Action
Post Poll to Mastodon
Example action demonstrating using the Mastodon API via script to post a public poll.
This action uses the first line of the draft as the poll content (e.g. the question) and any remaining lines as poll options.
IMPORTANT: Before using this action, edit the first to “Define Template Tag” steps to enter the Mastodon instance host and credential identifier to use.
For more examples, see our Mastodon Integration Guide
Steps
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defineTemplateTag
name mastodon-host
template your.mastodon
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defineTemplateTag
name credential-id
template -
script
// grab host-id from tags let host = draft.processTemplate("[[mastodon-host]]") let credentialID = draft.processTemplate("[[credential-id]]") // validate values if (host.length == 0 || host == "your.mastodon") { alert(`Mastodon host must be configured to run this action. Edit action and set your Mastodon host name (like "mastodon.social") as the template value in the first "Define Template Tag" action step. `) context.cancel() }
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script
// create Mastodon instance let m = Mastodon.create(host, credentialID) // setup content to use let lines = draft.lines let content = lines.shift() // first line in poll content // loop over remaining lines to create poll options let options = [] for (let ln of lines) { if (ln.length > 0) { options.push(ln) } } const expiresIn = 60*60*24 // 24 hours // post to the /statuses endpoint let path = "/api/v1/statuses" let data = { "status": content, "poll": { "options": options, "expires_in": expiresIn }, "visibility": "public" } let response = m.request({ "path": path, "method": "POST", "data": data }) if (!response.success) { console.log(`Post Failed: ${response.statusCode}, ${response.error}`) context.fail() } else { console.log(`Posted to Mastodon: ${response.responseData["url"]}`) }
Options
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After Success Default Notification Info Log Level Info
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