_id
can be used at the same time now. add remote
:hashtag : {{}} String. The name of the hashtag (not including the # symbol).
Authorization
: Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
any[] : Array of String. Return statuses that contain any of these additional tags.
all[] : Array of String. Return statuses that contain all of these additional tags.
none[] : Array of String. Return statuses that contain none of these additional tags.
local : Boolean. Return only local statuses? Defaults to false.
remote : Boolean. Return only remote statuses? Defaults to false.
only_media : Boolean. Return only statuses with media attachments? Defaults to false.
max_id : String. Return results older than ID.
since_id : String. Return results newer than ID.
min_id : String. Return results immediately newer than ID.
limit : Integer. Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 20 statuses. Max 40 statuses.
Sample timeline for the hashtag #cats and limit=2
[
{
"id": "103206185588894565",
"created_at": "2019-11-26T20:50:15.866Z",
// ...
"visibility": "public",
// ...
"content": "<p><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/tags/cats\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"tag\">#<span>cats</span></a></p>",
// ...
"tags": [
{
"name": "cats",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/cats"
}
],
// ...
},
{
"id": "103203659567597966",
"created_at": "2019-11-26T10:07:49.000Z",
// ...
"visibility": "public",
// ...
"content": "<p>Caught on the hop. 😺 </p><p><a href=\"https://chaos.social/tags/Qualit%C3%A4tskatzen\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>Qualitätskatzen</span></a> <a href=\"https://chaos.social/tags/cats\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>cats</span></a> <a href=\"https://chaos.social/tags/mastocats\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>mastocats</span></a> <a href=\"https://chaos.social/tags/catsofmastodon\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>catsofmastodon</span></a> <a href=\"https://chaos.social/tags/Greece\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>Greece</span></a> <a href=\"https://chaos.social/tags/Agistri\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>Agistri</span></a><br>(photo: <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://chaos.social/@kernpanik\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>kernpanik</span></a></span> | license: CC BY-NC-SA 4.0)</p>",
// ...
"tags": [
{
"name": "qualitätskatzen",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/qualit%C3%A4tskatzen"
},
{
"name": "cats",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/cats"
},
{
"name": "mastocats",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/mastocats"
},
{
"name": "catsofmastodon",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/catsofmastodon"
},
{
"name": "greece",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/greece"
},
{
"name": "agistri",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/tags/agistri"
}
],
// ...
}
]
Hashtag does not exist
{
"error": "Record not found"
}
GET /api/v1/timelines/home HTTP/1.1
View statuses from followed users.
Returns: Array of Status\
OAuth: User + read:statuses
\
Version history:\
0.0.0 - added\
2.6.0 - add min_id
\
3.3.0 - both min_id
and max_id
can be used at the same time now
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
max_id : String. Return results older than ID.
since_id : String. Return results newer than ID.
min_id : String. Return results immediately newer than ID.
limit : Integer. Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 20 statuses. Max 40 statuses.
Statuses in your home timeline will be returned
[
{
"id": "103206791453397862",
"created_at": "2019-11-26T23:24:13.113Z",
// ...
},
// ...
]
Home feed is regenerating
Invalid or missing Authorization header.
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
GET /api/v1/timelines/list/:list_id HTTP/1.1
View statuses in the given list timeline.
Returns: Array of Status\
OAuth: User token + read:lists
\
Version history:\
2.1.0 - added\
2.6.0 - add min_id
\
3.3.0 - both min_id
and max_id
can be used at the same time now
:list_id : {{}} String. Local ID of the List 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 ID.
since_id : String. Return results newer than ID.
min_id : String. Return results immediately newer than ID.
limit : Integer. Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 20 statuses. Max 40 statuses.
Statuses in this list will be returned.
[
{
"id": "103206791453397862",
"created_at": "2019-11-26T23:24:13.113Z",
// ...
},
// ...
]
Invalid or missing Authorization header.
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
List is not owned by you or does not exist
{
"error": "Record not found"
}
GET /api/v1/timelines/direct HTTP/1.1
View statuses with a "direct" privacy, from your account or in your notifications.
Returns: Array of Status\
OAuth: User token + read:statuses
\
Version history:\
x.x.x - added\
2.6.0 - add min_id
. deprecated in favor of Conversations API\
3.0.0 - removed
Authorization
: {{}} Provide this header with Bearer <user token>
to gain authorized access to this API method.
max_id : String. Return results older than ID.
since_id : String. Return results newer than ID.
min_id : String. Return results immediately newer than ID.
limit : Integer. Maximum number of results to return. Defaults to 20 statuses. Max 40 statuses.
Statuses with direct visibility, authored by you or mentioning you. Statuses are not grouped by conversation, but are returned in chronological order.
[
{
"id": "103206185588894565",
"created_at": "2019-11-26T20:50:15.866Z",
// ...
"visibility": "direct",
// ...
},
// ...
]
Invalid or missing Authorization header.
{
"error": "The access token is invalid"
}
{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/home_controller.rb" caption="app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/home_controller.rb" >}}
{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/list_controller.rb" caption="app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/list_controller.rb" >}}
{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/public_controller.rb" caption="app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/public_controller.rb" >}}
{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb" caption="app/controllers/api/v1/timelines/tag_controller.rb" >}}