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conversations Direct conversations with other participants. (Currently, just threads containing a post with "direct" visibility.)
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{{< api-method method="get" host="https://mastodon.example" path="/api/v1/conversations" title="Show conversation" >}} {{< api-method-description >}}

Returns: Array of Conversation
OAuth: User token + read:statuses
Version history:

  • 2.6.0 - added

{{< endapi-method-description >}} {{< api-method-spec >}} {{< api-method-request >}} {{< api-method-headers >}} {{< api-method-parameter name="Authorization" type="string" required=true >}} Bearer <user token> {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< endapi-method-headers >}} {{< api-method-query-parameters >}} {{< api-method-parameter name="limit" type="string" required=false >}} Maximum number of results. Defaults to 20. Max 40. {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< api-method-parameter name="max_id" type="string" required=false >}} Return results older than this ID. Use HTTP Link header to paginate. {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< api-method-parameter name="since_id" type="string" required=false >}} Return results newer than this ID. Use HTTP Link header to paginate. {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< api-method-parameter name="min_id" type="string" required=false >}} Return results immediately newer than this ID. Use HTTP Link header to paginate. {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< endapi-method-query-parameters >}} {{< endapi-method-request >}} {{< api-method-response >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=200 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

Truncated sample results of an API call with limit=2 {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

[
  {
    "id": "418450",
    "unread": true,
    "accounts": [
      {
        "id": "482403",
        "username": "amic",
        "acct": "amic@nulled.red",
        ...
      }
    ],
    "last_status": {
      "id": "103196583826321184",
      "created_at": "2019-11-25T04:08:24.000Z",
      "in_reply_to_id": "103196540587943467",
      "in_reply_to_account_id": "14715",
      ...
    }
  },
  {
    "id": "418374",
    "unread": false,
    "accounts": [
      {
        "id": "464472",
        "username": "freon",
        "acct": "freon@letsalllovela.in",
        ...
      }
    ],
    "last_status": {
      "id": "103195253010396431",
      "created_at": "2019-11-24T22:29:56.331Z",
      "in_reply_to_id": "103195239650546339",
      "in_reply_to_account_id": "14715",
      ...
    }
  }
]

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=401 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

Invalid or missing Authorization header {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< endapi-method-response >}} {{< endapi-method-spec >}} {{< endapi-method >}} {{< api-method method="delete" host="https://mastodon.example" path="/api/v1/conversations/:id" title="Remove conversation" >}} {{< api-method-description >}}

Returns: empty object
OAuth: User token + write:conversations
Version history:

  • 2.6.0 - added

{{< endapi-method-description >}} {{< api-method-spec >}} {{< api-method-request >}} {{< api-method-path-parameters >}} {{< api-method-parameter name=":id" type="string" required=true >}} ID of the conversation in the database {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< endapi-method-path-parameters >}} {{< api-method-headers >}} {{< api-method-parameter name="Authorization" type="string" required=true >}} {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< endapi-method-headers >}} {{< endapi-method-request >}} {{< api-method-response >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=200 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

An empty object will be returned. {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

{}

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=401 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

Invalid or missing Authentication header {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=404 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

The conversation does not exist, or is not owned by you. {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< endapi-method-response >}} {{< endapi-method-spec >}} {{< endapi-method >}} {{< api-method method="post" host="https://mastodon.example" path="/api/v1/conversations/:id/read" title="Mark as read" >}} {{< api-method-description >}}

Returns: Conversation
OAuth: User token + write:conversations
Version history:

  • 2.6.0 - added

{{< endapi-method-description >}} {{< api-method-spec >}} {{< api-method-request >}} {{< api-method-path-parameters >}} {{< api-method-parameter name=":id" type="string" required=false >}} ID of the conversation in the database {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< endapi-method-path-parameters >}} {{< api-method-headers >}} {{< api-method-parameter name="Authorization" type="string" required=true >}} {{< endapi-method-parameter >}} {{< endapi-method-headers >}} {{< endapi-method-request >}} {{< api-method-response >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=200 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

The value of unread has been changed to false. {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

{
  "id": "418450",
  "unread": false,
  "accounts": [
    {
      "id": "482403",
      ...
    }
  ],
  "last_status": {
    "id": "103196583826321184",
    ...
  }
}

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=401 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

Invalid or missing Authorization header {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< api-method-response-example httpCode=404 >}} {{< api-method-response-example-description >}}

The conversation does not exist, or is not owned by you. {{< endapi-method-response-example-description >}}

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

{{< endapi-method-response-example >}} {{< endapi-method-response >}} {{< endapi-method-spec >}} {{< endapi-method >}}