external.md 859 B
title: Using Mastodon externally description: You can browse and interact on Mastodon from external apps or websites. menu: docs:
weight: 90
parent: user
Remote interactions on another Mastodon site {#interact}
{{< figure src="assets/status-permalink.jpg" caption="An example of a post's public permalink on a Mastodon site." >}}
When you are browsing a remote site powered by Mastodon, clicking on any of the interaction buttons will load a dialog that will redirect you to your local site.
{{< figure src="assets/external-reply.jpg" caption="A remote interaction dialog for replying to a toot." >}}
Signing into a client app {#apps}
You can use your Mastodon account to sign into any app that implements the Mastodon API. A list of such apps can be found at https://joinmastodon.org/apps.