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Additional clarification needed: local/remote post visibility on trending link feeds

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Description

I noticed that configuration[timelines_access][trending_link_feeds] in the Instance response has separate properties for access to local and remote posts even though timelines/link doesn’t seem to support local or remote params.

Does this mean there’s no way for unauthenticated clients to request link timelines on a server where access to local posts in those feeds is set to public but remote posts require authentication, or vice versa?

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Review the Instance response's configuration[timelines_access][trending_link_feeds] properties alongside the timelines/link endpoint documentation. Determine whether local and remote visibility can be requested separately by unauthenticated clients, then clarify the endpoint documentation or configuration description so the supported behavior is explicit.

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Domain
api, documentation
Issue type
Documentation
Difficulty
2/5
Estimated time
1-3 hours
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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