# Mastodon

## API access

(Optional)

* Log in to your Mastodon instance with an admin account
* Create a new OAuth application (Settings -> Development)
* Select `admin:read` access in the permissions
* After confirming, click on the application name in the list, and copy the
  access token
* Configure it as `MASTODON_AUTH_TOKEN` via environment variable, or on
  Admin -> Settings -> Services -> Mastodon