diff --git a/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2.php b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e5af34b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Module/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2.php
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Module\Api\Mastodon;
+
+use Friendica\App;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
+use Friendica\Core\L10n;
+use Friendica\Core\System;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\Module\Api\ApiResponse;
+use Friendica\Module\BaseApi;
+use Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2 as InstanceEntity;
+use Friendica\Util\Profiler;
+use Psr\Log\LoggerInterface;
+
+/**
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/methods/instance/
+ */
+class InstanceV2 extends BaseApi
+{
+	/** @var Database */
+	private $database;
+
+	/** @var IManageConfigValues */
+	private $config;
+
+	public function __construct(
+		App $app,
+		L10n $l10n,
+		App\BaseURL $baseUrl,
+		App\Arguments $args,
+		LoggerInterface $logger,
+		Profiler $profiler,
+		ApiResponse $response,
+		Database $database,
+		IManageConfigValues $config,
+		array $server,
+		array $parameters = []
+	) {
+		parent::__construct($app, $l10n, $baseUrl, $args, $logger, $profiler, $response, $server, $parameters);
+
+		$this->database = $database;
+		$this->config = $config;
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * @param array $request
+	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 * @throws \Friendica\Network\HTTPException\NotFoundException
+	 * @throws \ImagickException
+	 */
+	protected function rawContent(array $request = [])
+	{
+		System::jsonExit(new InstanceEntity($this->config, $this->baseUrl, $this->database, System::getRules()));
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f3551c564
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2.php
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon;
+
+use Friendica\App;
+use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\Core\Config\Capability\IManageConfigValues;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\Network\HTTPException;
+use Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2\Configuration;
+use Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2\Contact;
+use Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2\FriendicaExtensions;
+use Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2\Registrations;
+use Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2\Thumbnail;
+use Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2\Usage;
+
+/**
+ * Class Instance
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class InstanceV2 extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $domain;
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $title;
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $version;
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $source_url;
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $description;
+	/** @var Usage */
+	protected $usage;
+	/** @var Thumbnail */
+	protected $thumbnail;
+	/** @var array */
+	protected $languages;
+	/** @var Configuration  */
+	protected $configuration;
+	/** @var Registrations */
+	protected $registrations;
+	/** @var Contact */
+	protected $contact;
+	/** @var array */
+	protected $rules = [];
+	/** @var FriendicaExtensions */
+	protected $friendica;
+
+	/**
+	 * @param IManageConfigValues $config
+	 * @param BaseURL             $baseUrl
+	 * @param Database            $database
+	 * @param array               $rules
+	 * @throws HTTPException\InternalServerErrorException
+	 * @throws HTTPException\NotFoundException
+	 * @throws \ImagickException
+	 */
+	public function __construct(IManageConfigValues $config, BaseURL $baseUrl, Database $database, array $rules = [])
+	{
+		$this->domain            = $baseUrl->getHostname();
+		$this->title             = $config->get('config', 'sitename');
+		$this->version           = '2.8.0 (compatible; Friendica ' . App::VERSION . ')';
+		$this->source_url		 = null; //not supported yet
+		$this->description       = $config->get('config', 'info');
+		$this->usage             = new Usage($config);
+		$this->thumbnail         = new Thumbnail($baseUrl);
+		$this->languages         = [$config->get('system', 'language')];
+		$this->configuration     = new Configuration();
+		$this->registrations     = new Registrations();
+		$this->contact           = new Contact($database);
+		$this->rules             = $rules;
+		$this->friendica         = new FriendicaExtensions();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Configuration.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Configuration.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e30561356
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Configuration.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2;
+
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
+
+/**
+ * Class Configuration
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class Configuration extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var StatusesConfig */
+	protected $statuses;
+	/** @var MediaAttachmentsConfig  */
+	protected $media_attachments;
+	/** @var int */
+	protected $image_size_limit;
+
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->statuses          = new StatusesConfig();
+		$this->media_attachments = new MediaAttachmentsConfig();
+		$this->image_size_limit  = DI::config()->get('system', 'maximagesize');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Contact.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Contact.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..45631b0fb
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Contact.php
@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2;
+
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\Database\Database;
+use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Model\User;
+use Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\Account;
+
+/**
+ * Class Contact
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class Contact extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $email;
+	/** @var Account */
+	protected $account = null;
+
+
+	public function __construct(Database $database)
+	{
+		$this->email = implode(',', User::getAdminEmailList());
+		$administrator = User::getFirstAdmin();
+		if ($administrator) {
+			$adminContact = $database->selectFirst(
+				'contact',
+				['uri-id'],
+				['nick' => $administrator['nickname'], 'self' => true]
+			);
+			$this->account = DI::mstdnAccount()->createFromUriId($adminContact['uri-id']);
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/FriendicaExtensions.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/FriendicaExtensions.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..b69b5c026
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/FriendicaExtensions.php
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+<?php
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2;
+
+use Friendica\App;
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
+
+/**
+ * Class FriendicaExtensions
+ *
+ * Friendica specific additional fields on the Instance V2 object
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class FriendicaExtensions extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $version;
+	/** @var string */
+	protected $codename;
+	/** @var int */
+	protected $db_version;
+
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->version = App::VERSION;
+		$this->codename = App::CODENAME;
+		$this->db_version = DI::config()->get('system', 'build');
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/MediaAttachmentsConfig.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/MediaAttachmentsConfig.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..598736c33
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/MediaAttachmentsConfig.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2;
+
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\Util\Images;
+
+/**
+ * Class MediaAttachmentsConfig
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class MediaAttachmentsConfig extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var string[] */
+	protected $supported_mime_types;
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->supported_mime_types = Images::supportedTypes();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Registrations.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Registrations.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78c5713ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Registrations.php
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2;
+
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
+use Friendica\Module\Register;
+
+/**
+ * Class Registrations
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class Registrations extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var bool */
+	protected $enabled;
+	/** @var bool */
+	protected $approval_required;
+
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		$config = DI::config();
+		$register_policy = intval($config->get('config', 'register_policy'));
+		$this->enabled =  ($register_policy != Register::CLOSED);
+		$this->approval_required = ($register_policy == Register::APPROVE);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/StatusesConfig.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/StatusesConfig.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..5bf20ec97
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/StatusesConfig.php
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2;
+
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
+
+/**
+ * Class StatusConfig
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class StatusesConfig extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var int  */
+	protected $max_characters = 0;
+
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		$config = DI::config();
+		$this->max_characters = (int)$config->get(
+			'config',
+			'api_import_size',
+			$config->get('config', 'max_import_size')
+		);
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Thumbnail.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Thumbnail.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..18cb1bf2a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Thumbnail.php
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2;
+
+use Friendica\App\BaseURL;
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+
+/**
+ * Class Thumbnail
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class Thumbnail extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var string (URL) */
+	protected $url;
+
+	public function __construct(BaseURL $baseUrl)
+	{
+		$this->url = $baseUrl->get() . 'images/friendica-banner.jpg';
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Usage.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Usage.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..cb4934833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/Usage.php
@@ -0,0 +1,40 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2;
+
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+
+/**
+ * Class Usage
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class Usage extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var UserStats */
+	protected $users;
+
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		$this->users = new UserStats();
+	}
+}
diff --git a/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/UserStats.php b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/UserStats.php
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..c82cf563e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Object/Api/Mastodon/InstanceV2/UserStats.php
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+<?php
+/**
+ * @copyright Copyright (C) 2010-2023, the Friendica project
+ *
+ * @license GNU AGPL version 3 or any later version
+ *
+ * This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify
+ * it under the terms of the GNU Affero General Public License as
+ * published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the
+ * License, or (at your option) any later version.
+ *
+ * This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+ * but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+ * MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the
+ * GNU Affero General Public License for more details.
+ *
+ * You should have received a copy of the GNU Affero General Public License
+ * along with this program.  If not, see <https://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+ *
+ */
+
+namespace Friendica\Object\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2;
+
+use Friendica\BaseDataTransferObject;
+use Friendica\DI;
+
+/**
+ * Class UserStats
+ *
+ * @see https://docs.joinmastodon.org/entities/Instance/
+ */
+class UserStats extends BaseDataTransferObject
+{
+	/** @var int */
+	protected $active_monthly = 0;
+
+	public function __construct()
+	{
+		$config = DI::config();
+		if (!empty($config->get('system', 'nodeinfo'))) {
+			$this->active_monthly = intval(DI::keyValue()->get('nodeinfo_active_users_monthly'));
+		}
+	}
+}
diff --git a/static/routes.config.php b/static/routes.config.php
index 58fce7277..3271571c4 100644
--- a/static/routes.config.php
+++ b/static/routes.config.php
@@ -307,7 +307,7 @@ return [
 			'/trends/tags'                       => [Module\Api\Mastodon\Trends\Tags::class,              [R::GET         ]],
 		],
 		'/v2' => [
-			'/instance'                          => [Module\Api\Mastodon\Unimplemented::class,            [R::GET         ]], // not supported
+			'/instance'                          => [Module\Api\Mastodon\InstanceV2::class,            [R::GET         ]], // not supported
 		],
 		'/v{version:\d+}' => [
 			'/admin/accounts'                    => [Module\Api\Mastodon\Unimplemented::class,            [R::GET         ]], // not supported