ActionMastodonUpdated September 2026

How do I fetch a Mastodon status?

Short answer: You can get mastodon status in Mastodon by hand from its own interface, but it won’t repeat itself. On TinyCommand, add the Mastodon Get Mastodon Status 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.

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Get Mastodon Status 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
Status ID status_id	string	Required	–

Sample request

{
  "status_id": "{{trigger.status_id}}"
}

Returns

{
  "id": "abc",
  "url": "https://mastodon.social/@jane/abc",
  "account": {
    "username": "jane"
  },
  "content": "Hello",
  "reblogs_count": 2,
  "favourites_count": 5
}

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

Triggered by

Apps that pair well as the trigger for Get Mastodon Status.

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 Get Mastodon Status.

What does the Get Mastodon Status action do in Mastodon?

Returns a specific post (toot) by ID with content, author, engagement counts. For analysis of specific posts after they're identified upstream.

What inputs does Get Mastodon Status require?

Required: Status ID. 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 Get Mastodon Status support batch operations?

Run Get Mastodon Status 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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