Mastodon integration is available on all paid plans, on your Zoho Social Web and Android applications.

1. Go to Settings > Social Channels and click Connect next to Mastodon.
   
   
2. Select an appropriate Mastodon server or click Others and enter the server name.
   
3. Click Connect Mastodon.
   
   
4. Log in to your server with appropriate email and password.
   
5. Read the permissions required for Zoho Social in the Authorization required page and click Authorize.
   
   

Note:

1. If your Mastodon server is not listed while connecting with Zoho Social, choose the Other option and specify the Server Name. Refrain from entering the complete URL of the server. For example, if the server URL is https://travels.zylker/ just enter travels.zylker to connect the server with Zoho Social.
   
   

Publishing posts on Mastodon

Info:

1. The character limit and the media requirements differ based on servers in Mastodon. Please make changes to your content or the media files based on the requirements mentioned in the error message.  
   

Recommended media guidelines for popular Mastodon servers

mastodon.social 

Text
Characters	500
Image
Size	16MB
Dimensions	33177600 px
Video
Size	99MB
Dimensions	8294400 px

mastodonapp.uk

Text
Characters	500
Image
Size	10MB
Dimensions	16777216 px
Video
Size	40MB
Dimensions	2304000 px

 

mastodon.world

Text
Characters	500
Image
Size	16MB
Dimensions	33177600 px
Video
Size	99MB
Dimensions	8294400 px

 

mas.to

Text
Characters	500
Image
Size	10MB
Dimensions	16777216 px
Video
Size	40MB
Dimensions	2304000 px

 

mastodon.online

Text
Characters	500
Image
Size	16MB
Dimensions	33177600 px
Video
Size	99MB
Dimensions	8294400 px

1. Click + New Post.
   
2. Click the Add icon and select the appropriate Mastodon channels.
   
   
3. Draft the content in the compose window and click on the attachments icon  to add multiple photos or a video to the post.
   
4. Click the Hashtag Groups icon  to include appropriate hashtags to the post.
   
5. Click the emojis icon  and add relevant emojis to the post, if required. 
   
6. Click Publish Now to publish the post right away, or schedule the post by choosing the appropriate Publishing Options.
   
   
7. Click Post Now to take the post live immediately, or click Schedule.

Save post as draft

1. Click + New Post.
   
2. Click the Add icon and select the appropriate Mastodon channels.
   
3. Draft the content in the compose window and click on the attachments icon to add multiple photos or a video to the post, if required.
   
4. Click Save Draft.
   
   

1. Go to the Posts tab and select the Mastodon channel.
   
2. Click Drafts from the filter available on the left.
   
3. Click the Edit icon next to the draft that you want to publish.
   
   
4. Make any necessary changes, then click Publish Now to publish the post right away. You can also select from the list of other publishing options available to schedule the post.
   

View posts

View performance of your post

1. Favorites: The number of times the post has been added to the favorites list.
   
2. Replies: The number of replies to the post.
   
3. Re-blogs: The number of times the post has been re-shared by Mastodon users.
   
4. Total Engagements: The total number of replies, re-blogs, and favorites received for your post.
   
5. Engagement Distribution: The pie chart depicts the distribution of engagements on the post such as favorites, re-blogs, and replies.
   

1. Go to the Posts tab and select Mastodon.
   
2. Click Published Posts from the available filter.
   
3. Select the post from the list and go to the Post Stats tab to view statistics on the performance.