diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/helpers.rs b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/helpers.rs
index 831e8cd..599cd7a 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/helpers.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/helpers.rs
@@ -1,14 +1,68 @@
 use tokio_postgres::GenericClient;
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
+use crate::config::Instance;
 use crate::database::DatabaseError;
-use crate::models::posts::helpers::{
-    add_user_actions,
-    add_related_posts,
+use crate::models::{
+    posts::{
+        hashtags::{find_hashtags, replace_hashtags},
+        helpers::{add_related_posts, add_user_actions},
+        links::{replace_object_links, find_linked_posts},
+        mentions::{find_mentioned_profiles, replace_mentions},
+        types::Post,
+    },
+    users::types::User,
 };
-use crate::models::posts::types::Post;
-use crate::models::users::types::User;
 use super::types::Status;
 
+pub struct PostContent {
+    pub content: String,
+    pub mentions: Vec<Uuid>,
+    pub tags: Vec<String>,
+    pub links: Vec<Uuid>,
+    pub linked: Vec<Post>,
+}
+
+pub async fn parse_microsyntaxes(
+    db_client: &impl GenericClient,
+    instance: &Instance,
+    mut content: String,
+) -> Result<PostContent, DatabaseError> {
+    // Mentions
+    let mention_map = find_mentioned_profiles(
+        db_client,
+        &instance.hostname(),
+        &content,
+    ).await?;
+    content = replace_mentions(
+        &mention_map,
+        &instance.hostname(),
+        &instance.url(),
+        &content,
+    );
+    let mentions = mention_map.values().map(|profile| profile.id).collect();
+    // Hashtags
+    let tags = find_hashtags(&content);
+    content = replace_hashtags(
+        &instance.url(),
+        &content,
+        &tags,
+    );
+    // Links
+    let link_map = find_linked_posts(
+        db_client,
+        &instance.url(),
+        &content,
+    ).await?;
+    content = replace_object_links(
+        &link_map,
+        &content,
+    );
+    let links = link_map.values().map(|post| post.id).collect();
+    let linked = link_map.into_values().collect();
+    Ok(PostContent { content, mentions, tags, links, linked })
+}
+
 /// Load related objects and build status for API response
 pub async fn build_status(
     db_client: &impl GenericClient,
diff --git a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
index c982353..2d804ef 100644
--- a/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
+++ b/src/mastodon_api/statuses/views.rs
@@ -20,10 +20,7 @@ use crate::ipfs::store as ipfs_store;
 use crate::ipfs::posts::PostMetadata;
 use crate::ipfs::utils::get_ipfs_url;
 use crate::mastodon_api::oauth::auth::get_current_user;
-use crate::models::posts::hashtags::{find_hashtags, replace_hashtags};
 use crate::models::posts::helpers::can_view_post;
-use crate::models::posts::links::{replace_object_links, find_linked_posts};
-use crate::models::posts::mentions::{find_mentioned_profiles, replace_mentions};
 use crate::models::posts::queries::{
     create_post,
     get_post_by_id,
@@ -47,6 +44,8 @@ use crate::utils::{
 use super::helpers::{
     build_status,
     build_status_list,
+    parse_microsyntaxes,
+    PostContent,
 };
 use super::types::{Status, StatusData, TransactionData};
 
@@ -69,7 +68,7 @@ async fn create_status(
         Some(_) => return Err(ValidationError("invalid visibility parameter").into()),
         None => Visibility::Public,
     };
-    let mut content = match status_data.content_type.as_str() {
+    let content = match status_data.content_type.as_str() {
         "text/html" => status_data.status,
         "text/markdown" => {
             markdown_lite_to_html(&status_data.status)
@@ -77,42 +76,18 @@ async fn create_status(
         },
         _ => return Err(ValidationError("unsupported content type").into()),
     };
-    let mut mentions = status_data.mentions.unwrap_or(vec![]);
-    // Mentions
-    let mention_map = find_mentioned_profiles(
-        db_client,
-        &instance.hostname(),
-        &content,
-    ).await?;
-    content = replace_mentions(
-        &mention_map,
-        &instance.hostname(),
-        &instance.url(),
-        &content,
-    );
-    mentions.extend(mention_map.values().map(|profile| profile.id));
-    // Hashtags
-    let tags = find_hashtags(&content);
-    content = replace_hashtags(
-        &instance.url(),
-        &content,
-        &tags,
-    );
-    // Links
-    let link_map = find_linked_posts(
-        db_client,
-        &instance.url(),
-        &content,
-    ).await?;
-    content = replace_object_links(
-        &link_map,
-        &content,
-    );
-    let links: Vec<_> = link_map.values().map(|post| post.id).collect();
-    let linked = link_map.into_values().collect();
+    // Parse content
+    let PostContent { mut content, mut mentions, tags, links, linked } =
+        parse_microsyntaxes(
+            db_client,
+            &instance,
+            content,
+        ).await?;
     // Clean content
     content = clean_content(&content)?;
 
+    // Extend mentions
+    mentions.extend(status_data.mentions.unwrap_or(vec![]));
     if visibility == Visibility::Subscribers {
         // Mention all subscribers.
         // This makes post accessible only to active subscribers