Search any public Mastodon instance for accounts, hashtags, or statuses. Returns an object with accounts, hashtags, and statuses arrays. The resolve parameter is always false (no federation). Hashtags work anonymously on mastodon.social. Note: offset-based pagination may return 401 on some instances for unauthenticated use; only the first page is reliable.
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Endpoint
Parameters
Start with the required fields, then add optional filters only when your use case needs them.
Runnable path
1 required parameter needed before sending a request.
4 optional filters available.
string
Required
Search query string.
mastodon
string
Optional
Public Mastodon hostname. Defaults to mastodon.social.
mastodon.social
string
Optional
Filter by type: accounts, hashtags, or statuses. Omit for all. Hashtags work anonymously on mastodon.social.
accounts
integer
Optional
Results per type, 1 to 40. Defaults to 20.
5
integer
Optional
Result offset. Note: offset>0 may return 401 on some instances for unauthenticated use.
10
Request Examples
<?php
$curl = curl_init();
curl_setopt_array($curl, [
CURLOPT_URL => "https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5",
CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
CURLOPT_ENCODING => "",
CURLOPT_MAXREDIRS => 10,
CURLOPT_TIMEOUT => 30,
CURLOPT_HTTP_VERSION => CURL_HTTP_VERSION_1_1,
CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => "GET",
CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
"x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE"
],
]);
$response = curl_exec($curl);
$err = curl_error($curl);
curl_close($curl);
if ($err) {
echo "cURL Error #:" . $err;
} else {
echo $response;
}
<?php
use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Http;
$response = Http::timeout(30)
->withHeaders(['x-api-key' => 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'])
->get('https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5');
if ($response->successful()) {
echo $response->body();
} else {
echo "Error: " . $response->status();
}
const options = {
method: 'GET',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
}
};
fetch('https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5', options)
.then(response => {
if (!response.ok) {
throw new Error(`HTTP error! status: ${response.status}`);
}
return response.text();
})
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error('Error:', error));
const axios = require('axios');
const options = {
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5',
headers: {
x-api-key: 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
};
try {
const response = await axios(options);
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error.message);
}
require 'net/http'
require 'uri'
uri = URI.parse("https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5")
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == 'https'
request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri.request_uri)
request['x-api-key'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE'
begin
response = http.request(request)
puts response.body
rescue => e
puts "Error: #{e.message}"
end
import http.client
import json
conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("scrappa.co")
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
conn.request("GET", "/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5", headers=headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))
except Exception as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
finally:
conn.close()
import requests
headers = {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
}
try:
response = requests.get('https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5', headers=headers)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.text)
except requests.exceptions.RequestException as e:
print(f"Error: {e}")
import okhttp3.OkHttpClient;
import okhttp3.Request;
import okhttp3.Response;
import java.io.IOException;
public class ApiExample {
public static void main(String[] args) {
OkHttpClient client = new OkHttpClient();
Request request = new Request.Builder()
.url("https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5")
.addHeader("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.build();
try (Response response = client.newCall(request).execute()) {
if (response.isSuccessful()) {
System.out.println(response.body().string());
} else {
System.out.println("Error: " + response.code());
}
} catch (IOException e) {
System.out.println("Error: " + e.getMessage());
}
}
}
package main
import (
"fmt"
"net/http"
"io/ioutil"
)
func main() {
client := &http.Client{}
req, err := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5", nil)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error creating request:", err)
return
}
req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
resp, err := client.Do(req)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error making request:", err)
return
}
defer resp.Body.Close()
body, err := ioutil.ReadAll(resp.Body)
if err != nil {
fmt.Println("Error reading response:", err)
return
}
fmt.Println(string(body))
}
#!/bin/bash
curl -X GET \
-H "x-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY_HERE" \
"https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5"
using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Threading.Tasks;
class Program
{
static async Task Main()
{
using var client = new HttpClient();
client.DefaultRequestHeaders.Add("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE");
try
{
var response = await client.SendAsync(new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Get, "https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5"));
var content = await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync();
Console.WriteLine(content);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
Console.WriteLine($"Error: {ex.Message}");
}
}
}
import axios from 'axios';
async function run(): Promise<void> {
try {
const response = await axios({
method: 'GET',
url: 'https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5',
headers: {
'x-api-key': 'YOUR_API_KEY_HERE',
},
});
console.log(response.data);
} catch (error) {
console.error('Error:', error);
}
}
void run();
use reqwest::Client;
#[tokio::main]
async fn main() -> Result<(), Box<dyn std::error::Error>> {
let client = Client::new();
let response = client
.get("https://scrappa.co/api/mastodon/search?instance=mastodon.social&q=mastodon&type=accounts&resolve=0&limit=5")
.header("x-api-key", "YOUR_API_KEY_HERE")
.send()
.await?;
println!("{}", response.text().await?);
Ok(())
}
Response Schema
Example response fields are illustrative; inspect the JSON before integrating.
Example response fields
Scan these fields before integrating.
success
data
{
"success": true,
"data": {
"accounts": [
{
"id": "13179",
"username": "Mastodon",
"acct": "Mastodon",
"display_name": "Mastodon",
"note": "<p>Our mission is to connect the world.</p>",
"note_text": "Our mission is to connect the world.",
"followers_count": 878927
}
],
"statuses": [],
"hashtags": []
}
}
Errors
Handle these documented responses before retrying or showing customer-facing failures.
Validation Error
A public parameter or range is invalid. This response is not billable.
{
"errors": {
"q": [
"The q parameter is required."
]
},
"message": "The request validation failed"
}Invalid Source Response
Mastodon returned an unexpected response. This response is not billable.
{
"error": {
"code": "UPSTREAM_UNAVAILABLE",
"message": "The Mastodon API is temporarily unavailable. Please retry."
},
"success": false
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