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Publish to Mastodon from the same editor as every other network.
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Mastodon
Publish to Mastodon from one place
Write once, tailor it for Mastodon, schedule it and see how it did — in the studio, or with one API call alongside 18 other networks.
- post
- scheduling
- analytics
Why Publishing Studio
Skip building your own Mastodon integration
With Publishing Studio
- Connect in the studio, or inside your own app with headless connect. We store the access and check it daily.
- Every post checked against Mastodon's limits before it's sent.
- One request shape for Mastodon and 18 other networks.
- Retries run only what failed, and duplicates are refused.
- Signed webhooks when a post lands or an account needs reconnecting.
Building on Mastodon yourself
- Build and maintain Mastodon's sign-in flow and store its credentials securely.
- Track Mastodon's limits and API changes, and find out about them when posts fail.
- Write a separate integration for every other network you add.
- Build your own retry, duplicate and partial-failure handling.
- Poll to learn what happened to each post.
How it works
Three steps to Mastodon
- 1
Connect your account
Your @name@server address and an access token you create on your own server.
- 2
Write once
Compose in the studio and tailor the text or media for Mastodon, or send one POST /posts request from your code.
- 3
We handle the rest
We publish now or on schedule, retry what fails, and tell you the result — in the studio and by webhook.
Features
What you can do on Mastodon
Schedule and queue
Publish now, at a set time in any time zone, or into your posting queue.
Checked before it's sent
Character count, media type, size are checked against Mastodon's limits while you write.
Alt text
Image descriptions are sent to Mastodon so your posts stay accessible.
Analytics
Track likes, comments, shares for every Mastodon post, next to your other networks.
Delete from the studio
Remove a published post from Mastodon without leaving Publishing Studio.
Limits at a glance
Mastodon's rules, built in
- Text
- Up to 500 charactersLinks count as 23 characters.
- Media
- up to 4 images or 1 video (optional)Images and video can't be mixed in one post.
- Images
- JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF · up to 16 MB each
- Video
- MP4, MOV, WebM · up to 99 MB
- Formats
- post
Get every network's limits as data from GET /validate.
For developers
Publish to Mastodon with one request
curl -X POST "https://dashboard.lifebliss.app/api/v1/posts" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PS_API_KEY" \
-H "Idempotency-Key: $(uuidgen)" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-d '{
"content": "The full session is live.",
"targets": [
{
"accountId": "MASTODON_ACCOUNT_ID"
}
],
"publishNow": true
}'How do I connect Mastodon?
Your @name@server address and an access token you create on your own server.
What can I post to Mastodon?
post posts with up to 4 images or 1 video. Images and video can't be mixed in one post.
How long can a Mastodon post be?
Up to 500 characters. Links count as 23 characters. The editor counts as you type and warns you before it's too long.
Can I schedule Mastodon posts?
Yes. Publish now, pick a date and time in any time zone, or add the post to your posting queue — in the studio or through the API.
Can I delete a post after it's published?
Yes, from the post's page in the studio.
Which Mastodon analytics do I get?
likes, comments, shares for each post, collected automatically and shown next to your other networks.
Publish to Mastodon today.
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