Mastodon

Mastodon is a open source, self-hosted, social networking service. Mastodon uses the ActivityPub protocol for federation which allows users to communicate between independent Mastodon instances and other ActivityPub compatible services. Mastodon has microblogging features similar to Twitter, and is generally considered to be a part of the Fediverse.

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Mastodon API

This is an OpenAPI for the Mastodon API.

Event Specifications

Mastodon Streaming and Web Push API

AsyncAPI 2.6 description of the Mastodon real-time surface. Mastodon exposes two complementary asynchronous interfaces: * Streaming API - delivers timeline and notification even...

ASYNCAPI

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aid: mastodon
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-search/mastodon/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
apis:
  - aid: mastodon:mastodon
    name: Mastodon API
    tags:
      - Social Networks
    humanURL: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/
    properties:
      - url: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/client/intro/
        type: Documentation
      - url: openapi/mastodon.yml
        type: OpenAPI
      - url: asyncapi/mastodon-streaming.yml
        type: AsyncAPI
    description: This is an OpenAPI for the Mastodon API.
name: Mastodon
tags:
  - Open-Source
  - Social Networks
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
access: 3rd-Party
created: '2024-11-16'
modified: '2026-05-30'
position: Consumer
description: >-
  Mastodon is a open source, self-hosted, social networking service. Mastodon
  uses the ActivityPub protocol for federation which allows users to communicate
  between independent Mastodon instances and other ActivityPub compatible
  services. Mastodon has microblogging features similar to Twitter, and is
  generally considered to be a part of the Fediverse.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: info@apievangelist.com
specificationVersion: '0.19'
common:
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/mastodon
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/joinmastodon
  - name: Getting started with the API - Mastodon documentation
    url: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/client/intro/
    type: GettingStarted
  - name: Rate limits - Mastodon documentation
    url: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/api/rate-limits/
    type: RateLimits
  - name: OAuth Tokens - Mastodon documentation
    url: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/api/oauth-tokens/
    type: Authentication
  - name: OAuth Scopes - Mastodon documentation
    description: OAuth Scopes
    url: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/api/oauth-scopes/
    type: OauthScopes
  - name: Postman Workspace
    description: This is an API Evangelist workspace.
    url: https://www.postman.com/api-evangelist/mastodon/overview
    type: PostmanWorkspace