---
title: "Mastodon API: Profile | Perceptlayer"
description: "Profile from Mastodon as JSON. 1 credit per successful call."
url: https://perceptlayer.com/apis/mastodon/profile
---

[APIs](https://perceptlayer.com/apis) / [Mastodon](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/mastodon) / Profile

# Mastodon: Profile

Profile from Mastodon as JSON. 1 credit per successful call.

GET `/v1/mastodon/profile` Needs terms

Note 

This endpoint needs the [restricted-endpoint terms](https://perceptlayer.com/legal/restricted-endpoints), which you can accept in your dashboard.

## Parameters

Send parameters in the query string.

| Parameter | Type | Required | Allowed values |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `instance` | string | Optional | Up to 253 characters |
| `acct` | string | Required | Up to 255 characters |

## Example request

cURL shell 

```
curl "https://api.perceptlayer.com/v1/mastodon/profile?instance=mastodon.social&acct=Gargron" \
  -H "X-API-Key: $API_KEY"
```

[Run this endpoint in the playground](https://perceptlayer.com/apis/mastodon?try=profile#playground) with your own parameters. 1 credit per successful call; failed calls are free.