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+import api from '../api';
+
+export const MASTO_PREFS_FETCH_SUCCESS = 'MASTO_PREFS_FETCH_SUCCESS';
+
+export const FE_NAME = 'soapbox_fe';
+
+export function fetchMastoPreferences() {
+  return (dispatch, getState) => {
+    api(getState).get('/api/v1/preferences').then(response => {
+      dispatch(mastoFetchPrefsSuccess(response.data));
+    }).catch(e => {
+      console.error(e);
+      console.error('Could not fetch Mastodon preferences.');
+    });
+  };
+}
+
+export function mastoFetchPrefsSuccess(prefs) {
+  return {
+    type: MASTO_PREFS_FETCH_SUCCESS,
+    prefs,
+  };
+}