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Interact with Mastodon API

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Tags → Get Tag Information

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Overview

This node interacts with the Mastodon API to retrieve information about a specific hashtag (tag) on a Mastodon instance. It is useful for scenarios where users want to fetch details about a hashtag, such as its usage statistics or metadata, to integrate Mastodon tag data into workflows or automation processes.

Use Case Examples

  1. Fetching information about a trending hashtag on a Mastodon instance to analyze its popularity.
  2. Retrieving metadata of a specific hashtag to display in a dashboard or report.

Properties

Name Meaning
Mastodon URL The URL of the Mastodon instance to connect to.
Authentication Type The method used to authenticate with the Mastodon instance, either OAuth2 or Access Token.
Tag ID The hashtag to interact with, specified without the # symbol.

Output

JSON

  • json - The JSON object containing the information about the specified tag retrieved from the Mastodon API.

Dependencies

  • Mastodon API credentials (OAuth2 or Access Token)

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure that the correct Mastodon URL is provided and accessible.
  • Verify that the appropriate authentication type is selected and valid credentials are provided.
  • If the node throws an error about missing credentials, check that the correct credential type is selected and configured in n8n.
  • Errors indicating an unimplemented operation for the resource suggest a mismatch between the selected resource and operation or a missing implementation in the node code.

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