How to verify your Threads profile on Mastodon

Verify your Threads profile on your Mastodon profile using the fediverse

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Meta’s Instagram app,Threads, has been getting plenty of new features added on a regular basis. One of these is the ability to verify your Threads profile on Mastodon, which is due to both platforms being available on the fediverse.

The fediverse is a network of decentralized servers that support ‘rel=me’ links, which are links that are related to each other and therefore can be used to point to each other. This allows for a self-verification system that doesn’t require outside approval, and can therefore be established must faster.

Once the process is completed, Mastodon essentially cross-references the Threads link you put on your profile byusing the ‘rel=me’ linkto prove that you’re the real owner of that profile.Instagram head Adam Mosseri statedthat this is one of several “meaningful steps towards adopting open standards and the fediverse.”

Meanwhile, below are the steps to verifying your Threads profile on Mastodon, by taking advantage of this shared verse.

Steps for how to verify your Threads profile on Mastodon

Steps for how to verify your Threads profile on Mastodon

Tools and Requirements

Tools and Requirements

Step by step guide

Go to your Mastodon profile on the app and tap the arrow icon at the top right of the screen. Then tapCopy Linkand it’ll save a link to the profile on your clipboard.

2. Go to Threads and ‘Edit profile’

Go to your Threads profile and selectEdit profile, then selectLink.

In the ‘Edit Link’ box, paste the Mastodon link from your clipboard.

4. Click Done to save changes

Now SelectDoneat the top-right of the screen and the link should be saved on your profile.

5. Go back to Threads profile and ‘Share profile’

Go back to your Threads profile page and tapShare profile. Then pressCopy Linkto save it on your clipboard.

6. Go to your Mastodon profile and Edit

Next, go to your Mastodon profile and tapEdit Profileon the right, next to your name.

There are spaces for links. To add a new one, press the + symbol at the bottom-left of the screen. TapLabeland type inThreads, then tapContentand paste the Threads profile link into the box.

8. Verification should be complete

PressDoneand the changes should save. It might take a few minutes or so, but eventually, the ‘Threads’ section under ‘About’ in your profile should be highlighted green.

Final thoughts

When attempting to verify your Threads profile on Mastodon, it’s vital to follow the exact sequence of steps in the proper order, or else the process won’t work. Unfortunately, doing the reverse is currently not supported, according to aThreads engineer.

There have also been reports of verification bugs, which have shown up even for users who performed the steps correctly. That same engineerstated that Threads is looking into a solutionfor this issue.

You can verify your Threads profile on other sites that support the fediverse, such as Wikipedia, Gravtar, and Flipboard.

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