How to verify your Threads account using your Mastodon profile

How to verify your Threads account using your Mastodon profile

Image: Samar Haddad / The Verge

As explained in a recent article, Meta has rolled out the ability to verify a link to your Threads profile on social media platforms like Mastodon, according to a Threads post from Instagram head Adam Mosseri. In other words, the Mastodon account on your profile will show a verified checkmark for a Threads profile — so you’re using your Threads account to signal to people looking at your profile on Mastodon that you own the Threads link you’re pointing to.

It’s a pretty straightforward process. However, while it worked for us, at least one Verge staffer had problems with it, as did some others who tried it, so there’s a chance it may not work for you.

Here’s how we were able to do it:

Screenshot by Jay Peters / The Verge

Now, my Threads account is verified on Mastodon.

• On Threads, go to your profile (using the bottom-right profile icon).
• Select the Edit profile button.
• Where it says Link, add your Mastodon profile URL. (You can do this by copying and pasting your full Mastodon URL — say, https://mastodon.social/@jaypeters — from your browser into the Link box in Threads.)
• Now, go to your Mastodon profile and select Edit Profile. (This may differ slightly depending on the app you use.)
• There should be a place (again, depending on the app you use) to add a new link. Add your Threads profile URL and save the changes. (You can do this by copying and pasting your Threads URL — say, https://mastodon.social/@jaypeters — from your browser into Mastodon.)
• After you make and save that change, your Mastodon profile should show a green verification checkmark next to your Threads profile URL.

Success! (Hopefully.)