Documentation Index
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Mastodon is part of the Fediverse. It’s decentralized, which means “analytics” is a loose concept. Each instance runs independently, and there’s no central authority tracking impressions or views.
Supported Content Types
- Toots (Posts): Text with optional media. Up to 4 files.
- Mixed images and videos allowed, but only 1 video max.
Quirks & Gotchas
Terminology
- Likes = Favourites (British spelling, because Mastodon).
- Shares = Reblogs (like retweets, but federated).
- Posts = Toots (or “statuses” in the API, because naming things is hard).
Character Limits
Character limits are instance-dependent - most instances default to 500, but some allow more. We can’t know in advance what your user’s instance allows.
| Constraint | Value |
|---|
| Files | 0-4 (images and/or videos, mixed allowed) |
| Max videos | 1 |
| Video max size | 99 MB |
| Video aspect ratio | 1:3 to 1:1 |
| Max images | 4 |
| Image max size | 16 MB each |
Text & Field Limits
| Field | Limit |
|---|
text | Max 30,000 characters |
spoiler | Max 50 characters |
Analytics
For general analytics concepts (refresh rates, data retention, what “Returns 0” means), see the Analytics Overview.
Mastodon has very limited analytics capabilities. Being decentralized means there’s no central tracking of impressions or views.
Profile Analytics
Period: Snapshot.
| Metric | Description | Note |
|---|
impressions | - | Returns 0 (not available) |
impressionsUnique | - | Returns 0 (not available) |
views | - | Returns 0 (not available) |
viewsUnique | - | Returns 0 (not available) |
likes | - | Returns 0 (not available at profile level) |
comments | - | Returns 0 (not available at profile level) |
postCount | Total toots | |
followers | Followers | |
following | Following | |
Post Analytics
Period: Lifetime.
| Metric | Description | Note |
|---|
impressions | - | Returns 0 (not available) |
impressionsUnique | - | Returns 0 (not available) |
views | - | Returns 0 (not available) |
viewsUnique | - | Returns 0 (not available) |
likes | Favourites | |
comments | Replies | |
shares | Reblogs | |
saves | - | Returns 0 (not available) |
Quirks
- No impression or view metrics. The Fediverse doesn’t track eyeballs the way corporate social media does.
- Only basic engagement metrics (favourites, replies, reblogs) are available per post.
- Profile-level engagement is not aggregated by Mastodon’s API.
- This is by design, not a bug. Privacy-focused platform = limited tracking.
