Table: mastodon_search_toot - Query Mastodon Toots using SQL

Mastodon is a decentralized, open-source social network. A Toot in Mastodon is equivalent to a post or status update in other social networks. Toots can contain text, media, links, and more, and they form the core of user activity and content on Mastodon.

Table Usage Guide

The mastodon_search_toot table provides insights into Toots within Mastodon. As a data analyst or social media manager, explore Toot-specific details through this table, including content, media attachments, and associated metadata. Utilize it to uncover trends, such as popular topics, sentiment analysis, and the reach and impact of specific posts or users.

Important Notes

You must specify the query column in the where or join clause to query this table.

Examples

Search for 'twitter'

Explore the instances where 'twitter' is mentioned in user posts on Mastodon to understand the context and relevance of these mentions. This can be beneficial for tracking social trends, brand reputation, or user sentiment.

select
  created_at,
  username,
  url,
  content
from
  mastodon_search_toot
where
  query = 'twitter';

select
  created_at,
  username,
  url,
  content
from
  mastodon_search_toot
where
  query = 'twitter';
limit
  100

Search for a toot

Discover the details of a specific post on the Mastodon social platform, including when it was created, who posted it, the URL, and its content. This could be useful for tracking the origin and information of a particular post for analysis or reporting purposes.

with my_toot as (
  select
    url
  from
    mastodon_my_toot
  limit
    1
)
select
  created_at,
  username,
  m.url,
  content
from
  mastodon_search_toot s
  join my_toot m on m.url = s.url
where
  query = m.url

with my_toot as (
  select
    url
  from
    mastodon_my_toot
  limit
    1
)
select
  s.created_at,
  s.username,
  m.url,
  s.content
from
  mastodon_search_toot s
  join my_toot m on m.url = s.url
where
  s.query = m.url;

Schema for mastodon_search_toot

Name	Type	Operators	Description
_ctx	jsonb		Steampipe context in JSON form.
account	jsonb		Account for toot author.
account_id	text	=, !=, ~~, ~~, !~~, !~~	The account ID.
account_url	text		Account URL for toot author.
content	text		Content of the toot.
created_at	timestamp with time zone		Timestamp when the toot was created.
display_name	text		Display name for toot author.
followers	bigint		Follower count for toot author.
following	bigint		Following count for toot author.
id	text		ID of the toot.
in_reply_to_account_id	text		If the toot is a reply, the ID of the replied-to toot's account.
instance_qualified_account_url	text		Account URL prefixed with my instance
instance_qualified_reblog_url	text		Url of the reblog (boost) of the toot, prefixed with my instance.
instance_qualified_url	text		URL for the toot, as seen from my instance.
list_id	text		Id for a list that gathers toots.
query	text	=	Query string to find toots.
reblog	jsonb		Reblog (boost) of the toot.
reblog_content	text		Content of reblog (boost) of the toot.
reblog_server	text		Server of the boosted account.
reblog_username	text		Username of the boosted account.
reblogs_count	bigint		Boost count for toot.
replies_count	bigint		Reply count for toot.
server	text		Server of toot author.
sp_connection_name	text	=, !=, ~~, ~~, !~~, !~~	Steampipe connection name.
sp_ctx	jsonb		Steampipe context in JSON form.
status	jsonb		Raw status
url	text		URL for the toot.
username	text		Username for toot author.

Export

This table is available as a standalone Exporter CLI. Steampipe exporters are stand-alone binaries that allow you to extract data using Steampipe plugins without a database.

You can download the tarball for your platform from the Releases page, but it is simplest to install them with the steampipe_export_installer.sh script:

/bin/sh -c "$(curl -fsSL https://steampipe.io/install/export.sh)" -- mastodon

You can pass the configuration to the command with the --config argument:

steampipe_export_mastodon --config '<your_config>' mastodon_search_toot