get_instance: Get various information about a specific instance

In rtoot: Collecting and Analyzing Mastodon Data

Get various information about a specific instance

Description

Get various information about a specific instance

Usage

get_instance_general(instance = NULL, token = NULL, anonymous = TRUE)

get_instance_peers(instance = NULL, token = NULL, anonymous = TRUE)

get_instance_activity(instance = NULL, token = NULL, anonymous = TRUE)

get_instance_emoji(instance = NULL, token = NULL, anonymous = TRUE)

get_instance_directory(
  instance = NULL,
  token = NULL,
  offset = 0,
  limit = 40,
  order = "active",
  local = FALSE,
  anonymous = TRUE,
  parse = TRUE
)

get_instance_trends(
  instance = NULL,
  token = NULL,
  limit = 10,
  anonymous = TRUE
)

get_instance_rules(instance = NULL, token = NULL, anonymous = FALSE)

get_instance_blocks(instance = NULL, token = NULL, anonymous = TRUE)

Arguments

instance	character, the server name of the instance where the status is located. If NULL, the same instance used to obtain the token is used.
token	user bearer token (read from file by default)
anonymous	logical, should the API call be made anonymously? Defaults to TRUE but some instances might need authentication here
offset	How many accounts to skip before returning results. Default 0.
limit	integer, Maximum number of results to return
order	'active' to sort by most recently posted statuses (default) or 'new' to sort by most recently created profiles.
local	logical, show only local accounts?
parse	logical, if TRUE, the default, returns a tibble. Use FALSE to return the "raw" list corresponding to the JSON returned from the Mastodon API.

Details

get_instance_general

Returns general information about the instance

get_instance_peers

Returns the peers of an instance

get_instance_activity

Shows the weekly activity of the instance (3 months)

get_instance_emoji

Lists custom emojis available on the instance

get_instance_directory

A directory of profiles that the instance is aware of

get_instance_trends

Tags that are being used more frequently within the past week

get_instance_rules

Prints the rules of an instance

get_instance_blocks

List of domains that are blocked by an instance.

Value

instance details as list or tibble depending on call function

Examples

## Not run: 
 get_instance_general("mastodon.social")
 get_instance_activity("mastodon.social")
 get_instance_emoji("mastodon.social")
 get_instance_peers("mastodon.social")
 get_instance_directory("mastodon.social",limit = 2)

## End(Not run)

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