Update a post
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.social-api.ai/v1/posts/{pid} \
--header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data @- <<EOF
{
"first_comment": "<string>",
"hidden": false,
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"platform_data": {},
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-02T14:00:00Z",
"segments": [
{
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"text": "And here's the second post in the thread."
}
],
"skip_validation": false,
"targets": [
{
"account_id": "acc_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"board_id": "8828",
"first_comment": "<string>",
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"page_id": "sapi_page_01JRQX...",
"platform_data": {},
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z",
"text": "Platform-specific version of the post",
"title": "Custom title for LinkedIn",
"visibility": "public"
}
],
"text": "Updated post content",
"title": "Updated Title",
"visibility": "public"
}
EOFconst options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
first_comment: '<string>',
hidden: false,
media: [
{
source: '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000',
source_type: 'media_id',
type: 'image'
}
],
media_ids: ['<string>'],
platform_data: {},
scheduled_at: '2026-04-02T14:00:00Z',
segments: [
{
media: [
{
source: '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000',
source_type: 'media_id',
type: 'image'
}
],
media_ids: ['<string>'],
text: 'And here\'s the second post in the thread.'
}
],
skip_validation: false,
targets: [
{
account_id: 'acc_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J',
board_id: '8828',
first_comment: '<string>',
media: [
{
source: '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000',
source_type: 'media_id',
type: 'image'
}
],
media_ids: ['<string>'],
page_id: 'sapi_page_01JRQX...',
platform_data: {},
scheduled_at: '2026-04-01T10:00:00Z',
text: 'Platform-specific version of the post',
title: 'Custom title for LinkedIn',
visibility: 'public'
}
],
text: 'Updated post content',
title: 'Updated Title',
visibility: 'public'
})
};
fetch('https://api.social-api.ai/v1/posts/{pid}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://api.social-api.ai/v1/posts/{pid}"
payload = {
"first_comment": "<string>",
"hidden": False,
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": ["<string>"],
"platform_data": {},
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-02T14:00:00Z",
"segments": [
{
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": ["<string>"],
"text": "And here's the second post in the thread."
}
],
"skip_validation": False,
"targets": [
{
"account_id": "acc_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"board_id": "8828",
"first_comment": "<string>",
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": ["<string>"],
"page_id": "sapi_page_01JRQX...",
"platform_data": {},
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z",
"text": "Platform-specific version of the post",
"title": "Custom title for LinkedIn",
"visibility": "public"
}
],
"text": "Updated post content",
"title": "Updated Title",
"visibility": "public"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text){
"created_at": "2026-03-14T09:00:00Z",
"hidden": false,
"id": "p_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"published_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:05Z",
"retry_count": 0,
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z",
"status": "published",
"targets": [
{
"account_id": "acc_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"board_id": "8828",
"error": {
"category": "validation",
"caused_by": "user",
"code": "platform.tiktok.media_required",
"message": "Video posts require at least one media URL"
},
"first_comment": "<string>",
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"media_type": "reel",
"metadata": {},
"metrics": {
"avg_watch_time_ms": 7400,
"calls": 2,
"comments": 23,
"crossposted_views": 310,
"directions": 1,
"emails": 2,
"extra": {},
"follows": 12,
"interactions": 204,
"likes": 142,
"profile_actions": 15,
"profile_visits": 48,
"reach": 3870,
"reposts": 6,
"saves": 31,
"shares": 8,
"skip_rate": 42.5,
"texts": 1,
"total_watch_time_ms": 37888000,
"views": 5120,
"website_clicks": 9
},
"metrics_synced_at": "2026-04-01T12:00:00Z",
"page_id": "sapi_page_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/",
"platform": "instagram",
"platform_data": {},
"platform_media": [
{
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/456_n.jpg",
"type": "image",
"url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/123_n.jpg"
}
],
"platform_post_id": "17895695668004550",
"published_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:05Z",
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z",
"settings": {
"alt_text": "<string>",
"audio_type": "MUSIC",
"child_attachments": [
{
"description": "<string>",
"link": "<string>",
"name": "<string>",
"picture": "<string>"
}
],
"comments_enabled": true,
"countries": [
"FR",
"BE"
],
"cta_link": "<string>",
"cta_type": "SHOP_NOW",
"is_ai_generated": true,
"max_age": 65,
"min_age": 18,
"multi_share_end_card": true,
"multi_share_optimized": true,
"place": {
"id": "<string>",
"name": "<string>"
},
"product_type": "FEED",
"share_to_feed": true
},
"status": "published",
"text": "<string>",
"title": "<string>",
"visibility": "public"
}
],
"text": "Check out our new product launch!",
"title": "Exciting News",
"updated_at": "2026-03-14T09:00:00Z",
"visibility": "public"
}{
"error": {
"code": "resource.not_found",
"message": "Account not found",
"meta": {}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "resource.not_found",
"message": "Account not found",
"meta": {}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "resource.not_found",
"message": "Account not found",
"meta": {}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "resource.not_found",
"message": "Account not found",
"meta": {}
}
}Posts
Update a post
Updates the text, media, schedule time, targets, or hidden status of a pending post.
Only posts in draft, scheduled, or failed status can be updated.
Omit targets to keep the current ones. Sending targets replaces them all.
scheduled_at must be in the future, and a scheduled post must keep at least one target.
PATCH
/
posts
/
{pid}
Update a post
curl --request PATCH \
--url https://api.social-api.ai/v1/posts/{pid} \
--header 'Authorization: <api-key>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data @- <<EOF
{
"first_comment": "<string>",
"hidden": false,
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"platform_data": {},
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-02T14:00:00Z",
"segments": [
{
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"text": "And here's the second post in the thread."
}
],
"skip_validation": false,
"targets": [
{
"account_id": "acc_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"board_id": "8828",
"first_comment": "<string>",
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"page_id": "sapi_page_01JRQX...",
"platform_data": {},
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z",
"text": "Platform-specific version of the post",
"title": "Custom title for LinkedIn",
"visibility": "public"
}
],
"text": "Updated post content",
"title": "Updated Title",
"visibility": "public"
}
EOFconst options = {
method: 'PATCH',
headers: {Authorization: '<api-key>', 'Content-Type': 'application/json'},
body: JSON.stringify({
first_comment: '<string>',
hidden: false,
media: [
{
source: '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000',
source_type: 'media_id',
type: 'image'
}
],
media_ids: ['<string>'],
platform_data: {},
scheduled_at: '2026-04-02T14:00:00Z',
segments: [
{
media: [
{
source: '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000',
source_type: 'media_id',
type: 'image'
}
],
media_ids: ['<string>'],
text: 'And here\'s the second post in the thread.'
}
],
skip_validation: false,
targets: [
{
account_id: 'acc_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J',
board_id: '8828',
first_comment: '<string>',
media: [
{
source: '550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000',
source_type: 'media_id',
type: 'image'
}
],
media_ids: ['<string>'],
page_id: 'sapi_page_01JRQX...',
platform_data: {},
scheduled_at: '2026-04-01T10:00:00Z',
text: 'Platform-specific version of the post',
title: 'Custom title for LinkedIn',
visibility: 'public'
}
],
text: 'Updated post content',
title: 'Updated Title',
visibility: 'public'
})
};
fetch('https://api.social-api.ai/v1/posts/{pid}', options)
.then(res => res.json())
.then(res => console.log(res))
.catch(err => console.error(err));import requests
url = "https://api.social-api.ai/v1/posts/{pid}"
payload = {
"first_comment": "<string>",
"hidden": False,
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": ["<string>"],
"platform_data": {},
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-02T14:00:00Z",
"segments": [
{
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": ["<string>"],
"text": "And here's the second post in the thread."
}
],
"skip_validation": False,
"targets": [
{
"account_id": "acc_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"board_id": "8828",
"first_comment": "<string>",
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": ["<string>"],
"page_id": "sapi_page_01JRQX...",
"platform_data": {},
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z",
"text": "Platform-specific version of the post",
"title": "Custom title for LinkedIn",
"visibility": "public"
}
],
"text": "Updated post content",
"title": "Updated Title",
"visibility": "public"
}
headers = {
"Authorization": "<api-key>",
"Content-Type": "application/json"
}
response = requests.patch(url, json=payload, headers=headers)
print(response.text){
"created_at": "2026-03-14T09:00:00Z",
"hidden": false,
"id": "p_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"published_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:05Z",
"retry_count": 0,
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z",
"status": "published",
"targets": [
{
"account_id": "acc_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"board_id": "8828",
"error": {
"category": "validation",
"caused_by": "user",
"code": "platform.tiktok.media_required",
"message": "Video posts require at least one media URL"
},
"first_comment": "<string>",
"media": [
{
"source": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
"source_type": "media_id",
"type": "image"
}
],
"media_ids": [
"<string>"
],
"media_type": "reel",
"metadata": {},
"metrics": {
"avg_watch_time_ms": 7400,
"calls": 2,
"comments": 23,
"crossposted_views": 310,
"directions": 1,
"emails": 2,
"extra": {},
"follows": 12,
"interactions": 204,
"likes": 142,
"profile_actions": 15,
"profile_visits": 48,
"reach": 3870,
"reposts": 6,
"saves": 31,
"shares": 8,
"skip_rate": 42.5,
"texts": 1,
"total_watch_time_ms": 37888000,
"views": 5120,
"website_clicks": 9
},
"metrics_synced_at": "2026-04-01T12:00:00Z",
"page_id": "sapi_page_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J",
"permalink": "https://www.instagram.com/p/ABC123/",
"platform": "instagram",
"platform_data": {},
"platform_media": [
{
"thumbnail_url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/456_n.jpg",
"type": "image",
"url": "https://scontent.cdninstagram.com/v/t51.29350-15/123_n.jpg"
}
],
"platform_post_id": "17895695668004550",
"published_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:05Z",
"scheduled_at": "2026-04-01T10:00:00Z",
"settings": {
"alt_text": "<string>",
"audio_type": "MUSIC",
"child_attachments": [
{
"description": "<string>",
"link": "<string>",
"name": "<string>",
"picture": "<string>"
}
],
"comments_enabled": true,
"countries": [
"FR",
"BE"
],
"cta_link": "<string>",
"cta_type": "SHOP_NOW",
"is_ai_generated": true,
"max_age": 65,
"min_age": 18,
"multi_share_end_card": true,
"multi_share_optimized": true,
"place": {
"id": "<string>",
"name": "<string>"
},
"product_type": "FEED",
"share_to_feed": true
},
"status": "published",
"text": "<string>",
"title": "<string>",
"visibility": "public"
}
],
"text": "Check out our new product launch!",
"title": "Exciting News",
"updated_at": "2026-03-14T09:00:00Z",
"visibility": "public"
}{
"error": {
"code": "resource.not_found",
"message": "Account not found",
"meta": {}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "resource.not_found",
"message": "Account not found",
"meta": {}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "resource.not_found",
"message": "Account not found",
"meta": {}
}
}{
"error": {
"code": "resource.not_found",
"message": "Account not found",
"meta": {}
}
}Authorizations
Prefix your API key with "Bearer ". Example: Authorization: Bearer sapi_key_...
Path Parameters
Post ID
Body
application/json
Updated content
FirstComment replaces the auto-first-comment.
Hidden archives the post from default list views when true.
Example:
false
Media is the ordered, agnostic media list. Each item is a url, a media_id, or a platform_attachment_id; order and mixing are preserved. Supersedes media_ids.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
MediaIDs replaces the attached media files.
Deprecated: use Media with source_type "media_id". Ignored when media is set.
PlatformData passes platform-specific fields keyed by platform name (e.g. {"instagram": {"content_type": "feed"}}). Folded into each matching target; a target's own platform_data wins on conflicts.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
ScheduledAt changes the scheduled publication time (RFC3339).
Example:
"2026-04-02T14:00:00Z"
Segments are continuation posts that publish as a native thread on X. Threads chaining is temporarily unavailable.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
SkipValidation bypasses pre-publish validation. The post is scheduled/published as-is and may fail at the platform.
Example:
false
Targets replaces or updates per-platform target configuration.
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Text replaces the post body. Only for draft/scheduled/failed posts.
Example:
"Updated post content"
Title replaces the post title.
Example:
"Updated Title"
Visibility changes who can see the post.
Available options:
public, private, connections_only, logged_in Example:
"public"
Response
Post updated
Example:
"2026-03-14T09:00:00Z"
Example:
false
Example:
"p_01HZ9X3Q4R5M6N7P8V2K0W1J"
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Deprecated: use media.
Example:
"2026-04-01T10:00:05Z"
Example:
0
Example:
"2026-04-01T10:00:00Z"
Available options:
draft, scheduled, publishing, published, partial, failed, cancelled Example:
"published"
Show child attributes
Show child attributes
Example:
"Check out our new product launch!"
Example:
"Exciting News"
Example:
"2026-03-14T09:00:00Z"
Available options:
public, private, connections_only, logged_in Example:
"public"