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Timeline → Get Home Timeline

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Overview

This node operation fetches the home timeline from a Mastodon instance. It retrieves the statuses that appear on the authenticated user's home timeline, which typically includes posts from followed accounts. This is useful for applications that want to display or process a user's Mastodon feed programmatically.

Use Case Examples

  1. A social media dashboard that aggregates posts from a user's Mastodon home timeline.
  2. An automation workflow that analyzes the content of the home timeline for sentiment or keyword tracking.

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.
Additional Fields Optional parameters to filter or limit the timeline results, such as showing only local or remote statuses, media-only posts, or limiting the number of results.

Output

JSON

  • json
    • ``
      * id - Unique identifier of the status.
      * content - Content of the status post.
      * created_at - Timestamp when the status was created.
      * account - Information about the account that posted the status.
      * media_attachments - Media attachments included in the status, if any.

Dependencies

  • Requires authentication credentials for Mastodon API, either OAuth2 or an access token.

Troubleshooting

  • Ensure the correct Mastodon instance URL is provided and accessible.
  • Verify that the selected authentication type matches the provided credentials.
  • If using OAuth2, ensure the OAuth2 credentials are properly configured and authorized.
  • If using an access token, ensure the token is valid and has the necessary permissions.
  • Check the 'Additional Fields' parameters for valid values, especially the 'limit' which must not exceed 40.

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