mastodon_followers.py

import rp2
import time
import network
import urequests as requests

# Connect to wireless network
SSID = 'NETWORK NAME' 
PASSWORD = 'NETWORK PASSWORD'

rp2.country('GB')
wlan = network.WLAN(network.STA_IF)
wlan.active(True)
wlan.connect(SSID, PASSWORD)
wlan.config(pm = 0xa11140)

while not wlan.isconnected() and wlan.status() >= 0:
    print("Waiting to connect")
    time.sleep(1)
    
if(wlan.isconnected()):
    network_config = wlan.ifconfig()
    ip = network_config[0]
    print("Connected: " + ip)    

# Query Mastodon
TOKEN = "YOUR OAUTH TOKEN"
HEADERS = { 'Authorization': 'Bearer %s' % TOKEN }

# NOTE: Your account ID will be returned by the search, but depending on how many are returned
# it might not be in array index [1] so you might have to print it the returned JSON out here.
search = requests.get(url="https://mastodon.social/api/v2/search?q=YOUR_USERNAME", headers=HEADERS)
# print( search.json() )
account_id = search.json()['accounts'][1]['id'] 

while 1:
    account = requests.get(url="https://mastodon.social/api/v1/accounts/%s" % account_id)
    followers = account.json().get('followers_count')
    print(followers)
    time.sleep(15)