reddit-mastodon-crossposter/cleanup.py

"""Cleanup old posts that did not have any interactions"""

# ----- imports ----- #

from dotenv import load_dotenv
from mastodon import Mastodon
from os import getenv

# ----- initialization ----- #

# load .env
load_dotenv()

# initialize mastodon
mastodon = Mastodon(
    access_token = getenv("MASTODON_USER_SECRET"),
    api_base_url = getenv("MASTODON_URL")
)

# ----- go 200 posts into the past ----- #

# get latest posts
last_posts = mastodon.account_statuses(getenv("MASTODON_USER_ID"), exclude_replies=True, limit=40)
id_oldest_of_last_posts = -1
for i in range(4):
    id_oldest_of_last_posts = last_posts[-1]["id"]
    last_posts = mastodon.account_statuses(getenv("MASTODON_USER_ID"), exclude_replies=True, max_id=id_oldest_of_last_posts, limit=40)

# ----- delete old posts ----- #

for i in range(5):  # default: check 5 batches of 40 posts
    # find id of the currently oldest post
    last_post = last_posts[-1]
    if last_post["favourites_count"] != 0 or last_post["reblogs_count"] != 0 or last_post["replies_count"] != 0:
        id_oldest_of_last_posts = last_post["id"]
    # get next batch of posts
    last_posts = mastodon.account_statuses(getenv("MASTODON_USER_ID"), exclude_replies=True, max_id=id_oldest_of_last_posts, limit=40)

    # break if there are no more posts
    if len(last_posts) == 0:
        break

    # delete all old posts of the current batch
    for submission in last_posts:
        # if post has no favorites, boosts or replies, delete it
        if submission["favourites_count"] == 0 and submission["reblogs_count"] == 0 and submission["replies_count"] == 0:
            print("Trying to delete post:", submission["url"])
            mastodon.status_delete(submission["id"])