You can access the Mastodon Instance Hashtag Monitor programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1from apify_client import ApifyClient
2
3# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
5client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")
6
7# Prepare the Actor input
8run_input = {
9    "instanceUrl": "https://mastodon.social",
10    "hashtags": ["technology"],
11    "accountUrls": [],
12    "statusUrls": [],
13    "maxItems": 10,
14}
15
16# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
17run = client.actor("automation-lab/mastodon-instance-hashtag-monitor").call(run_input=run_input)
18
19# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
20print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"])
21for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
22    print(item)
23
24# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

Mastodon Hashtag Monitor and Profile Scraper API in Python

The Apify API client for Python is the official library that allows you to use Mastodon Instance Hashtag Monitor API in Python, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$pip install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Mastodon Instance Hashtag Monitor API in JavaScript

Mastodon Instance Hashtag Monitor API through CLI

Mastodon Instance Hashtag Monitor OpenAPI definition

Mastodon Instance Hashtag Monitor API

Mastodon Scraper - Posts, Profiles, Hashtags

piposlab/mastodon-scraper

Scrape Mastodon public data from any instance: account posts, profiles, hashtag timelines and public timelines. No API key.

Alejandro Bufarini

Mastodon Scraper — Posts, Hashtags & Timelines

puskin/mastodon-scraper

Scrape public posts from any Mastodon/Fediverse instance. Browse public timelines, search by hashtag, view account statuses, or search posts across the instance — no authentication required.

Giovanni Bucci

Mastodon Scraper

velvety_bedbug/mastodon-scraper

Scrape public posts (toots) from any Mastodon instance. Supports public timeline and hashtag timelines.

Peters Bugs

Mastodon Public Posts & Profiles Scraper

rupom888/mastodon-scraper

Scrape Mastodon public posts, timelines, hashtag feeds, and profiles using the public Mastodon API. No login required. Works with mastodon.social and any Mastodon instance. Extracts post content, author, favourites, reblogs, replies, and media attachments.

Syed Rupom

Mastodon Scraper - Posts, Hashtags, Accounts & Trends

navy_currant/mastodon-social-scraper

Scrape Mastodon (any instance) via the official public REST API: hashtag timelines, account posts + profiles, trending statuses/tags/links, and account/hashtag search. No credentials, no proxy required.

Ishaan

Mastodon Scraper — Posts, Profiles & Trends

thriftykiwi/mastodon-scraper

Extract public data from Mastodon via the REST API. Search posts by hashtag, get account profiles and posts, browse public timelines, and trending content. Works with any Mastodon instance. No auth required.

Thrifty Kiwi

Mastodon Hashtag & Account Scraper

taroyamada/mastodon-activitypub-monitor

Scrape public Mastodon instances for hashtag and account timelines without authentication. Multi-instance fallback, federated coverage warnings, and engagement / media / language metadata in every status row.

naoki anzai

Mastodon Scraper — Posts, Hashtags & Public Timeline

logiover/mastodon-scraper

Scrape Mastodon by hashtag, public timeline, or account. Extract posts, engagement stats, account info, media URLs, and tags. No API key, no login required. Works on any public Mastodon instance.

Logiover

Mastodon Scraper

crawlerbros/mastodon-scraper

Scrape any Mastodon instance like public timeline, hashtag streams, user profiles, account search, and trending tags. Pure HTTP, no login required, works against mastodon.social, mas.to, hachyderm.io, fosstodon.org, and every other federated instance.