mastodon-bot

Hi! Unlike Twitter, Mastodon doesn't provide a simple UI for registering applications. So I made one. This assumes you have curl installed locally. You don't need to know how to USE curl but you should have it installed so you can run the very last step of the process.

Step 1: Get client id/secret

Fill out the form below with your info, MAKE SURE YOU ARE LOGGED IN AS THE BOT, and then this will step you through the process of getting an access token. Keep the access token in a safe place (treat it like a password) and use a nice API client to post as the bot!

Your Client Data:

Step 2: Get the temporary oauth verification code

Just click on this link to open a new tab asking the server for a token. It will ask you to authorize (again, this is the account you're signed into in your browser).

When you get the code (it should be a long string of numbers and letters), copy and paste it here and submit:

Step 3: Run a `curl` command

Open your terminal and run the following:

The response should look something like this:

{"access_token":"2ca46c3XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX8fb9dddff620110247499429fac7978a1d0b9db","token_type":"bearer","scope":"read write","created_at":1491418981}

SAVE THAT ACCESS CODE. That is the thing you'll need to get your bot up and running.

You can verify this whole process worked by going to this page and checking that your app is in the list. If it's in there.... it worked, good job!!!!! If not, I'm sorry: welcome to OAuth2 hell.

Register a Mastodon App

Step 1: Get client id/secret

Your Client Data:

Step 2: Get the temporary oauth verification code

Step 3: Run a curl command

Step 3: Run a `curl` command