# Differences in Mastodon API responses from vanilla Mastodon A Pleroma instance can be identified by "<Mastodon version> (compatible; Pleroma <version>)" present in `version` field in response from `/api/v1/instance` ## Flake IDs Pleroma uses 128-bit ids as opposed to Mastodon's 64 bits. However just like Mastodon's ids they are sortable strings ## Attachment cap Some apps operate under the assumption that no more than 4 attachments can be returned or uploaded. Pleroma however does not enforce any limits on attachment count neither when returning the status object nor when posting. ## Timelines Adding the parameter `with_muted=true` to the timeline queries will also return activities by muted (not by blocked!) users. Adding the parameter `exclude_visibilities` to the timeline queries will exclude the statuses with the given visibilities. The parameter accepts an array of visibility types (`public`, `unlisted`, `private`, `direct`), e.g., `exclude_visibilities[]=direct&exclude_visibilities[]=private`. ## Statuses - `visibility`: has an additional possible value `list` Has these additional fields under the `pleroma` object: - `local`: true if the post was made on the local instance - `conversation_id`: the ID of the AP context the status is associated with (if any) - `direct_conversation_id`: the ID of the Mastodon direct message conversation the status is associated with (if any) - `in_reply_to_account_acct`: the `acct` property of User entity for replied user (if any) - `content`: a map consisting of alternate representations of the `content` property with the key being it's mimetype. Currently the only alternate representation supported is `text/plain` - `spoiler_text`: a map consisting of alternate representations of the `spoiler_text` property with the key being it's mimetype. Currently the only alternate representation supported is `text/plain` - `expires_at`: a datetime (iso8601) that states when the post will expire (be deleted automatically), or empty if the post won't expire - `thread_muted`: true if the thread the post belongs to is muted ## Attachments Has these additional fields under the `pleroma` object: - `mime_type`: mime type of the attachment. ## Accounts The `id` parameter can also be the `nickname` of the user. This only works in these endpoints, not the deeper nested ones for following etc. - `/api/v1/accounts/:id` - `/api/v1/accounts/:id/statuses` Has these additional fields under the `pleroma` object: - `tags`: Lists an array of tags for the user - `relationship{}`: Includes fields as documented for Mastodon API https://docs.joinmastodon.org/api/entities/#relationship - `is_moderator`: boolean, nullable, true if user is a moderator - `is_admin`: boolean, nullable, true if user is an admin - `confirmation_pending`: boolean, true if a new user account is waiting on email confirmation to be activated - `hide_followers`: boolean, true when the user has follower hiding enabled - `hide_follows`: boolean, true when the user has follow hiding enabled - `hide_followers_count`: boolean, true when the user has follower stat hiding enabled - `hide_follows_count`: boolean, true when the user has follow stat hiding enabled - `settings_store`: A generic map of settings for frontends. Opaque to the backend. Only returned in `verify_credentials` and `update_credentials` - `chat_token`: The token needed for Pleroma chat. Only returned in `verify_credentials` - `deactivated`: boolean, true when the user is deactivated - `allow_following_move`: boolean, true when the user allows automatically follow moved following accounts - `unread_conversation_count`: The count of unread conversations. Only returned to the account owner. ### Source Has these additional fields under the `pleroma` object: - `show_role`: boolean, nullable, true when the user wants his role (e.g admin, moderator) to be shown - `no_rich_text` - boolean, nullable, true when html tags are stripped from all statuses requested from the API ## Conversations Has an additional field under the `pleroma` object: - `recipients`: The list of the recipients of this Conversation. These will be addressed when replying to this conversation. ## GET `/api/v1/conversations` Accepts additional parameters: - `recipients`: Only return conversations with the given recipients (a list of user ids). Usage example: `GET /api/v1/conversations?recipients[]=1&recipients[]=2` ## Account Search Behavior has changed: - `/api/v1/accounts/search`: Does not require authentication ## Notifications Has these additional fields under the `pleroma` object: - `is_seen`: true if the notification was read by the user ## GET `/api/v1/notifications` Accepts additional parameters: - `exclude_visibilities`: will exclude the notifications for activities with the given visibilities. The parameter accepts an array of visibility types (`public`, `unlisted`, `private`, `direct`). Usage example: `GET /api/v1/notifications?exclude_visibilities[]=direct&exclude_visibilities[]=private`. ## POST `/api/v1/statuses` Additional parameters can be added to the JSON body/Form data: - `preview`: boolean, if set to `true` the post won't be actually posted, but the status entitiy would still be rendered back. This could be useful for previewing rich text/custom emoji, for example. - `content_type`: string, contain the MIME type of the status, it is transformed into HTML by the backend. You can get the list of the supported MIME types with the nodeinfo endpoint. - `to`: A list of nicknames (like `lain@soykaf.club` or `lain` on the local server) that will be used to determine who is going to be addressed by this post. Using this will disable the implicit addressing by mentioned names in the `status` body, only the people in the `to` list will be addressed. The normal rules for for post visibility are not affected by this and will still apply. - `visibility`: string, besides standard MastoAPI values (`direct`, `private`, `unlisted` or `public`) it can be used to address a List by setting it to `list:LIST_ID`. - `expires_in`: The number of seconds the posted activity should expire in. When a posted activity expires it will be deleted from the server, and a delete request for it will be federated. This needs to be longer than an hour. - `in_reply_to_conversation_id`: Will reply to a given conversation, addressing only the people who are part of the recipient set of that conversation. Sets the visibility to `direct`. ## GET `/api/v1/statuses` An endpoint to get multiple statuses by IDs. Required parameters: - `ids`: array of activity ids Usage example: `GET /api/v1/statuses/?ids[]=1&ids[]=2`. Returns: array of Status. The maximum number of statuses is limited to 100 per request. ## PATCH `/api/v1/update_credentials` Additional parameters can be added to the JSON body/Form data: - `no_rich_text` - if true, html tags are stripped from all statuses requested from the API - `hide_followers` - if true, user's followers will be hidden - `hide_follows` - if true, user's follows will be hidden - `hide_followers_count` - if true, user's follower count will be hidden - `hide_follows_count` - if true, user's follow count will be hidden - `hide_favorites` - if true, user's favorites timeline will be hidden - `show_role` - if true, user's role (e.g admin, moderator) will be exposed to anyone in the API - `default_scope` - the scope returned under `privacy` key in Source subentity - `pleroma_settings_store` - Opaque user settings to be saved on the backend. - `skip_thread_containment` - if true, skip filtering out broken threads - `allow_following_move` - if true, allows automatically follow moved following accounts - `pleroma_background_image` - sets the background image of the user. ### Pleroma Settings Store Pleroma has mechanism that allows frontends to save blobs of json for each user on the backend. This can be used to save frontend-specific settings for a user that the backend does not need to know about. The parameter should have a form of `{frontend_name: {...}}`, with `frontend_name` identifying your type of client, e.g. `pleroma_fe`. It will overwrite everything under this property, but will not overwrite other frontend's settings. This information is returned in the `verify_credentials` endpoint. ## Authentication *Pleroma supports refreshing tokens. `POST /oauth/token` Post here request with grant_type=refresh_token to obtain new access token. Returns an access token. ## Account Registration `POST /api/v1/accounts` Has theses additionnal parameters (which are the same as in Pleroma-API): * `fullname`: optional * `bio`: optional * `captcha_solution`: optional, contains provider-specific captcha solution, * `captcha_token`: optional, contains provider-specific captcha token * `token`: invite token required when the registerations aren't public.