+++ Monday 26 May 2025 +++


Multi-line toots with curl
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Tooting from the command line
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Tooting from the command line with curl is efficient.
No need to start a client or to write in a browser form.

In general, the command is:

   curl -X POST https://<instance-url>/api/v1/statuses \
   --header "Authorization: Bearer <long-key>" -d "status=<toot message>"

Multi line toot
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To incorporate newlines in the toot message, we have to write the command
a little bit different:

   curl -X POST https://<instance-url>/api/v1/statuses \
   --header "Authorization: Bearer <long-key>" -d $'status=<toot\nmessage\nand more>'

With this syntax, the `\n'-tokens will be replaced by a new line.

Happy tooting!


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