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Step 1 of 4

Which Mastodon instance are you on?

Mastodon is decentralised: accounts live on independent servers. Enter yours below. If you're not sure, check the URL you use to log in.

We'll build the link to your app settings from this

Step 2 of 4

Create an app on your instance

Mastodon's access tokens come from apps you register on your own instance. This takes about a minute.

  1. Click the link below to open your instance's application settings
  2. Click New application
  3. Name it Broadside and leave the website and redirect URI as they are
  4. Under Scopes, tick write:statuses and write:media: untick everything else
  5. Click Submit
Open application settings ↗

Step 3 of 4

Copy your access token

  1. On your instance, click into the Broadside app you just created
  2. Scroll to the bottom and copy the value under Your access token
  3. Paste it below

This is sent directly to your instance for verification: nothing passes through Broadside's server

Step 4 of 4

Verifying…

Contacting your instance…