Table: mastodon_toot_local - Query Mastodon Local Toots using SQL

Mastodon is a decentralized, open-source social network. A 'Toot' in Mastodon is a post made by a user, similar to a 'Tweet' in Twitter. 'Local Toots' refer to the posts made by users on the local instance of a Mastodon server.

Table Usage Guide

The mastodon_toot_local table provides insights into the local toots within a Mastodon server. As a system administrator or a community manager, explore toot-specific details through this table, including content, author details, and associated metadata. Utilize it to uncover information about toots, such as their reach, the interactions they've received, and the activity of users on the local instance.

Examples

Get recent toots on the local timeline

Explore the latest posts on the local timeline to stay updated on recent activities and discussions. This is particularly useful for quickly catching up with the most recent happenings in your network.

select
  created_at,
  username,
  url,
  content
from
  mastodon_toot_local
limit
  30;

select
  created_at,
  username,
  url,
  content
from
  mastodon_toot_local
limit
  30;

Note: Always use limit or the query will try to read the whole timeline (until max_items is reached).

Hashtag frequency for recent toots on the local timeline

Explore the popularity of various hashtags in recent posts on the local timeline. This can help identify trending topics and gauge user engagement within the community.

with data as (
  select
    regexp_matches(content, '(#[^#\s]+)', 'g') as hashtag
  from
    mastodon_toot_local
  limit
    100
)
select
  hashtag,
  count(*)
from
  data
group by
  hashtag
order by
  count desc,
  hashtag;

Error: SQLite does not support regular expressions in the same way as PostgreSQL.

Schema for mastodon_toot_local

Name	Type	Description
_ctx	jsonb	Steampipe context in JSON form, e.g. connection_name.
account	jsonb	Account for toot author.
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.
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_toot_local