<![CDATA[Sometimes I’m wondering, what would be the cost of stopping supporting the Mastodon API layer and instead work towards proper implementation of client to servers opening the route for a universal mobile app for #fedify based AP implementation.]]>Sometimes I’m wondering, what would be the cost of stopping supporting the Mastodon API layer and instead work towards proper implementation of client to servers opening the route for a universal mobile app for #fedify based AP implementation.

For indiekit I used Fedify to bring this very blog into the fediverse but then I wanted to be able to use Phanpy and other mobile app so I built a compatibility api layer that these mobile apps expect to find allowing me to use my own site with any Mastodon mobile app. It works but it’s buggy and I’m subject to API layers change and other future breakage I don’t want to deal with in the long run.

So now I’m wondering, do I drop this API layer and build a universal client?

🔗 https://rmendes.net/notes/2026/08/08/61f2f

]]>https://bb.devnull.land/topic/444ce326-50c6-4b7e-b167-7d2a8a3d3511/sometimes-i-m-wondering-what-would-be-the-cost-of-stopping-supporting-the-mastodon-api-layer-and-instead-work-towards-proper-implementation-of-client-to-servers-opening-the-route-for-a-universal-mobile-app-for-fedify-based-ap-implementation.RSS for NodeTue, 25 Aug 2026 02:44:06 GMTSat, 08 Aug 2026 11:29:52 GMT60<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I’m wondering, what would be the cost of stopping supporting the Mastodon API layer and instead work towards proper implementation of client to servers opening the route for a universal mobile app for #fedify based AP implementation. on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:13:53 GMT]]>@rick @julian my talk at FediCon yesterday was exploring some of the pitfalls and challenges. I’ll distill it into a post in the next day or so. The short version is it requires a “thick” client!

]]>https://bb.devnull.land/post/https://social.coop/users/django/statuses/117061716142960782https://bb.devnull.land/post/https://social.coop/users/django/statuses/117061716142960782Sat, 08 Aug 2026 20:13:53 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I’m wondering, what would be the cost of stopping supporting the Mastodon API layer and instead work towards proper implementation of client to servers opening the route for a universal mobile app for #fedify based AP implementation. on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:06:11 GMT]]>@rick do it!

]]>https://bb.devnull.land/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117060034339064108https://bb.devnull.land/post/https://cosocial.ca/users/evan/statuses/117060034339064108Sat, 08 Aug 2026 13:06:11 GMT<![CDATA[Reply to Sometimes I’m wondering, what would be the cost of stopping supporting the Mastodon API layer and instead work towards proper implementation of client to servers opening the route for a universal mobile app for #fedify based AP implementation. on Sat, 08 Aug 2026 12:39:32 GMT]]>@rick@rmendes.net @django@social.coop, a question for you 🙂

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