open-social-distributor

Mastodon

The process for obtaining a Mastodon access token is relatively simple as compared to the other social networks!

Mastodon connection strings

type=mastodon;code=<SHORTCODE>;instance=<INSTANCE>;token=<TOKEN>

A mastodon connection string describes a connection to an account on a specific mastodon server.

• SHORTCODE - a unique code to refer to the social network instance, this will appear in logs
• INSTANCE - the mastodon server’s domain name (eg. mastodon.social)
• TOKEN - access token, obtained through the process outlined below

Ensure that the write permissions are granted for your access token.

Access tokens

• Open Settings on your Mastodon server, and choose Development
• Create an application
• Select scopes:
  • read:accounts
  • read:statuses
  • write:statuses
• Retrieve the access token provided for your application

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