How to connect Mastodon to Rollout

Step-by-step: create a simple “application” on your Mastodon site and paste the access token into Rollout.

Mastodon is split across many websites (for example mastodon.social). You connect your account on the site you already use.

What you need

• Your Mastodon home address (example: https://mastodon.social).
• Permission to create an “application” under Preferences (normal on most servers).

Part A — Create an access token on Mastodon

1. Sign in on your Mastodon website (not only the phone app — use a browser for this part).
2. Open Preferences (often under your profile menu).
3. Open Development, then New application.
4. Application name: Rollout is fine.
5. Turn on permission to write posts and upload media. On many servers that means checking scopes named like write:statuses and write:media. If you only see broad “write” options, enable write access for posts and media.
6. Save / submit, then open the application you created and copy the access token.

Part B — Connect in Rollout

1. Rollout → Social → ⚙ Connections → select Mastodon.
2. Paste your instance URL (include https://).
3. Paste the access token.
4. Connect Mastodon, then Send test post and check your Mastodon profile.

If something goes wrong

• Posts fail — the website address must match where you created the application, and the token must allow posting and media.
• Make a new application with the right permissions if the old token doesn’t work.

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