get_post
Retrieve a specific post by its ID from a Beehiiv publication using the MCP server, enabling structured access to content via the Beehiiv API v2. Input includes publication_id and post_id for precise data fetching.
Instructions
Retrieve a single post by ID.
Args:
publication_id: ID of the publication
post_id: ID of the postInput Schema
TableJSON Schema
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| post_id | Yes | ||
| publication_id | Yes |
Implementation Reference
- beehiiv_server.py:82-102 (handler)The main handler function for the 'get_post' tool. It is decorated with @mcp.tool() for registration, fetches post data from the Beehiiv API using the helper function, and returns a formatted string with title, subtitle, URL, status, and authors.
@mcp.tool() async def get_post(publication_id: str, post_id: str) -> str: """ Retrieve a single post by ID. Args: publication_id: ID of the publication post_id: ID of the post """ path = f"/publications/{publication_id}/posts/{post_id}" data = await beehiiv_request("GET", path) if not data or "data" not in data: return "Failed to fetch the post." post = data["data"] return ( f"Title: {post.get('title')}\n" f"Subtitle: {post.get('subtitle')}\n" f"URL: {post.get('web_url')}\n" f"Status: {post.get('status')}\n" f"Authors: {post.get('authors')}" ) - beehiiv_server.py:17-50 (helper)Supporting utility function 'beehiiv_request' used by the get_post handler to make authenticated HTTP requests to the Beehiiv API.
async def beehiiv_request( method: str, path: str, params: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None, json_body: Optional[dict[str, Any]] = None ) -> Optional[dict[str, Any]]: """ Helper to call the beehiiv API v2. Args: method: HTTP method (GET, POST, etc.) path: API path (e.g. '/publications') params: Query parameters json_body: Request JSON body """ headers = { "Authorization": f"Bearer {BEEHIIV_API_KEY}", "Content-Type": "application/json" } url = f"{BASE_URL}{path}" async with httpx.AsyncClient() as client: try: response = await client.request( method, url, headers=headers, params=params, json=json_body, timeout=30.0 ) response.raise_for_status() return response.json() except httpx.HTTPError as e: return {"error": str(e)} - beehiiv_server.py:82-82 (registration)The @mcp.tool() decorator registers the get_post function as an MCP tool.
@mcp.tool()