Connect Mastodon
Connecting Mastodon lets you write a post once in Sosyabot and send it to your Mastodon account.
Before you start
- Your Mastodon server address — the part after the @ in your handle, for example
mastodon.social. - An access token from that same server. You get this on Mastodon under Settings → Development → New application, then copy the token it gives you.
Step by step
Open your Mastodon settings
Log in to your Mastodon server in your web browser, then go to Settings → Development.
Create a new application
Click New application, give it any name (for example "Sosyabot"), and save it. Mastodon will show you an access token — that is the value you need.
Copy the access token
Copy the access token shown on that page. Keep it private, like a password.
Add the channel in Sosyabot
In Sosyabot, go to Channels → Add channel → Mastodon. Type your server address and paste the access token, then save.
Confirm it connected
Your Mastodon account now appears in your channel list. You're ready to post.
Good to know
- You can post text, links, and images to your Mastodon account.
- After it's connected, Sosyabot shows up as Sosyabot in your Mastodon settings under your authorized applications.
- Each Mastodon server is separate, so connect once per server you want to post to.
If it doesn't connect
- Double-check the server address — type just the domain (like
mastodon.social), with no @ and no extra text. - Make sure you copied the whole access token with no spaces before or after it.
- If posting later stops working, your token may have been removed on Mastodon. Create a new application and paste the new token again.