ActionMastodonUpdated September 2026

How do I follow someone on Mastodon?

Short answer: You can follow mastodon account in Mastodon by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Mastodon Follow Mastodon Account action to a workflow, map its 1 input from any upstream app, and it runs automatically every time the trigger fires. No code, and a free tier to start.

Follow Mastodon Account in Mastodon — start free All 5 Mastodon actions

Follow Mastodon Account in Mastodon — start free

Inputs

The fields this action accepts.

Every field can be mapped from an upstream trigger, AI step, table row, or hard-coded literal.

Field	Type	Required	Description
Account ID to follow account_id	string	Required	–

Sample request

{
  "account_id": "{{trigger.account_id}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "abc",
  "following": true,
  "showing_reblogs": true
}

Use these fields in downstream nodes for routing, logging, or error handling.

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Follow Mastodon Account.

Any of these apps can fire this action as part of a workflow.

Google Sheets → Mastodon

2 Google Sheets triggers

HubSpot → Mastodon

18 HubSpot triggers

FAQ

Questions about Follow Mastodon Account.

What does the Follow Mastodon Account action do in Mastodon?

Follows a Mastodon account by ID. For "auto-follow accounts that fit our interest pattern" or "follow back our followers" workflows.

What inputs does Follow Mastodon Account require?

Required: Account ID to follow. Every input accepts a static value or a variable from any upstream node in your workflow.

Can I use dynamic inputs from earlier workflow nodes?

Yes. Any field on this action can pull values from upstream nodes, whether that's a form response, a trigger payload, an AI output, or a lookup result.

What happens if Mastodon returns an error?

The run history shows the failed step with its input and the error message Mastodon returned, so you can fix the input and run the workflow again. Automatic retries are built into HTTP steps only, where you can also set your own retry count and delay.

Does Follow Mastodon Account support batch operations?

Run Follow Mastodon Account inside a loop to process each item in an array. TinyCommand does not throttle calls for you, so for large arrays add a Delay step if you need to stay within Mastodon's rate limits.

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