Mastodon Account Scraper - Single Profile Toots
Archivists and feed builders can pull every toot from a Mastodon profile like @Gargron, with post text, timestamps, and boost and reply counts.
Run this use case nowRun on Apify →
How it works
- 1Open it on Apify
Hit Run on Apify — it opens the tool in the cloud, no install.
- 2Set the inputs
Adjust
instance,mode,query(sensible defaults are pre-filled). - 3Click Run
The tool runs on Apify’s cloud and collects the data for you.
- 4Export the results
Download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or pipe straight into your app, Google Sheets, or an AI agent.
Inputs
| Field | What it does | Type |
|---|---|---|
instance | The Mastodon instance host to scrape, without the scheme (e.g. "mastodon.social", "fosstodon.org", "mas.to"). The actor calls that instance's public REST API. | string |
mode | What to scrape: "hashtag" timeline (set query to the hashtag), "account" toots (set query to the @handle), or the "public" / federated timeline of the instance. | string |
query | For hashtag mode: the hashtag to fetch, with or without the leading # (e.g. "opensource"). For account mode: the handle, with or without @ (e.g. "Mastodon" or " | string |
local | Public mode only. If on, returns only posts originating on this instance (local timeline). If off, returns the federated timeline (posts from across the fediver | boolean |
maxItems | Maximum number of posts to return. The actor pages through the timeline (40 per request) until it reaches this limit or runs out of posts. | integer |
notionConnector | Optional. Write each post as a page into your Notion when the run finishes. Authorize a Notion connector once in Settings → API & Integrations → MCP connectors, | string |
notionParentId | Optional. The Notion data source ID of the database to write into (only used if a Notion connector is set). Leave empty to create the pages privately in your wo | string |
What you get
A structured dataset — each result includes fields like:
authorauthorFollowersauthorNamecreatedAtdetailsfavouritesCountidinstancelanguagelocalmediaUrlsmodequeryreblogsCountExport every run as JSON, CSV or Excel, or send it to your app, a database, Google Sheets, or an AI agent.
More use cases for Mastodon Scraper
Monitor #infosec on infosec.exchange - Mastodon Feed
A live #infosec hashtag feed from infosec.exchange for threat intel teams: CVE chatter, breach reports, and security news with post text and dates.