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Interact with Mastodon API

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Announcements → List

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Overview

This node interacts with the Mastodon API to list announcements from a specified Mastodon instance. It supports authentication via OAuth2 or an access token. The node is useful for retrieving public or instance-specific announcements, which can be used for monitoring updates or displaying announcements in automation workflows.

Use Case Examples

  1. Listing all announcements from a Mastodon instance to display in a dashboard.
  2. Automating the retrieval of announcements for further processing or notifications.

Properties

Name Meaning
Mastodon URL URL of the Mastodon instance to connect to, used as the base URL for API requests.
Authentication Type Method to authenticate with the Mastodon instance, either OAuth2 or Access Token.

Output

JSON

  • json - The JSON response containing the list of announcements retrieved from the Mastodon instance.

Dependencies

  • Mastodon API credentials (OAuth2 or Access Token) are required for authentication.

Troubleshooting

  • If no Mastodon credentials are selected or invalid, the node throws an error prompting to select valid credentials.
  • Authentication operations require OAuth2 credentials; using an access token for these operations will cause an error.
  • If the specified operation or resource is not implemented, the node throws an error indicating the unsupported operation or resource.

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