diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index ecbe745..f3c215b 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 cmake_minimum_required (VERSION 3.6)
 project (mastodon-cpp
-         VERSION 0.19.0
+         VERSION 0.20.0
          LANGUAGES CXX
 )
 
diff --git a/src/easy/entities/instance.cpp b/src/easy/entities/instance.cpp
index e847682..a8b1ad1 100644
--- a/src/easy/entities/instance.cpp
+++ b/src/easy/entities/instance.cpp
@@ -93,3 +93,16 @@ const string Instance::streaming_api() const
 {
     return get_string("urls.streaming_api");
 }
+
+const uint_fast64_t Instance::max_toot_chars() const
+{
+    const uint_fast64_t max_chars = get_uint64("max_toot_chars");
+    if (was_set())
+    {
+        return max_chars;
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        return 500;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/src/easy/entities/instance.hpp b/src/easy/entities/instance.hpp
index 5c0cb5c..131b155 100644
--- a/src/easy/entities/instance.hpp
+++ b/src/easy/entities/instance.hpp
@@ -20,6 +20,8 @@
 #include <string>
 #include <vector>
 
+using std::uint_fast64_t;
+
 // If we are compiling mastodon-cpp, use another include path
 #ifdef MASTODON_CPP
     #include "mastodon-cpp.hpp"
@@ -118,6 +120,16 @@ namespace Mastodon
          *  @since before 0.11.0
          */
         const string streaming_api() const;
+
+        /*!
+         *  @brief  Returns the maximum chars a post can have
+         *
+         *          This parameter is not supported by upstream Mastodon. If it
+         *          is not found, 500 is returned.
+         *
+         *  @since  0.20.0
+         */
+        const uint_fast64_t max_toot_chars() const;
     };
 }