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# MastodonAPI
A plugin to import your public Toots via the Mastodon API into your Yellow Blog. The plugin works with Mastodon and with GoToSocial.
## Installation
1. Download the ZIP file
2. Copy it into the `/system/extensions` directory
3. Reload your website – the plugin is now installed
## Usage
The plugin is triggered via a custom **webhook**.
When the webhook is called, it fetches your Toots from the Mastodon API and creates blog posts from them.
Optionally, you can specify a **#hashtag** to import only matching posts.
## Settings
All settings are in `system/extensions/yellow-system.ini`:
- **MastodonapiInstanceUrl** – your Mastodon instance URL (e.g. `https://mastodon.social`)
- **MastodonapiAccountId** - your Mastodon user ID (numeric, e.g. 1234567890)
- Find the ID of a Mastodon account: Enter "https://YOUR_INSTANCE_URL/api/v1/accounts/lookup?acct=PROFILNAME" in your browser.
- Find the ID of a GoToSocial account (see here)
- **MastodonapiAccessToken**
- Optional for a Mastodon account
- Mandatory for a GoToSocial account (see here)
- **MastodonapiLimit** - Default value is 20
- **MastodonapiHashtag** – leave empty to import all public posts; set to `#hashtag` to import only matching posts
- **MastodonapiAuthor** – author name to use for imported blog posts
- **MastodonapiTag** – tag to assign to imported blog posts
- **MastodonapiFolder** – path to your blog folder (e.g. `content/1-blog/`)
- **MastodonapiTriggerPath** – webhook path, e.g. `/mastodonapi-webhook-CHANGE_THIS_SECRET_KEY`
*(Be sure to change it! Anyone with this link can trigger the plugin.)*
💡 You can also call the webhook via a cron job to run the plugin automatically (e.g., every hour).
## Developer
Simon Pipe