Mastodon.py
===========
.. py:module:: mastodon
.. py:class: Mastodon
Usage
-----
Register your app! This only needs to be done once (per server, or when distributing rather than hosting an application, most likely per device and server). Uncomment the code and substitute in your information:
.. code-block:: python
from mastodon import Mastodon
'''
Mastodon.create_app(
'pytooterapp',
api_base_url = 'https://mastodon.social',
to_file = 'pytooter_clientcred.secret'
)
'''
Then, log in. This can be done every time your application starts (e.g. when writing a simple bot), or you can use the persisted information:
.. code-block:: python
from mastodon import Mastodon
mastodon = Mastodon(client_id = 'pytooter_clientcred.secret',)
mastodon.log_in(
'[email protected]',
'incrediblygoodpassword',
to_file = 'pytooter_usercred.secret'
)
Note that this won't work when using 2FA - you'll have to use OAuth, in that case. To post, create an actual API instance:
.. code-block:: python
from mastodon import Mastodon
mastodon = Mastodon(access_token = 'pytooter_usercred.secret')
mastodon.toot('Tooting from Python using #mastodonpy !')
Introduction
------------
`Mastodon`_ is an ActivityPub-based Twitter-like federated social
network node. It has an API that allows you to interact with its
every aspect. This is a simple Python wrapper for that API, provided
as a single Python module.
Mastodon.py aims to implement the complete public Mastodon API. As
of this time, it is feature complete for Mastodon version 3.5.5. The
Mastodon compatible API layers of various other pieces of software as well
as forks, while not an official target, should also be basically
compatible, and Mastodon.py does make some allowances for behaviour that isn't
strictly like that of Mastodon, and attempts to support extensions to the API.
Acknowledgements
----------------
Mastodon.py contains work by a large number of contributors, many of which have
put significant work into making it a better library. You can find some information
about who helped with which particular feature or fix in the changelog.
.. _Mastodon.py on GitHub: https://github.com/halcy/Mastodon.py
.. _Mastodon: https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon
.. _The mastodon project as such: https://joinmastodon.org/
.. _Official Mastodon API docs: https://docs.joinmastodon.org/api/guidelines/
.. toctree::
:caption: Introduction
Mastodon.py <self>
01_general
02_return_values
03_errors
.. toctree::
:caption: API methods
04_auth
05_statuses
06_accounts
07_timelines
08_instances
09_notifications
10_streaming
11_misc
12_utilities
13_admin
.. toctree::
:caption: Appendix
14_contributing
15_everything
