diff --git a/mastodon/statuses.py b/mastodon/statuses.py index ba33298..f3d6e81 100644 --- a/mastodon/statuses.py +++ b/mastodon/statuses.py @@ -201,11 +201,12 @@ class Mastodon(Internals): The `visibility` parameter is a string value and accepts any of: - * ``'direct'`` - post will be visible only to **mentioned users** - * ``'private'`` - post will be visible only to **followers** - * ``'unlisted'`` - post will be **public but not appear on the public timeline** - * ``'public'`` - post will be **public** + * ``'direct'`` - post will be visible only to **mentioned users**, known in Mastodon's UI as "Mentioned users only" + * ``'private'`` - post will be visible only to **followers**, known in Mastodon's UI as "Followers only" + * ``'unlisted'`` - post will be public but **will not appear** on the public timelines + * ``'public'`` - post will be public and **will appear** on public timelines +\ If not passed in, `visibility` defaults to match the current account's default-privacy setting (starting with Mastodon version 1.6) or its locked setting - ``'private'`` if the account is locked, ``'public'`` otherwise