documentation/content/en/methods/lists.md

---

title: lists API methods description: >- View and manage lists. See also: /api/v1/timelines/list/id for loading a list timeline. menu: docs:

weight: 20
name: lists
parent: methods-timelines
identifier: methods-lists

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

]

View your lists {#get}

GET /api/v1/lists HTTP/1.1

Fetch all lists that the user owns.

Returns: Array of List\ OAuth: User token + read:lists\ Version history:\ 2.1.0 - added

Request

Headers

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

Response

200: OK

Use id as a parameter for related API calls.

[
  {
    "id": "12249",
    "title": "Friends",
    "replies_policy": "followed",
    "exclusive": false
  },
  {
    "id": "13585",
    "title": "test",
    "replies_policy": "list",
    "exclusive": true
  }
]

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

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

---

Show a single list {#get-one}

GET /api/v1/lists/:id HTTP/1.1

Fetch the list with the given ID. Used for verifying the title of a list, and which replies to show within that list.

Returns: List\ OAuth: User token + read:lists\ Version history:\ 2.1.0 - added

Request

Path parameters

:id : {{}} String. The ID of the List in the database.

Headers

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

Response

200: OK

The list 12249 exists and is owned by you

{
  "id": "12249",
  "title": "Friends",
  "replies_policy": "followed",
  "exclusive": false
}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

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

404: Not found

List does not exist or is not owned by you

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

---

Create a list {#create}

POST /api/v1/lists HTTP/1.1

Create a new list.

Returns: List\ OAuth: User token + write:lists\ Version history:\ 2.1.0 - added\ 3.3.0 - added replies_policy\ 4.2.0 - added exclusive

Request

Headers

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

Form data parameters

title : {{}} String. The title of the list to be created.

replies_policy : String. One of followed, list, or none. Defaults to list.

exclusive : Boolean. Whether members of this list need to get removed from the “Home” feed

Response

200: OK

A sample list was created with a title of "test".

{
  "id": "13585",
  "title": "test",
  "replies_policy": "list",
  "exclusive": false
}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

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

422: Unprocessable entity

If the title is missing:

{
  "error": "Validation failed: Title can't be blank"
}

If the replies_policy is not understood:

{
  "error": "'some' is not a valid replies_policy"
}

-->

---

Update a list {#update}

PUT /api/v1/lists/:id HTTP/1.1

Change the title of a list, or which replies to show.

Returns: List\ OAuth: User token + write:lists\ Version history:\ 2.1.0 - added\ 3.3.0 - added replies_policy

Request

Path parameters

:id : {{}} String. The ID of the List in the database.

Headers

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

Form data parameters

title : {{}} String. The title of the list to be created.

replies_policy : String. One of followed, list, or none. Defaults to list.

exclusive : Boolean. Whether members of this list need to get removed from the “Home” feed

Response

200: OK

The title of list 13585 was successfully updated to "testing"

{
  "id": "13585",
  "title": "test",
  "replies_policy": "list",
  "exclusive": false
}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

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

422: Unprocessable entity

If the title is missing:

{
  "error": "Validation failed: Title can't be blank"
}

If the replies_policy is not understood:

{
  "error": "'some' is not a valid replies_policy"
}

---

Delete a list {#delete}

DELETE /api/v1/lists/:id HTTP/1.1

Returns: Empty\ OAuth: User token + write:lists\ Version history:\ 2.1.0 - added

Request

Path parameters

:id : {{}} String. The ID of the List in the database.

Headers

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

Response

200: OK

List was successfully deleted

{}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

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

404: Not found

List does not exist or is not owned by you

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

---

View accounts in a list {#accounts}

GET /api/v1/lists/:id/accounts HTTP/1.1

Returns: Array of Account\ OAuth: User token + read:lists\ Version history:\ 2.1.0 - added\ 3.3.0 - both min_id and max_id can be used at the same time now

Request

Path parameters

:id : {{}} String. The ID of the List in the database.

Headers

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

Query parameters

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. Defaults to 40 accounts. Max 80 accounts. Set to 0 in order to get all accounts without pagination.

Response

200: OK

[
  {
    "id": "952529",
    "username": "alayna",
    "acct": "alayna@desvox.es",
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "917388",
    "username": "cole",
    "acct": "cole@be.cutewith.me",
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "869022",
    "username": "alayna",
    "acct": "alayna@be.cutewith.me",
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "832844",
    "username": "a9",
    "acct": "a9@broadcast.wolfgirl.engineering",
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "482403",
    "username": "amic",
    "acct": "amic@nulled.red",
    // ...
  }
]

Because you do not know beforehand which Accounts are included in a List, 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/lists/12249/accounts?max_id=106931203247163945>; rel="next", <https://mastodon.example/api/v1/lists/12249/accounts?since_id=108632085572655915>; rel="prev"

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

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

404: Not found

List does not exist or is not owned by you.

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

---

Add accounts to a list {#accounts-add}

POST /api/v1/lists/:id/accounts HTTP/1.1

Add accounts to the given list. Note that the user must be following these accounts.

Returns: Empty\ OAuth: User token + write:lists\ Version history:\ 2.1.0 - added

Request

Path parameters

:id : {{}} String. The ID of the List in the database.

Headers

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

Form data parameters

account_ids[] : {{}} Array of String. The accounts that should be added to the list.

Response

200: OK

{}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

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

404: Not found

You are not following a given account ID, or you do not own the list ID, or list/account ID does not exist

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

422: Unprocessable entity

An Account with one of the provided IDs is already in the list

{
  "error": "Validation failed: Account has already been taken"
}

---

Remove accounts from list {#accounts-remove}

DELETE /api/v1/lists/:id/accounts HTTP/1.1

Remove accounts from the given list.

Returns: Empty\ OAuth: User token + write:lists\ Version history:\ 2.1.0 - added

Request

Path parameters

:id : {{}} String. The ID of the List in the database.

Headers

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

Form data parameters

account_ids[] : {{}} Array of String. The accounts that should be removed from the list.

Response

200: OK

Account was successfully removed from the list, or it was already not in the list.

{}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

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

404: Not found

List is not owned by you or does not exist

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

---

See also

{{< page-relref ref="methods/accounts#lists" caption="GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/lists" >}}

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

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