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markers

Save and restore your position in timelines.

get
Get saved timeline position

https://mastodon.example/api/v1/markers

Returns: Marker
OAuth: User token + read:statuses
Version history:
3.0.0 - added

Request

Headers
Authorization
required
string
Bearer <user token>
Query Parameters
timeline
required
array
Array of markers to fetch. String enum anyOf home, notifications. If not provided, an empty object will be returned.

Response

200: Success

timeline[] = [“home”, “notifications”]

{
  "notifications": {
    "last_read_id": "35098814",
    "version": 361,
    "updated_at": "2019-11-26T22:37:25.239Z"
  },
  "home": {
    "last_read_id": "103206604258487607",
    "version": 468,
    "updated_at": "2019-11-26T22:37:25.235Z"
  }
}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header

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

post
Save position in timeline

https://mastodon.example/api/v1/markers

Returns: Marker
OAuth: User token + write:statuses
Version history:
3.0.0 - added

Request

Headers
Authorization
required
string
Bearer <user token>
Form Data Parameters
home[last_read_id]
optional
string
ID of the last status read in the home timeline.
notifications[last_read_id]
optional
string
ID of the last notification read.

Response

200: Success

Calling this API with home[last_read_id] causes a marker to be created for the home timeline.

{
  "home": {
    "last_read_id": "103194548672408537",
    "version": 462,
    "updated_at": "2019-11-24T19:39:39.337Z"
  }
}

401: Unauthorized

Invalid or missing Authorization header

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

409: Conflict

If object is stale while being updated, an error will occur.

{
  "error": "Conflict during update, please try again"
}

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