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If I run my own server, can I programatically create accounts? (alien.top)

submitted 2 years ago by charlie_allnutt@alien.top to c/mastodon

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I have an idea for a bot system, which I would run on my own mastodon server, but I was wondering if I would still have to manually register new accounts through the web interface or whether I could program that.

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[–] rallias@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/accounts/#create

Please make sure to mark them as bots. Also, people get irritated if you don't limit visibility on their posting.

[–] charlie_allnutt@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Hi I would of course always label them as bots. I already run four different bots through regular servers and I believe I follow etiquette properly.

Can you clarify exactly what you mean about visibility? Limit what?

[–] rallias@alien.top 1 points 2 years ago

So, for automated bot toots, people might be exploring local or federated feeds, and bots fill that stuff up in a hurry. If you toot your content as unlisted, followers-only, or mentioned-users-only, the targeted audience still receives those toots without cluttering up the local or federated feeds.