Pixelfed
Pixelfed is a decentralized, federated photo-sharing platform and open-source alternative to Instagram. Built on the ActivityPub protocol, it connects with the broader Fediverse — including Mastodon, PeerTube, and other federated networks — while giving users full ownership of their content. Pixelfed exposes a REST API that is broadly compatible with the Mastodon v1/v2 API, covering media uploads, status management, timelines, notifications, follower graphs, direct messages, stories, collections, and administrative functions. Developers can register OAuth2 applications against any public Pixelfed instance and build clients using the same patterns used for Mastodon- compatible apps.
Pixelfed publishes 17 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Accounts API, Blocks and Mutes API, Bookmarks API, and 14 more. Tagged areas include Fediverse, ActivityPub, Photo Sharing, Social-Media, and Open-Source.
The Pixelfed catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context.
Pixelfed’s developer surface includes authentication and 4 more developer resources.
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APIs 17
Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.
Pixelfed Accounts API
Account management, follow/block/mute operations
Pixelfed Blocks and Mutes API
Blocked accounts and muted accounts
Pixelfed Bookmarks API
Bookmarked statuses
Pixelfed Collections API
Pixelfed-specific photo collections (v1.1)
Pixelfed Direct Messages API
Pixelfed-specific direct messaging (v1.1)
Pixelfed Discovery API
Trending content, suggestions, and directory
Pixelfed Favourites API
Favourited statuses
Pixelfed Follow Requests API
Pending follow requests
Pixelfed Instance API
Instance and federation metadata
Pixelfed Lists API
List management and membership
Pixelfed Media API
Media upload and management
Pixelfed Notifications API
Notification retrieval and management
Pixelfed Push Notifications API
Web push subscription management (v1.1)
Pixelfed Search API
Full-text and entity search
Pixelfed Statuses API
Creating, reading, and interacting with statuses (posts)
Pixelfed Stories API
Pixelfed-specific ephemeral stories (v1.1)
Pixelfed Timelines API
Home, public, tag, and list timelines
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Open Collections 18
Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).
API Collection
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Blocks and Mutes API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Bookmarks API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Collections API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Direct Messages API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Discovery API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Favourites API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Follow Requests API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Instance API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Lists API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Media API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Notifications API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Push Notifications API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Search API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Statuses API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Stories API
OPEN COLLECTIONPixelfed REST Accounts Timelines API
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Pricing Plans 1
Published pricing tiers and plan structures.
Plans
PLANSRate Limits 1
Documented rate limits and quota policies.
Rate Limits
RATE LIMITSFinOps 1
Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.
Finops
FINOPSSemantic Vocabularies 1
JSON-LD contexts and semantic vocabularies used across these APIs.
Pixelfed Context
JSON-LDSecurity Posture 2
Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.
Scopes 1
OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.
Agentic Access 1
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Resources
Agent Surfaces 1
MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs
Access & Security 3
Authentication, authorization, and security posture
Commercial 1
Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use
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