R-for-Data-Science-Lunchbreak-Lessons/0x_283 rtoot.R at master · mnr/R-for-Data-Science-Lunchbreak-Lessons · GitHub

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# use rtoot to access mastodon

# install.packages("rtoot")
library(rtoot)

# authenticate to a mastodon server
auth_setup(instance = "mastodon.social", type = "public")

# get list of federated instances

myMastodonSocialToken <- "get a token from https://instances.social/api/token"

fedis <- get_fedi_instances(n = 130,
                            token = myMastodonSocialToken)

# looking to do some textmining?
publictoots <- get_timeline_public(limit = 13,
                                   instance = "mastodon.social")
linkedinHashtags <- get_timeline_hashtag(hashtag = "linkedin",
                     instance = "mastodon.social")