diff --git a/mastoposter/__main__.py b/mastoposter/__main__.py
index 682e3c1..d21f28f 100644
--- a/mastoposter/__main__.py
+++ b/mastoposter/__main__.py
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ from mastoposter import (
     __description__,
 )
 from mastoposter.integrations import FilteredIntegration
-from mastoposter.sources import websocket_source
+from mastoposter.sources import websocket_source, single_status_source
 from mastoposter.types import Account, Status
 from mastoposter.utils import normalize_config
 
@@ -110,6 +110,10 @@ def main():
         "config", nargs="?", default=getenv("MASTOPOSTER_CONFIG_FILE")
     )
     parser.add_argument("-v", action="version", version=__version__)
+    parser.add_argument(
+        "--single-status", nargs="?", type=str,
+        help="process single status and exit"
+    )
     args = parser.parse_args()
 
     if not args.config:
@@ -142,22 +146,32 @@ def main():
         "wss://{}/api/v1/streaming".format(conf["main"]["instance"]),
     )
 
+    source = websocket_source
+    source_params = dict(
+        url=url,
+        replies_to_other_accounts_should_not_be_skipped=conf[
+            "main"
+        ].getboolean(
+            "replies_to_other_accounts_should_not_be_skipped", False
+        ),
+        reconnect=conf["main"].getboolean("auto_reconnect", False),
+        reconnect_delay=conf["main"].getfloat("reconnect_delay", 1.0),
+        connect_timeout=conf["main"].getfloat("connect_timeout", 60.0),
+        list=conf["main"]["list"],
+        access_token=conf["main"]["token"],
+    )
+
+    if args.single_status:
+        source = single_status_source
+        source_params["status_url"] = args.single_status
+        source_params["retries"] = retries
+
     run(
         listen(
-            websocket_source,
+            source,
             modules,
             user_id,
-            url=url,
-            replies_to_other_accounts_should_not_be_skipped=conf[
-                "main"
-            ].getboolean(
-                "replies_to_other_accounts_should_not_be_skipped", False
-            ),
-            reconnect=conf["main"].getboolean("auto_reconnect", False),
-            reconnect_delay=conf["main"].getfloat("reconnect_delay", 1.0),
-            connect_timeout=conf["main"].getfloat("connect_timeout", 60.0),
-            list=conf["main"]["list"],
-            access_token=conf["main"]["token"],
+            **source_params
         )
     )
 
diff --git a/mastoposter/sources.py b/mastoposter/sources.py
index 39ad42b..f3a23b2 100644
--- a/mastoposter/sources.py
+++ b/mastoposter/sources.py
@@ -16,8 +16,8 @@ GNU General Public License for more details.
 from asyncio import exceptions, sleep
 from json import loads
 from logging import getLogger
-from typing import AsyncGenerator
-from urllib.parse import urlencode
+from typing import AsyncGenerator, List
+from urllib.parse import urlencode, urlparse
 from mastoposter.types import Status
 
 logger = getLogger("sources")
@@ -66,3 +66,59 @@ async def websocket_source(
                 "but we're not done yet"
             )
             await sleep(reconnect_delay)
+
+
+async def single_status_source(
+    status_url: str, url: str = None, access_token: str = None, retries: int = 5, **kwargs
+) -> AsyncGenerator[Status, None]:
+    # TODO: catch exceptions
+    from httpx import Client, HTTPTransport
+
+    user_authority = urlparse(url).netloc if url is not None else None
+    try:
+        status_url = f"https://{user_authority}/api/v1/statuses/{int(status_url)}"
+    except ValueError:
+        pass
+    parsed_status_url = urlparse(status_url)
+
+    with Client(transport=HTTPTransport(retries=retries)) as c:
+        status: Status
+        if parsed_status_url.path.startswith("/api/v1/statuses/"):
+            if parsed_status_url.netloc != user_authority:
+                access_token = None
+
+            # headers = {}
+            # if access_token is not None:
+            #     headers['Authorization'] = 'Bearer ' + access_token
+
+            params = {}
+            if access_token is not None:
+                params['access_token'] = access_token
+
+            rq = c.get(
+                status_url,
+                params=params,
+            )
+            status = Status.from_dict(rq.json())
+        else:
+            search_instance = user_authority if user_authority is not None else parsed_status_url.netloc
+
+            if search_instance != user_authority:
+                access_token = None
+
+            params = {}
+            if access_token is not None:
+                params["access_token"] = access_token
+
+            params["q"] = status_url
+            rq = c.get(
+                f"https://{search_instance}/api/v2/search",
+                params=params,
+            )
+            statuses: List[Status] = rq.json().get("statuses", [])
+            if len(statuses) < 1:
+                logger.error("Instance %s hasn't found status %r",
+                             search_instance, status_url)
+                return
+            status = Status.from_dict(statuses[0])
+        yield status