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| Instance | Represents the software instance of Mastodon running on this domain. |
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Example
{
"domain": "mastodon.social",
"title": "Mastodon",
"version": "4.0.0rc1",
"source_url": "https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon",
"description": "The original server operated by the Mastodon gGmbH non-profit",
"usage": {
"users": {
"active_month": 123122
}
},
"thumbnail": {
"url": "https://files.mastodon.social/site_uploads/files/000/000/001/@1x/57c12f441d083cde.png",
"blurhash": "UeKUpFxuo~R%0nW;WCnhF6RjaJt757oJodS$",
"versions": {
"@1x": "https://files.mastodon.social/site_uploads/files/000/000/001/@1x/57c12f441d083cde.png",
"@2x": "https://files.mastodon.social/site_uploads/files/000/000/001/@2x/57c12f441d083cde.png"
}
},
"languages": [
"en"
],
"configuration": {
"urls": {
"streaming": "wss://mastodon.social"
},
"vapid": {
"public_key": "BCkMmVdKDnKYwzVCDC99Iuc9GvId-x7-kKtuHnLgfF98ENiZp_aj-UNthbCdI70DqN1zUVis-x0Wrot2sBagkMc="
},
"accounts": {
"max_featured_tags": 10
},
"statuses": {
"max_characters": 500,
"max_media_attachments": 4,
"characters_reserved_per_url": 23
},
"media_attachments": {
"supported_mime_types": [
"image/jpeg",
"image/png",
"image/gif",
"image/heic",
"image/heif",
"image/webp",
"video/webm",
"video/mp4",
"video/quicktime",
"video/ogg",
"audio/wave",
"audio/wav",
"audio/x-wav",
"audio/x-pn-wave",
"audio/vnd.wave",
"audio/ogg",
"audio/vorbis",
"audio/mpeg",
"audio/mp3",
"audio/webm",
"audio/flac",
"audio/aac",
"audio/m4a",
"audio/x-m4a",
"audio/mp4",
"audio/3gpp",
"video/x-ms-asf"
],
"image_size_limit": 10485760,
"image_matrix_limit": 16777216,
"video_size_limit": 41943040,
"video_frame_rate_limit": 60,
"video_matrix_limit": 2304000
},
"polls": {
"max_options": 4,
"max_characters_per_option": 50,
"min_expiration": 300,
"max_expiration": 2629746
},
"translation": {
"enabled": true
}
},
"registrations": {
"enabled": false,
"approval_required": false,
"message": null
},
"contact": {
"email": "staff@mastodon.social",
"account": {
"id": "1",
"username": "Gargron",
"acct": "Gargron",
"display_name": "Eugen 💀",
"locked": false,
"bot": false,
"discoverable": true,
"group": false,
"created_at": "2016-03-16T00:00:00.000Z",
"note": "<p>Founder, CEO and lead developer <span class=\"h-card\"><a href=\"https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon\" class=\"u-url mention\">@<span>Mastodon</span></a></span>, Germany.</p>",
"url": "https://mastodon.social/@Gargron",
"avatar": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/dc4286ceb8fab734.jpg",
"avatar_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/avatars/000/000/001/original/dc4286ceb8fab734.jpg",
"header": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/000/001/original/3b91c9965d00888b.jpeg",
"header_static": "https://files.mastodon.social/accounts/headers/000/000/001/original/3b91c9965d00888b.jpeg",
"followers_count": 133026,
"following_count": 311,
"statuses_count": 72605,
"last_status_at": "2022-10-31",
"noindex": false,
"emojis": [],
"fields": [
{
"name": "Patreon",
"value": "<a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/mastodon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer me\"><span class=\"invisible\">https://www.</span><span class=\"\">patreon.com/mastodon</span><span class=\"invisible\"></span></a>",
"verified_at": null
}
]
}
},
"rules": [
{
"id": "1",
"text": "Sexually explicit or violent media must be marked as sensitive when posting"
},
{
"id": "2",
"text": "No racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, xenophobia, or casteism"
},
{
"id": "3",
"text": "No incitement of violence or promotion of violent ideologies"
},
{
"id": "4",
"text": "No harassment, dogpiling or doxxing of other users"
},
{
"id": "5",
"text": "No content illegal in Germany"
},
{
"id": "7",
"text": "Do not share intentionally false or misleading information"
}
]
}
Attributes
domain
Description: The domain name of the instance.
Type: String
Version history:
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title
Description: The title of the website.
Type: String
Version history:
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version
Description: The version of Mastodon installed on the instance.
Type: String
Version history:
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source_url
Description: The URL for the source code of the software running on this instance, in keeping with AGPL license requirements.
Type: String (URL)
Version history:
4.0.0 - added
description
Description: A short, plain-text description defined by the admin.
Type: String
Version history:
4.0.0 - added
usage
Description: Usage data for this instance.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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usage[users]
Description: Usage data related to users on this instance.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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usage[users][active_month]
Description: The number of active users in the past 4 weeks.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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thumbnail
Description: An image used to represent this instance.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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thumbnail[url]
Description: The URL for the thumbnail image.
Type: String (URL)
Version history:
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thumbnail[blurhash] {{}}
Description: A hash computed by the BlurHash algorithm, for generating colorful preview thumbnails when media has not been downloaded yet.
Type: String (Blurhash)
Version history:
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thumbnail[versions] {{}}
Description: Links to scaled resolution images, for high DPI screens.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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thumbnail[versions][@1x] {{}}
Description: The URL for the thumbnail image at 1x resolution.
Type: String (URL)
Version history:
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thumbnail[versions][@2x] {{}}
Description: The URL for the thumbnail image at 2x resolution.
Type: String (URL)
Version history:
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languages
Description: Primary languages of the website and its staff.
Type: Array of String (ISO 639-1 two-letter code)
Version history:
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configuration
Description: Configured values and limits for this website.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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configuration[urls]
Description: URLs of interest for clients apps.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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configuration[urls][streaming_api]
Description: The Websockets URL for connecting to the streaming API.
Type: String (URL)
Version history:
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configuration[vapid][public_key] (#vapid_public_key)
Description: The instances VAPID public key, used for push notifications, the same as [WebPushSubscription#server_key]({{< relref "entities/WebPushSubscription#server_key" >}}).
Type: String
Version history:
4.3.0 - added
configuration[accounts]
Description: Limits related to accounts.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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configuration[accounts][max_featured_tags]
Description: The maximum number of featured tags allowed for each account.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[statuses]
Description: Limits related to authoring statuses.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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configuration[statuses][max_characters]
Description: The maximum number of allowed characters per status.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[statuses][max_media_attachments]
Description: The maximum number of media attachments that can be added to a status.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[statuses][characters_reserved_per_url]
Description: Each URL in a status will be assumed to be exactly this many characters.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[media_attachments]
Description: Hints for which attachments will be accepted.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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configuration[media_attachments][supported_mime_types]
Description: Contains MIME types that can be uploaded.
Type: Array of String
Version history:
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configuration[media_attachments][image_size_limit]
Description: The maximum size of any uploaded image, in bytes.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[media_attachments][image_matrix_limit]
Description: The maximum number of pixels (width times height) for image uploads.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[media_attachments][video_size_limit]
Description: The maximum size of any uploaded video, in bytes.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[media_attachments][video_frame_rate_limit]
Description: The maximum frame rate for any uploaded video.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[media_attachments][video_matrix_limit]
Description: The maximum number of pixels (width times height) for video uploads.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[polls]
Description: Limits related to polls.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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configuration[polls][max_options]
Description: Each poll is allowed to have up to this many options.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[polls][max_characters_per_option]
Description: Each poll option is allowed to have this many characters.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[polls][min_expiration]
Description: The shortest allowed poll duration, in seconds.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[polls][max_expiration]
Description: The longest allowed poll duration, in seconds.
Type: Integer
Version history:
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configuration[translation]
Description: Hints related to translation.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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configuration[translation][enabled]
Description: Whether the Translations API is available on this instance.
Type: Boolean
Version history:
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registrations
Description: Information about registering for this website.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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registrations[enabled]
Description: Whether registrations are enabled.
Type: Boolean
Version history:
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registrations[approval_required]
Description: Whether registrations require moderator approval.
Type: Boolean
Version history:
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registrations[message]
Description: A custom message to be shown when registrations are closed.
Type: {{}} String (HTML) or null
Version history:
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contact
Description: Hints related to contacting a representative of the website.
Type: Hash
Version history:
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contact[email]
Description: An email address that can be messaged regarding inquiries or issues.
Type: String (Email)
Version history:
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contact[account]
Description: An account that can be contacted natively over the network regarding inquiries or issues.
Type: [Account]({{< relref "entities/Account" >}})
Version history:
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rules
Description: An itemized list of rules for this website.
Type: Array of [Rule]({{< relref "entities/Rule" >}})
Version history:
4.0.0 - added
See also
{{< page-relref ref="methods/instance#v2" caption="GET /api/v2/instance" >}}
{{< caption-link url="https://github.com/mastodon/mastodon/blob/main/app/serializers/rest/instance_serializer.rb" caption="app/serializers/rest/instance_serializer.rb" >}}