Mastodon Instance & Timeline Scraper
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Scrape Mastodon instance timelines and profiles. Extract toots, boosts, favourites, and instance statistics.
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You can access the Mastodon Instance & Timeline Scraper 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.
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