
An extension for extracting and downloading toots (posts on Mastodon) for text mining and analysis.
Cite this software
If you use this extension for your research, please reference it as follows:
Moncomble, F. (2024). MastoScraper (Version 0.5) [JavaScript]. Arras, France: Université d’Artois. Available at: https://fmoncomble.github.io/mastoscraper/
Installation
Firefox (recommended: automatic updates)

Chrome/Edge

Remember to pin the add-on to the toolbar.
Instructions for use
- Click the add-on’s icon in the toolbar.
- On first using the add-on, follow the authentication procedure to authorize the app on Mastodon. All credentials are stored locally on your computer, not on a remote server.
- Build your search query with at least one keyword, and click
Search
. - Choose your preferred output format:
XML/XTZ
for an XML file to import into TXM using theXML/TEI-Zero
module- When initiating the import process, open the “Textual planes” section and type
ref
in the field labelled “Out of text to edit”
- When initiating the import process, open the “Textual planes” section and type
TXT
for plain textCSV
XSLX
(Excel spreadsheet)JSON
- (Optional) Enter the maximum number of toots to collect.
- You can stop the process at any time by clicking
Abort
. - Click
Download
to collect the output orReset
to start afresh.