# #astronomy Posts on Mastodon

**Use case:** 

Public Mastodon posts tagged #astronomy, read through mastodon.social's federated hashtag timeline so it sees the whole fediverse, with author, follower counts

## Input

```json
{
  "instances": [
    "mastodon.social"
  ],
  "hashtags": [
    "astronomy"
  ],
  "accounts": [
    "Gargron@mastodon.social",
    "torproject@mastodon.social"
  ],
  "includePublicTimeline": true,
  "includeTrending": true,
  "localOnly": true,
  "onlyWithMedia": true,
  "excludeReplies": true,
  "excludeReblogs": true,
  "language": "en",
  "minFavourites": 5,
  "maxPosts": 500,
  "requestsPerSecond": 2
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "handle": {
    "label": "Account handle",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "accountDisplayName": {
    "label": "Display name",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "createdAt": {
    "label": "Posted at",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "content": {
    "label": "Post text",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "favouritesCount": {
    "label": "Favourites",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "reblogsCount": {
    "label": "Boosts",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "repliesCount": {
    "label": "Replies",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "hashtags": {
    "label": "Hashtags",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "statusUrl": {
    "label": "Post URL",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Mastodon Scraper · Posts, Accounts, Hashtags & Instances](https://apify.com/reapx/mastodon-scraper) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/reapx/mastodon-scraper) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.