Mastodon Scraper

🐘 Collect public Mastodon posts and profiles

Researchers, social media teams, and developers can use Mastodon Scraper to collect public posts and profiles from Mastodon and compatible servers. Get text, authors, engagement counts, media links, and community details in a dataset. Use the rows to study topics and accounts without copying each post by hand.

• Study posts about a topic with the Mastodon hashtag scraper.
• Review an account's public posts with the Mastodon account scraper.
• Find public accounts for a research topic with Mastodon profile search.
• Review an instance's public feed with the Mastodon public timeline scraper.
• See posts an instance lists as Mastodon trending posts.
• Collect posts with images or videos with the Mastodon media scraper.

📦 Get post content, profiles, and community details

Each dataset row is a post or a profile. Post rows include readable text and original HTML, public links, author details, counts, tags, mentions, media, and dates when available. They can also include reply and boost context, quoted posts, polls, custom emojis, reactions, link cards, tagged collections, and quote policies.

Profile rows can include biographies, images, audience counts, declared profile fields, and account settings. Both row types can include the chosen instance's public descriptions, contact email, languages, software version, totals, rules, and published service limits. Missing optional fields are left out. Supplied zero counts, false flags, empty text, and empty arrays can remain.

The Actor saves each public URL once per run. The first eligible occurrence supplies its row; later matches do not add more data. For boosts, the row describes the original post and can include the account that boosted it.

▶️ Choose an instance and a collection method

1. Enter the full instance URL.
2. Choose Posts or Profiles.
3. For Posts, choose account feeds, hashtag feeds, keyword search, public timeline, or trending posts. For Profiles, enter keywords.
4. Fill in the matching list and set a total result limit if needed.
5. Start the run, then open the dataset to review or export the rows.

No Mastodon login or source API key is needed. Results cover what the chosen instance makes public and has seen, rather than the whole fediverse. Public features differ by instance. Public posts on Pleroma, Akkoma, and other Mastodon-compatible servers are supported where the chosen feature is available.

⚙️ Input

Input fields

Field	Type	What it does
instanceUrl	string	Required full HTTP or HTTPS instance URL with no path or sign-in details. The form prefills https://mastodon.social; raw input has no default.
maxItems	integer	Optional total row limit across all submitted values. Minimum 0. Omit it or use 0 for all available rows. A positive value caps saved rows, not guaranteed matches. The form prefill is 20, not a default.
resultType	string	Required: posts or profiles. The form prefills posts; raw input has no default. Fields for the other type are ignored.
postMethod	string	For Posts: accounts, hashtags, search, timeline, or trending. Defaults to hashtags when omitted. Ignored for Profiles.
accounts	array of strings	Required non-empty list for account feeds. Use a bare username on the chosen instance, full user@host handle, or exact public profile URL. Ignored for other choices. No default.
hashtags	array of strings	Required non-empty list for hashtag feeds, with or without #. The form prefills ["science"]; raw input has no default. Ignored for other choices.
keywords	array of strings	Required non-empty list for Profiles or post keyword search. Each word or phrase is a separate search. Keep a whole phrase in one entry. No default. Ignored for other choices.
includeReplies	boolean	Defaults to true. Set false to omit replies from account and hashtag feeds. Ignored for other choices.
includeBoosts	boolean	Defaults to true. Set false to omit boosts from account and hashtag feeds. Ignored for other choices.
onlyMedia	boolean	Defaults to false. Set true to keep only posts with images, videos, or animated video in account feeds and public timelines. Ignored for other choices.

Timeline and trending choices need no search list. Active list entries must be non-empty strings. The same filters apply to every entry in a run. Use separate runs for different methods or filter sets. The schema sets no upper row limit; public access and available history still limit results.

Example input

This is the public input from a successful current-beta default-input run:

{
  "instanceUrl": "https://mastodon.social",
  "maxItems": 20,
  "resultType": "posts",
  "postMethod": "hashtags",
  "hashtags": [
    "science"
  ],
  "includeReplies": true,
  "includeBoosts": true,
  "onlyMedia": false
}

🧾 Output

Output fields

A row has one of the two shapes below. Dotted paths describe fields inside nested objects or array entries. Optional fields appear only when supplied. IDs belong to the instance that returned them; use public URLs to compare posts across instances.

Post row

resultType is post. The table includes all post fields. A quoted post may have only some details. Its missing details do not remove the parent post. Reaction account IDs and collection member IDs may be incomplete.

Field	Type	What it does
resultType	string	Kind of result in this row.
id	string	Post ID on the Mastodon instance that returned it.
url	string	Public post link.
text	string	Readable post text. Media-only posts can have no text.
contentHtml	string	Formatted post content supplied by the source.
author	object	Public account identity.
author.id	string	Account ID on the Mastodon instance that returned it.
author.handle	string	Full account handle, with the user name and host.
author.displayName	string	Display name set by the account.
author.url	string	Public profile link.
favouritesCount	integer	Favourite count reported by the instance.
boostsCount	integer	Boost count reported by the instance.
repliesCount	integer	Reply count reported by the instance.
quotesCount	integer	Quote count reported by the instance, when supplied.
hashtags	array of strings	Hashtags stated on the post.
mentions	array of objects	Accounts mentioned in the post.
mentions.id	string	Account ID on the Mastodon instance that returned it.
mentions.handle	string	Full account handle, with the user name and host.
mentions.displayName	string	Display name set by the account.
mentions.url	string	Public profile link.
links	array of strings	Links in the post content.
cardUrl	string	Linked-page URL from the post card, when supplied.
media	array of objects	Post images, videos, and animated media with source file links.
media.type	string	Media type reported by the source.
media.url	string	URL to download the media file from its source.
media.previewUrl	string	Preview image URL, when supplied.
media.id	string	Source attachment ID.
media.description	string	Attachment accessibility text.
media.original	object	Original media dimensions and duration.
media.original.width	integer	Width in pixels.
media.original.height	integer	Height in pixels.
media.original.duration	number	Source-reported duration in seconds.
media.preview	object	Preview image dimensions.
media.preview.width	integer	Width in pixels.
media.preview.height	integer	Height in pixels.
media.blurhash	string	Blurhash text for a blurred preview.
publishedAt	string	Post publication date reported by the source.
editedAt	string	Post edit date reported by the source, when supplied.
language	string	Post language code reported by the source.
visibility	string	Post visibility reported by the source.
sensitive	boolean	Whether the source labels the post as sensitive.
contentWarning	string	Content warning supplied with the post.
replyTo	object	Parent post reference for a reply.
replyTo.postId	string	Parent post ID on the instance that returned it.
replyTo.accountId	string	Parent author account ID on that instance.
boostedBy	object	Account that boosted the post in the first feed item saved for it.
boostedBy.id	string	Account ID on the Mastodon instance that returned it.
boostedBy.handle	string	Full account handle, with the user name and host.
boostedBy.displayName	string	Display name set by the account.
boostedBy.url	string	Public profile link.
application	object	Source-stated publishing application.
application.name	string	Application name.
application.website	string	Application website.
threadUri	string	Source-provided thread or conversation URI.
quoteState	string	Quote state reported by the source, not a collection status.
quotedPost	object	Quoted public post supplied with this post. Missing details are not fetched.
quotedPost.id	string	Post ID on the Mastodon instance that returned it.
quotedPost.url	string	Public post link.
quotedPost.text	string	Readable post text. Media-only posts can have no text.
quotedPost.contentHtml	string	Formatted post content supplied by the source.
quotedPost.author	object	Public account identity.
quotedPost.author.id	string	Account ID on the Mastodon instance that returned it.
quotedPost.author.handle	string	Full account handle, with the user name and host.
quotedPost.author.displayName	string	Display name set by the account.
quotedPost.author.url	string	Public profile link.
quotedPost.favouritesCount	integer	Favourite count reported by the instance.
quotedPost.boostsCount	integer	Boost count reported by the instance.
quotedPost.repliesCount	integer	Reply count reported by the instance.
quotedPost.quotesCount	integer	Quote count reported by the instance, when supplied.
quotedPost.publishedAt	string	Post publication date reported by the source.
quotedPost.editedAt	string	Post edit date reported by the source, when supplied.
poll	object	Poll supplied with the post.
poll.id	string	Source poll ID.
poll.expiresAt	string	Poll closing time.
poll.multiple	boolean	Whether more than one choice is allowed.
poll.votesCount	integer	Total votes reported by the source.
poll.votersCount	integer	Total voters reported by the source.
poll.options	array of objects	Options in source order.
poll.options.text	string	Option text.
poll.options.votesCount	integer	Source-reported votes for this option.
emojis	array of objects	Custom emojis supplied with this content.
emojis.shortcode	string	Emoji text code.
emojis.url	string	URL to download the emoji image, which may be animated.
emojis.staticUrl	string	URL to download the still emoji image.
emojiReactions	array of objects	Source-reported emoji reactions.
emojiReactions.name	string	Reaction name or emoji.
emojiReactions.count	integer	Source-reported reaction count.
emojiReactions.url	string	URL to download the custom reaction image.
emojiReactions.staticUrl	string	URL to download the still reaction image.
emojiReactions.accountIds	array of strings	Available reacting-account IDs. This list may be incomplete.
card	object	Linked-page summary supplied with the post. The page link is in cardUrl.
card.title	string	Linked page title.
card.description	string	Linked page summary.
card.authorName	string	Credited author name.
card.authorUrl	string	Credited author link.
card.providerName	string	Credited provider name.
card.providerUrl	string	Credited provider link.
card.imageUrl	string	URL to download the linked-page card image from its source.
card.width	integer	Width in pixels.
card.height	integer	Height in pixels.
card.publishedAt	string	Source-reported page publication date.
collections	array of objects	Public collections tagged in this post.
collections.id	string	Source collection ID.
collections.url	string	Public collection link.
collections.name	string	Collection name.
collections.ownerId	string	Owner account ID on the instance that returned it.
collections.createdAt	string	Source creation time.
collections.updatedAt	string	Source update time.
collections.itemsCount	integer	Source-reported collection size.
collections.memberIds	array of strings	Available member identities. This list may be incomplete.
quoteApproval	object	Source quote-approval policy, not a current viewer permission.
quoteApproval.automatic	array of strings	Automatic approval policy entries.
quoteApproval.manual	array of strings	Manual approval policy entries.
instance	object	Public community information for the chosen instance.
instance.title	string	Public instance name.
instance.shortDescription	string	Short public description.
instance.description	string	Public description, which may contain HTML.
instance.contactEmail	string	Published contact email address.
instance.languages	array of strings	Published instance languages.
instance.version	string	Source-reported software version.
instance.accountsCount	integer	Source-reported aggregate account total.
instance.postsCount	integer	Source-reported aggregate post total.
instance.registrationsOpen	boolean	Whether the instance reports open registration.
instance.approvalRequired	boolean	Whether registration needs approval.
instance.invitesEnabled	boolean	Whether the instance reports enabled invites.
instance.limits	object	Published service limits, not Actor settings.
instance.limits.maxPostCharacters	integer	Maximum characters per post.
instance.limits.maxMediaAttachments	integer	Maximum media attachments per post.
instance.limits.charactersReservedPerUrl	integer	Characters reserved per URL.
instance.limits.maxImageBytes	integer	Maximum image size in bytes.
instance.limits.maxVideoBytes	integer	Maximum video size in bytes.
instance.limits.maxImagePixels	integer	Maximum image pixel count.
instance.limits.maxVideoPixels	integer	Maximum video pixel count.
instance.limits.maxVideoFrameRate	integer	Maximum video frames per second.
instance.limits.maxPollOptions	integer	Maximum poll options.
instance.limits.maxPollOptionCharacters	integer	Maximum characters per poll option.
instance.limits.minPollExpiration	integer	Minimum poll duration in seconds.
instance.limits.maxPollExpiration	integer	Maximum poll duration in seconds.
instance.limits.supportedMimeTypes	array of strings	Supported media MIME types.
instance.rules	array of objects	Published rules in source order.
instance.rules.id	string	Source rule ID.
instance.rules.text	string	Published rule text.

Example post row

This complete row comes from the successful current-beta default-input run. Only whitespace has changed.

{
  "resultType": "post",
  "id": "117516265520455560",
  "url": "https://masto.ai/@enog/117516265452916216",
  "text": "The lab at Drexel Discovery Day 2026 at the Convention Center 😄 Great job, everyone 🤩 #Laboratory #Science #Research #BiomedicalScience #Photography",
  "contentHtml": "<p>The lab at Drexel Discovery Day 2026 at the Convention Center 😄 Great job, everyone 🤩</p><p><a href=\"https://masto.ai/tags/Laboratory\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>Laboratory</span></a> <a href=\"https://masto.ai/tags/Science\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>Science</span></a> <a href=\"https://masto.ai/tags/Research\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>Research</span></a> <a href=\"https://masto.ai/tags/BiomedicalScience\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>BiomedicalScience</span></a> <a href=\"https://masto.ai/tags/Photography\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>Photography</span></a></p>",
  "author": {
    "id": "109377904124756028",
    "handle": "enog@masto.ai",
    "displayName": "Eishi Noguchi",
    "url": "https://masto.ai/@enog"
  },
  "favouritesCount": 0,
  "boostsCount": 0,
  "repliesCount": 0,
  "quotesCount": 0,
  "hashtags": [
    "laboratory",
    "science",
    "research",
    "biomedicalscience",
    "photography"
  ],
  "mentions": [],
  "links": [
    "https://masto.ai/tags/Laboratory",
    "https://masto.ai/tags/Science",
    "https://masto.ai/tags/Research",
    "https://masto.ai/tags/BiomedicalScience",
    "https://masto.ai/tags/Photography"
  ],
  "media": [
    {
      "type": "image",
      "url": "https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/117/516/265/491/617/566/original/a346e7dc5adcf22a.jpeg",
      "previewUrl": "https://files.mastodon.social/cache/media_attachments/files/117/516/265/491/617/566/small/a346e7dc5adcf22a.jpeg",
      "id": "117516265491617566",
      "description": "Nine researchers and students stand together smiling for a group photo at a scientific conference. They are wearing conference name badges and posing in front of a research poster.",
      "original": {
        "width": 3325,
        "height": 2494
      },
      "preview": {
        "width": 554,
        "height": 416
      },
      "blurhash": "UHF~8DN{E4X6~ns:IWxZtlof-:%1i$Wn-mM}"
    }
  ],
  "publishedAt": "2026-10-28T02:51:45.000Z",
  "language": "en",
  "visibility": "public",
  "sensitive": false,
  "contentWarning": "",
  "emojis": [],
  "collections": [],
  "quoteApproval": {
    "automatic": [
      "public"
    ],
    "manual": []
  },
  "instance": {
    "title": "Mastodon.social",
    "shortDescription": "The original server of Mastodon, operated by Mastodon GmbH for the common good.\r\n\r\n",
    "description": "",
    "contactEmail": "staff@mastodon.social",
    "languages": [
      "en"
    ],
    "version": "5.0.0-nightly.2026-10-27",
    "accountsCount": 3452745,
    "postsCount": 193518352,
    "registrationsOpen": true,
    "approvalRequired": false,
    "invitesEnabled": true,
    "limits": {
      "maxPostCharacters": 500,
      "maxMediaAttachments": 4,
      "charactersReservedPerUrl": 23,
      "maxImageBytes": 16777216,
      "maxVideoBytes": 103809024,
      "maxImagePixels": 33177600,
      "maxVideoPixels": 8294400,
      "maxVideoFrameRate": 120,
      "maxPollOptions": 4,
      "maxPollOptionCharacters": 50,
      "minPollExpiration": 300,
      "maxPollExpiration": 2629746,
      "supportedMimeTypes": [
        "image/jpeg",
        "image/png",
        "image/gif",
        "image/webp",
        "video/webm",
        "video/mp4",
        "video/quicktime",
        "video/ogg",
        "audio/wave",
        "audio/wav",
        "audio/x-wav",
        "audio/x-pn-wave",
        "audio/vnd.wave",
        "audio/ogg",
        "audio/vorbis",
        "audio/mpeg",
        "audio/mp3",
        "audio/webm",
        "audio/flac",
        "audio/aac",
        "audio/m4a",
        "audio/x-m4a",
        "audio/mp4",
        "audio/3gpp",
        "video/x-ms-asf"
      ]
    },
    "rules": [
      {
        "id": "1",
        "text": "Sexually explicit or violent media must be marked as sensitive or with a content warning"
      },
      {
        "id": "2",
        "text": "No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, or casteism."
      },
      {
        "id": "3",
        "text": "No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies"
      },
      {
        "id": "4",
        "text": "No harassment, block evasion, dogpiling, or doxxing of others"
      },
      {
        "id": "7",
        "text": "Do not share information widely-known to be false and misleading"
      },
      {
        "id": "1008",
        "text": "Content created by others must be attributed, and use of generative AI must be disclosed"
      }
    ]
  }
}

Profile row

resultType is profile. The table includes all profile fields, including the shared instance details.

Field	Type	What it does
resultType	string	Kind of result in this row.
id	string	Account ID on the Mastodon instance that returned it.
handle	string	Full account handle, with the user name and host.
displayName	string	Display name set by the account.
url	string	Public profile link.
biography	string	Public profile biography.
avatarUrl	string	Profile avatar image URL.
headerUrl	string	Profile header image URL.
locked	boolean	Whether the account requires approval for new followers.
bot	boolean	Whether the source labels this account as a bot.
followersCount	integer	Follower count reported by the instance.
followingCount	integer	Following count reported by the instance.
postsCount	integer	Post count reported by the instance.
createdAt	string	Account creation date reported by the source.
emojis	array of objects	Custom emojis supplied with this content.
emojis.shortcode	string	Emoji text code.
emojis.url	string	URL to download the emoji image, which may be animated.
emojis.staticUrl	string	URL to download the still emoji image.
metadataFields	array of objects	Public fields declared on the profile.
metadataFields.name	string	Field name.
metadataFields.value	string	Source-provided field value, which may contain HTML.
metadataFields.verifiedAt	string	Source-reported verification date.
avatarDescription	string	Avatar accessibility text.
headerDescription	string	Header image accessibility text.
group	boolean	Whether the source labels this as a group account.
discoverable	boolean	Whether the source marks this account as open to discovery.
indexable	boolean	Whether the source marks this account as open to indexing.
lastPostDate	string	Source-reported last-post date.
instance	object	Public community information for the chosen instance.
instance.title	string	Public instance name.
instance.shortDescription	string	Short public description.
instance.description	string	Public description, which may contain HTML.
instance.contactEmail	string	Published contact email address.
instance.languages	array of strings	Published instance languages.
instance.version	string	Source-reported software version.
instance.accountsCount	integer	Source-reported aggregate account total.
instance.postsCount	integer	Source-reported aggregate post total.
instance.registrationsOpen	boolean	Whether the instance reports open registration.
instance.approvalRequired	boolean	Whether registration needs approval.
instance.invitesEnabled	boolean	Whether the instance reports enabled invites.
instance.limits	object	Published service limits, not Actor settings.
instance.limits.maxPostCharacters	integer	Maximum characters per post.
instance.limits.maxMediaAttachments	integer	Maximum media attachments per post.
instance.limits.charactersReservedPerUrl	integer	Characters reserved per URL.
instance.limits.maxImageBytes	integer	Maximum image size in bytes.
instance.limits.maxVideoBytes	integer	Maximum video size in bytes.
instance.limits.maxImagePixels	integer	Maximum image pixel count.
instance.limits.maxVideoPixels	integer	Maximum video pixel count.
instance.limits.maxVideoFrameRate	integer	Maximum video frames per second.
instance.limits.maxPollOptions	integer	Maximum poll options.
instance.limits.maxPollOptionCharacters	integer	Maximum characters per poll option.
instance.limits.minPollExpiration	integer	Minimum poll duration in seconds.
instance.limits.maxPollExpiration	integer	Maximum poll duration in seconds.
instance.limits.supportedMimeTypes	array of strings	Supported media MIME types.
instance.rules	array of objects	Published rules in source order.
instance.rules.id	string	Source rule ID.
instance.rules.text	string	Published rule text.

Example profile row

This complete row comes from a successful current-beta profile search. Only whitespace has changed.

{
  "resultType": "profile",
  "id": "AgfvKUqz1e5AfCdbSy",
  "handle": "hellbeast@pleroma.envs.net",
  "displayName": "Regalia :neodog_science: ",
  "url": "https://pleroma.envs.net/users/hellbeast",
  "biography": "We power the overlap where the heart and technology merge I'm like if you took trauma and whitelabeled it as character Expect my thoughts about tech, Linux, Social VR and other shit transmitted to you over JSON-LD This account is chatty, often about weird and disconnected stuff, keep that in mind when if you want to follow me otherwise feel free to. Feel free to be affectionate / flirt (why would you) but don't expect anything, I'm fairly non-committal with that stuff. 18 but do not be lewd here, won't post NSFW things here. Come with a non-after-dark / SFW account if you can. I'm a dog, my ears are fluffy, my paws are soft, ruffle my hair :3 :therian: :transgender_flag: :pansexual_flag: :polyamory_flag: :neodog_floof:",
  "avatarUrl": "https://pleroma.envs.net/media/91dda770437bb6c52a9b53a8e862e0f204028716b7e49084a856a91169bc41c8.jpg",
  "headerUrl": "https://pleroma.envs.net/media/d8cb349c35c4624816c2f3a364d56512f2bfa5d3489b70a2d2bac6939e0c1b86.webp",
  "locked": false,
  "bot": false,
  "followersCount": 109,
  "followingCount": 125,
  "postsCount": 2654,
  "createdAt": "2024-04-08T10:16:34.000Z",
  "emojis": [
    {
      "shortcode": "neodog_floof",
      "url": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/neodog/neodog_floof.png",
      "staticUrl": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/neodog/neodog_floof.png"
    },
    {
      "shortcode": "neodog_science",
      "url": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/neodog/neodog_science.png",
      "staticUrl": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/neodog/neodog_science.png"
    },
    {
      "shortcode": "pansexual_flag",
      "url": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/pride_flags/pansexual_flag.png",
      "staticUrl": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/pride_flags/pansexual_flag.png"
    },
    {
      "shortcode": "polyamory_flag",
      "url": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/pride_flags/polyamory_flag.png",
      "staticUrl": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/pride_flags/polyamory_flag.png"
    },
    {
      "shortcode": "therian",
      "url": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/custom/therian.png",
      "staticUrl": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/custom/therian.png"
    },
    {
      "shortcode": "transgender_flag",
      "url": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/pride_flags/transgender_flag.png",
      "staticUrl": "https://pleroma.envs.net/emoji/pride_flags/transgender_flag.png"
    }
  ],
  "metadataFields": [
    {
      "name": "Website",
      "value": "<a href=\"https://hellbeast.eu.org\" rel=\"ugc\">https://hellbeast.eu.org</a>",
      "verifiedAt": "2024-04-24T00:43:38.132185Z"
    },
    {
      "name": "NSFW Account",
      "value": "Ask if we know each other"
    },
    {
      "name": "pronouns.page",
      "value": "<a href=\"https://en.pronouns.page/@hellbeast\" rel=\"ugc\">https://en.pronouns.page/@hellbeast</a>",
      "verifiedAt": "2024-04-24T00:43:38.505756Z"
    },
    {
      "name": "Contacts",
      "value": "<a href=\"https://hellbeast.eu.org/contacts\" rel=\"ugc\">https://hellbeast.eu.org/contacts</a>"
    }
  ],
  "avatarDescription": "",
  "headerDescription": "",
  "lastPostDate": "2026-10-25",
  "instance": {
    "title": "Akkoma on envs.net",
    "shortDescription": "A Pleroma/Akkoma instance on envs.net, an alternative fediverse server.",
    "description": "A Pleroma/Akkoma instance on envs.net, an alternative fediverse server.",
    "contactEmail": "hostmaster@envs.net",
    "languages": [
      "en"
    ],
    "version": "2.7.2 (compatible; Akkoma 3.20.1-0-gbc62dd8--stable-)",
    "accountsCount": 366,
    "postsCount": 72560,
    "registrationsOpen": true,
    "approvalRequired": true,
    "limits": {}
  }
}

💳 Pricing

The Actor charges for each post or profile saved to the dataset.

Charged outcome	Free plan	Bronze, Silver, Gold, Platinum, or Diamond
One post	$0.0004	$0.00035
One profile	$0.0004	$0.00035

Both prices are per saved row. Nested data has no separate Actor event. No post or profile event is charged for an empty search, skipped duplicate, or diagnostic message. The local pricing has no separate setup event. Check the Pricing tab for current prices. A run can stop at your charge limit before it reaches maxItems.

🔌 Integrations

Download the dataset as JSON, CSV, or Excel from Apify Console. Read its rows through the Apify API, or use Apify schedules and webhooks as part of your workflow.

❓ FAQ

Why does keyword search return fewer rows than I asked for?

The instance controls public search and its available pages. Some instances restrict post search or later search pages. The Actor can return the rows it read before that restriction. A limit is a cap, not a promise of that many matches.

Can I collect older account or hashtag posts?

Yes, where the instance provides more public feed pages. Leave maxItems empty or use 0 to collect all available rows. This does not promise a complete historical archive.

Can I collect an account on another instance?

Use its full user@host handle or exact public profile URL. It must be available through the chosen instance's public coverage. A bare username refers to the chosen instance.

What if two inputs find the same post?

The Actor saves the first eligible occurrence of that public URL once. It skips later occurrences and does not combine their boost context or other data.

Why are quoted-post details missing?

An instance may supply only a quote ID or some quote fields. The row keeps those available details and the parent post. The Actor does not fetch missing quote details separately.

Do media links download files into Apify storage?

No. The output contains file and preview URLs hosted by the public source. It does not copy the files into Apify storage.

Can this replace a full Mastodon API client?

It collects the public posts and profiles described here without a Mastodon login or source API key. It does not post content, access private messages, or provide complete fediverse coverage.

Can one run return posts and profiles?

No. Choose one result type per run. Post rows include author details, but a separate profile run returns profile rows.

📝 Changelog

v0.0 (28-10-2026)

• Initial release.

🆘 Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, file a ticket and I'll fix or implement it in less than 24h 🫡

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Made with ❤️ by Maxime Dupré