Mastodon Lists

Look up Mastodon account ID

Isolates a Mastodon handle from a link and looks up the account identifier.

Scripting Actions

URLs, Web

URL

Passes the specified URL to the next action.

URLs, Web

Get Component of URL

Gets the specified part of the URL passed into the action. URLs are structured as follows: scheme://user:password@host:port/path?query#fragment.

Scripting, Variables

Set Variable

Sets the value of the specified variable to the input of this action.

Documents, Text Editing

Split Text

Separates text passed into the action into a list.

Lists, Scripting

Get Item from List

Returns one or more items from the list passed as input. You can get the first item, the last item, a random item, the item at a particular index, or items in a range of indexes.

Web, Web Requests

Get Contents of URL

Gets the contents of URLs passed into the action. Useful for downloading files and web content, or for making API requests. Includes GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE methods, and options to add headers. To make a multipart HTTP request, choose “Form” as the request body type and add files as field values.

Dictionaries, Scripting

Get Dictionary Value

Gets the value for the specified key in the dictionary passed into the action.

Dictionaries, Scripting

Get Dictionary from Input

Makes a dictionary from the text passed as input. JSON (like {“foo”: “bar”}), key-value pairs (like foo=bar&baz=biz), and XML-based plist are supported.

Control Flow, Scripting

Stop and Output

Stops execution of the current shortcut, and outputs content. This action is useful when: • Running a shortcut from another shortcut (using the Run Shortcut action). The output will be used as the output of the Run Shortcut action. • Running a shortcut from Quick Actions in Finder on macOS. The output will be saved as a file alongside the files selected in Finder. • Running a shortcut from Services on macOS. The output will replace the selected content, if applicable. • Or, when running a shortcut from another location that supports output, like the command-line or the Shortcuts URL scheme. No more actions will be run after this action.

Extra Details

Link to Run Shortcut

shortcuts://run-shortcut?name=Look%20up%20Mastodon%20account%20ID

Link to Open Shortcut

shortcuts://open-shortcut?name=Look%20up%20Mastodon%20account%20ID

AppleScript code

tell application “Shortcuts Events” run shortcut “Look up Mastodon account ID” end tell

Shortcuts, Siri Shortcuts

Custom Shortcuts

How to look up a Mastodon account’s ID using Shortcuts

Working with Mastodon's API means handling profiles from across the fediverse — this shortcut lets you make a web request to the "Lookup account" endpoint to get the universal ID for any user.

Custom Shortcuts

How to extract Mastodon instance & handle data using Shortcuts

Working with links in the fediverse can be tricky – here's how to use Shortcuts' Get Components of URL action to quickly isolate any instance or account handle you come across on Mastodon.