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Scrapes posts and profiles from Mastodon instances.

Pricing

Pay per usage

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Developer

Jan Bruinier

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Features

Extract posts, profiles, engagement metrics, and media from Mastodon
Export to JSON, CSV, Excel, and other formats
Configurable result limits and pagination
Proxy support for reliable scraping
Pay-per-result pricing with free tier (50 results free per run)

Input Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Default	Description
`instance_url`	string	No	`https://mastodon.social`	The Mastodon instance URL to scrape (e.g. 'https://mastodon.social', 'https://fosstodon.org').
`search_queries`	array	No	-	Search terms to find posts (e.g. 'python programming', 'open source'). Uses the instance search API.
`usernames`	array	No	-	Mastodon usernames to scrape posts from (e.g. 'Gargron', 'nixCraft@mastodon.social').
`scrape_public_timeline`	boolean	No	`false`	Whether to scrape the public (federated) timeline of the instance.
`max_results`	integer	No	`100`	Maximum number of posts to scrape per query, user, or timeline.

Output Example

{
  "author": "username",
  "text": "Post content...",
  "likes": 42,
  "reposts": 7,
  "replies": 3,
  "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "url": "https://example.com/post/123"
}

Cost Calculator

Results	Cost
50	Free
1,000	$0.75
10,000	$7.50
100,000	$75.00

Plus $0.005 per actor run. First 50 results per run are free.

Use Cases

Social listening and brand monitoring
Influencer research and audience analysis
Trend detection and hashtag tracking
Content performance benchmarking
Community sentiment analysis

Limitations

Results depend on Mastodon's availability and structure
Some pages may require residential proxies for reliable access
Rate limiting may apply for very large scrapes
Website layout changes may temporarily affect data extraction

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