documentation/content/en/entities/account.md

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Account	Represents a user of Mastodon and their associated profile.	docs parent entities

Example

{
  "id": "23634",
  "username": "noiob",
  "acct": "noiob@awoo.space",
  "display_name": "ikea shark fan account",
  "locked": false,
  "bot": false,
  "created_at": "2017-02-08T02:00:53.274Z",
  "note": "<p>:ms_rainbow_flag:​ :ms_bisexual_flagweb:​ :ms_nonbinary_flag:​ <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/awoo\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>awoo</span></a>.space <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/admin\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>admin</span></a> ~ <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/bi\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>bi</span></a> ~ <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/nonbinary\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> ~ compsci student ~ likes video <a href=\"https://awoo.space/tags/games\" class=\"mention hashtag\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">#<span>games</span></a> and weird/ old electronics and will post obsessively about both ~ avatar by <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://weirder.earth/@dzuk\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>dzuk</span></a></span></p>",
  "url": "https://awoo.space/@noiob",
  "avatar": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/023/634/original/6ca8804dc46800ad.png",
  "avatar_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/023/634/original/6ca8804dc46800ad.png",
  "header": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/023/634/original/256eb8d7ac40f49a.png",
  "header_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/023/634/original/256eb8d7ac40f49a.png",
  "followers_count": 547,
  "following_count": 404,
  "statuses_count": 28468,
  "last_status_at": "2019-11-17T00:02:23.693Z",
  "emojis": [
    {
      "shortcode": "ms_rainbow_flag",
      "url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/028/691/original/6de008d6281f4f59.png",
      "static_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/028/691/static/6de008d6281f4f59.png",
      "visible_in_picker": true
    },
    {
      "shortcode": "ms_bisexual_flag",
      "url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/050/744/original/02f94a5fca7eaf78.png",
      "static_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/050/744/static/02f94a5fca7eaf78.png",
      "visible_in_picker": true
    },
    {
      "shortcode": "ms_nonbinary_flag",
      "url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/105/099/original/8106088bd4782072.png",
      "static_url": "https://files.mastodon.social/custom_emojis/images/000/105/099/static/8106088bd4782072.png",
      "visible_in_picker": true
    }
  ],
  "fields": [
    {
      "name": "Pronouns",
      "value": "they/them",
      "verified_at": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Alt",
      "value": "<span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://cybre.space/@noiob\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>noiob</span></a></span>",
      "verified_at": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Bots",
      "value": "<span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://botsin.space/@darksouls\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>darksouls</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://botsin.space/@nierautomata\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>nierautomata</span></a></span>, <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@fedi\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>fedi</span></a></span>, code for <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://botsin.space/@awoobot\" class=\"u-url mention\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">@<span>awoobot</span></a></span>",
      "verified_at": null
    },
    {
      "name": "Website",
      "value": "<a href=\"http://shork.xyz\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"invisible\">http://</span><span class=\"\">shork.xyz</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>",
      "verified_at": "2019-11-10T10:31:10.744+00:00"
    }
  ]
}

Base attributes

id

Description: The account idheader. Type: String cast from an integer, but not guaranteed to be a number Version history: Added in 0.1.0

username

Description: The username of the account, not including domain. Type: String Version history: Added in 0.1.0

acct

Description: The Webfinger account URI. Equal to username for local users, or username@domain for remote users. Type: String Version history: Added in 0.1.0

url

Description: The location of the user's profile page. Type: String HTTPS URL Version history: Added in 0.1.0

Display attributes

display_name

Description: The profile's display name. Type: String Version history: Added in 0.1.0

note

Description: The profile's bio / description. Type: String Version history: Added in 0.1.0

avatar

Description: An image icon that is shown next to statuses and in the profile. Type: String URL Version history: Added in 0.1.0

avatar_static

Description: A static version of the avatar. Equal to avatar if its value is a static image; different if avatar is an animated GIF. Type: String URL Version history: Added in 1.1.2

header

Description: An image banner that is shown above the profile and in profile cards. Type: String URL Version history: Added in 0.1.0

header_static

Description: A static version of the header. Equal to header if its value is a static image; different if header is an animated GIF. Type: String URL Version history: Added in 1.1.2

locked

Description: Whether the account manually approves follow requests. Type: Boolean Version history: Added in 0.1.0

emojis

Description: Custom emoji entities to be used when rendering the profile. If none, an empty array will be returned. Type: Array of Emoji Version history: Added in 2.4.0

discoverable

Description: Whether the account has opted into discovery features such as the profile directory. Type: Boolean Version history: Added in 3.1.0

Statistical attributes

created_at

Description: When the account was created. Type: String ISO 8601 Datetime Version history: Added in 0.1.0

statuses_count

Description: How many statuses are attached to this account. Type: Number Version history: Added in 0.1.0

followers_count

Description: The reported followers of this profile. Type: Number Version history: Added in 0.1.0

following_count

Description: The reported follows of this profile. Type: Number Version history: Added in 0.1.0

Optional attributes

moved

Description: Indicates that the profile is currently inactive and that its user has moved to a new account. Type: Account Version history: Added in 2.1.0

fields

Description: Additional metadata attached to a profile as name-value pairs. Type: Array of [Field]({{< relref "field.md" >}}) Version history: Added in 2.4.0

bot

Description: A presentational flag. Indicates that the account may perform automated actions, may not be monitored, or identifies as a robot. Type: Boolean Version history: Added in 2.4.0

source

Description: An extra entity to be used with API methods to verify credentials and update credentials. Type: Source Version history: Added in 2.4.0

See also

{{< page-ref page="methods/accounts.md" >}}

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