Tools / Mastodon Scraper: Profiles, Posts & Hashtags

Mastodon Scraper: Profiles, Posts & Hashtags

Collect public Mastodon profiles, posts and hashtag timelines via the official API. Input: accounts, hashtags. Output (JSON/CSV): one row per item with type, author, createdAt, text, repliesCount, reblogsCount, favouritesCount, followers, url, isNew.

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What it's for

Track brand, competitor or influencer accounts
Hashtag monitoring for events and topics
Pair with Bluesky data for open-social listening

Example input

{
 "accounts": [
  "@[email protected]",
  "https://fosstodon.org/@fosstodon",
  "@[email protected]"
 ],
 "hashtags": [
  "opensource"
 ],
 "maxPostsPerSource": 3,
 "monitorMode": true
}

Example output

{
  "type": "profile",
  "input": "@[email protected]",
  "instance": "mastodon.social",
  "id": "13179",
  "acct": "[email protected]",
  "displayName": "Mastodon",
  "url": "https://mastodon.social/@Mastodon",
  "bio": "Our mission is to connect the world through thriving online communities.\nThis is the primary account for the Mastodon project.\nFor technical…",
  "followers": 878918,
  "following": 51,
  "postsCount": 565,
  "lastPostAt": "2026-10-09",
  "createdAt": "2016-11-23T00:00:00.000Z",
  "bot": false,
  "locked": false,
  "discoverable": true,
  "noindex": false,
  "fields": [
    {
      "name": "Homepage",
      "value": "https://joinmastodon.org",
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "name": "Source Code",
      "value": "https://github.com/mastodon",
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "name": "Blog",
      "value": "https://blog.joinmastodon.org",
      "verified": true
    },
    {
      "name": "Donate",
      "value": "https://joinmastodon.org/sponsors#donate",
      "verified": true
    }
  ]
}

Input reference

Field	Type	Notes
`accounts`	array	@user@instance or a profile URL.
`hashtags`	array	Read the instance's public hashtag timeline.
`hashtagInstance`	string	Hashtag instance
`maxPostsPerSource`	integer	0 = profiles only.
`excludeReplies`	boolean	Exclude replies
`excludeBoosts`	boolean	Exclude boosts
`sinceDate`	string	YYYY-MM-DD.
`monitorMode`	boolean	Remember newest post per source; later runs return only newer posts.
`stateStoreName`	string	State store name

Pricing

Pay per event: Profile $0.002, Post $0.0004. Plus Apify's small per-run start fee. Apify's free plan includes monthly credit to try it.

How to run

Open the Store page and click Try for free.
Fill in the input (or paste the example JSON in the JSON tab).
Click Start, then export results as CSV, Excel or JSON, or call it via the Apify API.
Optional: add a Schedule and a webhook/Slack/email integration for ongoing monitoring.

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