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Favourites → Favourite

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Overview

This node operation allows users to mark a specific status as a favourite on a Mastodon instance. It is useful for automating the process of favouriting posts, such as liking a tweet equivalent on Mastodon, based on certain triggers or workflows. For example, a user can automatically favourite posts containing specific keywords or from certain users.

Use Case Examples

  1. Automatically favourite a status by providing its ID.
  2. Use in a workflow to favourite statuses from a specific Mastodon instance.

Properties

Name Meaning
Mastodon URL URL of the Mastodon instance to connect to, e.g., https://mastodon.social.
Authentication Type Method to authenticate with the Mastodon instance, either OAuth2 or Access Token.
Status ID ID of the status to be favourited on Mastodon.

Output

JSON

  • json - The JSON response from the Mastodon API after favouriting the status, typically containing details of the favourited status.

Dependencies

  • Requires Mastodon API credentials, either OAuth2 or an access token, to authenticate requests.

Troubleshooting

  • Error if no valid Mastodon credentials are selected; ensure correct OAuth2 or token credentials are configured.
  • Operation requires a valid status ID; ensure the status ID is correct and exists on the Mastodon instance.
  • Authentication operations require OAuth2 credentials; selecting token authentication for such operations will cause errors.

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