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lists API methods

View and manage lists. See also: /api/v1/timelines/list/id for loading a list timeline.

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View your lists 

GET /api/v1/lists HTTP/1.1

Fetch all lists that the user owns.

Returns: Array of List
OAuth: User token + read:lists
Version history:
2.1.0 - added

Request

Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Response

200: OK

Use id as a parameter for related API calls.

[
  {
    "id": "12249",
    "title": "Friends",
    "replies_policy": "followed"
  },
  {
    "id": "13585",
    "title": "test",
    "replies_policy": "list"
  }
]
401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}

Show a single list 

GET /api/v1/lists/:id HTTP/1.1

Fetch the list with the given ID. Used for verifying the title of a list, and which replies to show within that list.

Returns: List
OAuth: User token + read:lists
Version history:
2.1.0 - added

Request

Path parameters
:id
required String. The ID of the List in the database.
Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Response

200: OK

The list 12249 exists and is owned by you

{
  "id": "12249",
  "title": "Friends",
  "replies_policy": "followed"
}
401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}
404: Not found

List does not exist or is not owned by you

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

Create a list 

POST /api/v1/lists HTTP/1.1

Create a new list.

Returns: List
OAuth: User token + write:lists
Version history:
2.1.0 - added
3.3.0 - added replies_policy

Request

Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.
Form data parameters
title
required String. The title of the list to be created.
replies_policy
String. One of followed, list, or none. Defaults to list.

Response

200: OK

A sample list was created with a title of “test”.

{
  "id": "13585",
  "title": "test",
  "replies_policy": "list"
}
401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}
422: Unprocessable entity

If the title is missing:

{
  "error": "Validation failed: Title can't be blank"
}

If the replies_policy is not understood:

{
  "error": "'some' is not a valid replies_policy"
}

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Update a list 

PUT /api/v1/lists/:id HTTP/1.1

Change the title of a list, or which replies to show.

Returns: List
OAuth: User token + write:lists
Version history:
2.1.0 - added
3.3.0 - added replies_policy

Request

Path parameters
:id
required String. The ID of the List in the database.
Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.
Form data parameters
title
required String. The title of the list to be created.
replies_policy
String. One of followed, list, or none. Defaults to list.

Response

200: OK

The title of list 13585 was successfully updated to “testing”

{
  "id": "13585",
  "title": "test",
  "replies_policy": "list"
}
401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}
422: Unprocessable entity

If the title is missing:

{
  "error": "Validation failed: Title can't be blank"
}

If the replies_policy is not understood:

{
  "error": "'some' is not a valid replies_policy"
}

Delete a list 

DELETE /api/v1/lists/:id HTTP/1.1

Returns: empty object
OAuth: User token + write:lists
Version history:
2.1.0 - added

Request

Path parameters
:id
required String. The ID of the List in the database.
Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.

Response

200: OK

List was successfully deleted

{}
401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}
404: Not found

List does not exist or is not owned by you

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

View accounts in a list 

GET /api/v1/lists/:id/accounts HTTP/1.1

Returns: Array of Account
OAuth: User token + read:lists
Version history:
2.1.0 - added
3.3.0 - both min_id and max_id can be used at the same time now

Request

Path parameters
:id
required String. The ID of the List in the database.
Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.
Query parameters
max_id
Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link header for pagination.
since_id
Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link header for pagination.
min_id
Internal parameter. Use HTTP Link header for pagination.
limit
Integer. Maximum number of results. Defaults to 40 accounts. Max 80 accounts. Set to 0 in order to get all accounts without pagination.

Response

200: OK 
[
  {
    "id": "952529",
    "username": "alayna",
    "acct": "alayna@desvox.es",
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "917388",
    "username": "cole",
    "acct": "cole@be.cutewith.me",
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "869022",
    "username": "alayna",
    "acct": "alayna@be.cutewith.me",
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "832844",
    "username": "a9",
    "acct": "a9@broadcast.wolfgirl.engineering",
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "482403",
    "username": "amic",
    "acct": "amic@nulled.red",
    // ...
  }
]

Because you do not know beforehand which Accounts are included in a List, you will have to parse the HTTP Link header to load older or newer results. See Paginating through API responses for more information.

Link: <https://mastodon.example/api/v1/lists/12249/accounts?max_id=106931203247163945>; rel="next", <https://mastodon.example/api/v1/lists/12249/accounts?since_id=108632085572655915>; rel="prev"
401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}
404: Not found

List does not exist or is not owned by you.

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

Add accounts to a list 

POST /api/v1/lists/:id/accounts HTTP/1.1

Add accounts to the given list. Note that the user must be following these accounts.

Returns: empty object
OAuth: User token + write:lists
Version history:
2.1.0 - added

Request

Path parameters
:id
required String. The ID of the List in the database.
Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.
Form data parameters
account_ids[]
required Array of String. The accounts that should be added to the list.

Response

200: OK 
{}
401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}
404: Not found

You are not following a given account ID, or you do not own the list ID, or list/account ID does not exist

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}
422: Unprocessable entity

An Account with one of the provided IDs is already in the list

{
  "error": "Validation failed: Account has already been taken"
}

Remove accounts from list 

DELETE /api/v1/lists/:id/accounts HTTP/1.1

Remove accounts from the given list.

Returns: empty object
OAuth: User token + write:lists
Version history:
2.1.0 - added

Request

Path parameters
:id
required String. The ID of the List in the database.
Headers
Authorization
required Provide this header with Bearer <user token> to gain authorized access to this API method.
Form data parameters
account_ids[]
required Array of String. The accounts that should be removed from the list.

Response

200: OK

Account was successfully removed from the list, or it was already not in the list.

{}
401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header.

{
  "error": "The access token is invalid"
}
404: Not found

List is not owned by you or does not exist

{
  "error": "Record not found"
}

See also

GET /api/v1/accounts/:id/lists
app/controllers/api/v1/lists_controller.rb
app/controllers/api/v1/lists/accounts_controller.rb