What can you do with this server?

Buffer MCP Server exposes 41 tools (24 reads, 17 confirmation-gated mutations) for managing Buffer social accounts, posts, content items, ideas, templates, tags and analytics over Buffer's current GraphQL API. * Account & channel discovery: get_account, get_channel, get_channels, get_configuration, get_daily_posting_limits to find organizations, channels, and per-channel capability and posting limits. * Read posts: get_post, get_posts for single posts or filtered/paginated lists by status, channel, tags, dates or type. * Publish & edit posts: create_post, edit_post, delete_post, move_post_in_queue for scheduling (queue, next, custom time, shareNow) with drafts, approvals and per-platform metadata. * Content items: get_content_item(s), create_content_item, create_content_item_draft, update_content_item, update_content_item_draft, delete_content_item, plus add_post_to_content_item, remove_post_from_content_item, promote_content_item_draft_to_posts. * Ideas: create_idea, get_ideas, get_idea_groups. * Templates: create_post_template, get_post_template(s), update_post_template, delete_post_template. * Tags: get_tag, get_tags_v2. * Analytics: get_aggregated_post_metrics for organization metrics over a date range, optionally filtered by channel or tag. * Instagram audio: get_instagram_audio, get_search_instagram_audio, get_trending_instagram_audio. * Generic GraphQL: graphql_query (query only) and graphql_mutation (single root field, confirmation required) for experimental/newer roots. * Helpers: list_accounts, preview_operation, query_pages (bounded 1-5 page reads), get_operation_schema for local schema/field discovery without a request. * Safety model: all 17 mutations require explicit confirmation, support read-only mode, private account profiles, upstream field selection, local payload files, and no automatic retries.

Which integrations are available for this server?

Provides tools for interacting with Buffer's GraphQL API, enabling account and channel discovery, post scheduling and publishing, content item/draft management, post templates, and analytics through reads and confirmation-gated mutations.

How do I use Buffer MCP Server?

1. Click on "Deploy Server". 2. Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state. 3. In the chat, type @ followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@Buffer MCP Server list my scheduled posts for the next week with minimal fields" That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed. Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.

Buffer MCP Server

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Buffer MCP Server & CLI

Buffer MCP server and CLI for Codex and AI agents. 41 tools for current GraphQL account, channels, posts, content items, templates and analytics, with private accounts and explicit operation approval. One shared implementation supplies both binaries and a desktop bundle.

Built and maintained by Navid Moazzez. Built on Slipway, which turns one definition of each tool into the MCP server and the CLI. The complete guide is on navid.me.

The terminal illustrates real command names and approval flow. It is not a recording of a provider account run. Buffer already has official CLI and hosted MCP products; their current schemas, field selection and supported workflows are compared below.

Requires Node 22+ and eligible Buffer API access for account operations. Validation: fixture tests, schema validation and protocol/artifact discovery are separate from provider-account outcomes and desktop GUI outcomes, which remain unverified. Section 7 has the measured token costs; no success rate is invented.

Two ways to use it

Command line

npm install -g @thenavidm/buffer-mcp-cli@latest
buffer-cli
buffer-cli get-account --fields id --agent
buffer-cli schema create-post
buffer-cli create-post --payload-file /absolute/private/approved-post.json --account work --confirm --agent

MCP server, for your AI app

codex mcp add buffer -- npx -y @thenavidm/buffer-mcp-cli@latest

Configure private credentials first. Ask: “Read scheduled posts for this exact organization with minimal fields; do not create or change any posts.” Full setup is in INSTALL.md.

Which one

Where you work	Surface
Codex or shell agent	Shared CLI, local MCP or both
Desktop chat	Compatible local MCP or desktop bundle
Scripts / CI	CLI or MCP client
Remote-only client	Official Buffer hosted MCP

Related MCP server: socialclaw

Features

Capability	CLI	MCP
Account / channel discovery	get-account / get-channel	get_account / get_channel
Deliberate publishing	create-post / edit-post	create_post / edit_post
Content item / draft work	create-content-item / create-content-item-draft	create_content_item / create_content_item_draft
Template workflows	get-post-templates / create-post-template	get_post_templates / create_post_template
Bounded cursor reads	query-pages	query_pages
Local validation / fields	preview-operation / get-operation-schema	preview_operation / get_operation_schema
Profiles and policy	list-accounts / --account / --confirm	list_accounts / account / confirm
Generic current GraphQL	graphql-query / graphql-mutation	graphql_query / graphql_mutation

Number	Section	What it covers
1	What you can ask it	What you can ask it
2	Quick install	Quick install
3	Set up Buffer access	Set up Buffer access
4	Connect your client	Connect your client
5	Check it works	Check it works
6	Output, flags and exit codes	Output, flags and exit codes
7	MCP or CLI and token cost	Measured in Claude Code and Codex
8	Every tool and argument	Every tool and argument
9	Publishing, content items and analytics	Publishing, content items and analytics
10	Pagination, retries and local input files	Pagination, retries and local input files
11	Several private accounts	Several private accounts
12	Writing safely	Writing safely
13	How the two surfaces work	How the two surfaces work
14	Privacy and data handling	Privacy and data handling
15	Environment variables	Environment variables
16	Updates and removal	Updates and removal
17	Troubleshooting	Troubleshooting
18	API coverage and comparisons	API coverage and comparisons
19	Versions	Versions
20	FAQ	FAQ

1. What you can ask it

Identify my account's accessible organizations and connected channels before choosing a target.
Read scheduled posts for one organization with minimal fields and a five-page maximum.
Preview a complete post input locally before approving shareNow, customScheduled or a queue change.
Create only the draft or approved post requested by the human, then inspect its returned ID/status.
Review content items and attached channel drafts before promoting them to posts.
Read and manage the selected post template with its documented visibility.
Read permitted aggregate metrics for the chosen date window.
Delete only the exact post/content item/template requested, after explicit confirmation.

Actual stdio discovery supplies 41 tools: 24 reads and 17 confirmation-gated mutations. Thirty-five named operations come from Buffer's published current CLI schemas, with generic query/mutation, account labels, operation schema inspection, local preview and bounded read pagination. Current experimental snippets/tag mutations remain generic requests with provider validation.

2. Quick install

npm install -g @thenavidm/buffer-mcp-cli@latest
buffer-cli --version
buffer-cli login
buffer-cli doctor
buffer-cli tools

Manual CLI/MCP requires Node 22+. The versioned buffer-2.0.0.mcpb bundles production dependencies for a compatible desktop host. Follow INSTALL.md for complete private setup.

codex mcp add buffer -- npx -y @thenavidm/buffer-mcp-cli@latest
codex mcp list

3. Set up Buffer access

Private API key and account access

Sign in to the intended account's API settings. Create the API key needed for this task and review that client's current quota.
Save it privately as BUFFER_API_KEY, or in a regular token-only file outside every repository and configure its absolute BUFFER_TOKEN_FILE path. BUFFER_API_TOKEN remains a compatibility alias; API_KEY takes precedence when both are supplied.
Run buffer-cli doctor. Then deliberately run doctor --network: it requests only account { id } and prints diagnostic success, never the account ID or provider content.
Read get-account with minimal fields, then inspect account.organizations and choose the exact organization/channel for the task. Use get_operation_schema to discover actual selectable paths.
Review the native input, platform metadata and publishing mode. Preview locally, then confirm only the precise operation the human requested. Successful creation is not proof that a social network published the post.

API keys authenticate through Authorization: Bearer at the fixed https://api.buffer.com endpoint. Personal API keys act across every organization accessible to that account; an organization input/default does not restrict the key. Provider roles, publishing policies and connected-channel grants still apply. Named local profiles route credentials and defaults; they cannot narrow provider authorization.

OAuth access tokens already granted to an app can use the same private credential path. The wrapper does not register apps, open consent, implement PKCE exchange, save refresh tokens or renew expiry. Follow OAuth for current PKCE and organization-specific app grants. PAT and OAuth permissions differ. Analytics uses PAT insightsRead access; current OAuth grants cannot request that analytics scope.

Current OAuth scopes in the provider's authentication guide:

Scope	Purpose
posts:read	Read posts and queues
posts:write	Create and manage posts
ideas:read	Read ideas
ideas:write	Create and manage ideas
account:read	Read account information
account:write	Manage permitted account settings
offline_access	Request a refresh token from the issuer; this wrapper does not refresh it

Request only the grant needed for the intended workflow. A refresh token is not a Bearer API credential. PAT insightsRead analytics is separate from the current OAuth scope list.

Use a private 0700 directory and 0600 regular token-only file on macOS/Linux. Windows users must restrict the file's ACL to their own user; POSIX checks do not establish Windows ACL protection. Files cannot be symlinks or exceed 64 KiB. File credentials override environment keys and are cached until restart. No automatic .env loader, browser credential harvesting or global official CLI configuration is used.

Plans, quotas and query limits

This AGPL wrapper is free. Buffer plans, posting limits, social-network permissions and API quotas are separate. Current API limits document these per-client rolling windows:

Plan	API keys / app clients	15 minutes	24 hours	30 days
Free	1 / 1	100	250	3000
Essentials	3 / 3	100	250	7500
Team	5 / 5	100	500	15000

Official MCP connections share a rate-limit bucket with personal keys; connecting another assistant does not create extra quota. RateLimit and Retry-After headers are returned with successful data; inspect your API settings' live usage. Quotas and query-complexity rules can change; the provider's returned policy takes precedence. The local 200 ms pacing is per profile/process, not a provider quota reservation. Labels sharing a key and several processes still share upstream limits.

Every ordinary command sends one request. query_pages is capped at five pages and 100 records requested per page locally; the provider can reject a smaller or differently constrained query. No request retries automatically, including reads, HTTP 200 GraphQL errors, HTTP 429 or timeouts. Wait for the provider's indicated reset, inspect account state, and make a deliberate retry. A transport timeout can leave a mutation completed remotely.

Local request JSON cap is 1 MiB, document cap 64 KiB/10000 parsed tokens, response cap 5 MiB and default timeout 30 seconds. These limits do not raise upstream query-depth, complexity, array, scheduling or social-network limits. Media URLs must be reachable by Buffer and meet platform constraints; local filesystem paths are not uploaded by this wrapper.

Revocation and rotation

Revoke/rotate the intended key in Buffer API settings or revoke the OAuth app grant through provider controls, update private local configuration and restart. Package uninstall does not revoke the key, disconnect a channel, delete hosted data or unschedule posts. Never send keys, private account exports, signed media links or raw error responses to public issues.

4. Connect your client

INSTALL.md gives Codex-first setup plus optional Claude Code, Claude Desktop bundle/manual routes, Cursor, VS Code/Copilot, Windsurf, Zed, Gemini CLI, Cline and Docker. The same package runs on Node 22+ in macOS/Linux/native Windows. GUI apps and remote development environments need their own accessible private configuration.

Local MCP launches command npx with arguments -y and @thenavidm/buffer-mcp-cli@latest over stdio. This package has no HTTP relay. A remote-only client uses the separately maintained official https://mcp.buffer.com/mcp service. npm ships SKILL.md but does not automatically register an agent skill. Install that shipped file through the client's supported mechanism.

Client-level approvals and local confirm=true are separate. A returned post or instruction in provider content never grants permission to publish. Read-only mode removes mutation discovery and also refuses a direct hidden-tool call.

5. Check it works

buffer-cli --version
buffer-cli doctor
buffer-cli doctor --network
buffer-cli list-accounts --agent
buffer-cli get-account --fields id --agent
buffer-cli get-operation-schema --operation posts --agent

Bare CLI, tools, schemas/help, local account labels and previews need no provider grant. doctor checks configuration presence; only doctor --network validates the minimal account request. A successful read establishes that request and token, not every post/platform or role. Full MCP discovery exposes 41 tools; read-only exposes 24. Invalid input/refused actions exit 2; missing credentials exit 10. Do not publish a real post just to test installation.

6. Output, flags and exit codes

Both surfaces return structured JSON, including native GraphQL data and available rate-limit headers. Connection data remains native edges/node/pageInfo; query_pages returns bounded page responses with continuation state.

buffer-cli create-post --help
buffer-cli schema create-post
buffer-cli get-post --id SELECTED_POST --fields id --fields status --agent --select data.post.id,data.post.status

Flag	Meaning
--agent	Compact JSON and no prompts; never confirms a write
--json / --compact	JSON output and compact spacing
--select a,b.c	Keep selected output paths after receipt
--fields id --fields status	Native upstream field selection for supported named operations
--payload / --payload-file	Complete native input JSON or regular private file; do not mix with input fields
--account NAME	Select one private profile
--confirm	Approve the exact requested mutation, subject to enabled policies
--help / schema COMMAND	Actual discovered flags and full input schema

Exit	Meaning
0	Successful local result or provider response
1	Unexpected error
2	Usage, invalid input or a refused mutation, an unknown command or a hidden write
3	Not found
4	Authentication or forbidden permission
5	Provider/GraphQL/typed mutation/network failure
7	Rate limit or quota failure
10	Nothing configured or invalid private profile/token configuration

GraphQL can fail inside HTTP 200. errors arrays fail even with partial data; typed mutation error unions fail rather than reporting success. Named mutations require a recognized successful result type. Acceptance/status from Buffer is not an assertion that a downstream social network completed publishing.

7. MCP or CLI and token cost

CLI and MCP are built by Slipway from each tool's one definition, so they share discovery, validation, handlers, accounts and one write guard, and no second provider implementation can drift.

Measured on 2026-10-05 against 2.0.1, the same day, with Claude Code 2.1.286 on Claude Opus 5.5 (one short prompt with and without the server connected, the difference read from the API's own usage figures) and Codex 0.159.3 on gpt-6.1-sol:

Cost	2.0.1	3.0.0
Claude Code, every tool loaded, every message	112,029	60,720
Claude Code's default, tool search, every message	737	740
`SKILL.md`, read once	3,477	3,535
Codex over the CLI, one task, median of five	113,353	111,104
Codex over MCP, the same task, median of five	48,471	48,492

The task was "find the command that schedules a post to a channel, and the flags it requires". Every tool loaded costs less because each write's native input appeared twice, as its own fields and inside payload, and 3.0.0 writes each repeated part once under $defs. Over the CLI, every 3.0.0 run asked which (476 characters) where 2.0.1's read the full command list (8,096), and create-post's schema printed in 33,734 characters instead of 116,294. Over MCP, Codex prints its own TypeScript rendering of the tool list, cut to about 10,000 tokens; that rendering is 426 tokens longer on 3.0.0 (21,946 against 21,520), because Codex leaves the argument descriptions out of a tool whose schema is large, and sharing the repeats brought create_idea under that size. SKILL.md costs 58 more because it now says how approval works over MCP and lists every exit code; tool search differs by 3 tokens.

Upstream fields can reduce requested provider data, and --select reduces the result a model sees after receipt. The CLI does not cost nothing: its help and output reach the model like anything else.

8. Every tool and argument

The following sections come from actual stdio discovery. Native input schemas and field-selection trees are reused from the reviewed published official CLI, with strict nested property checks. Required native fields are validated after payload/profile-default routing; they need not appear as top-level required flags because payload is an alternative.

Tool	Native operation	Policy
`get_account`	`account`	Read
`add_post_to_content_item`	`addPostToContentItem`	Confirm exact mutation
`get_aggregated_post_metrics`	`aggregatedPostMetrics`	Read
`get_channel`	`channel`	Read
`get_channels`	`channels`	Read
`get_configuration`	`configuration`	Read
`get_content_item`	`contentItem`	Read
`get_content_items`	`contentItems`	Read
`create_content_item`	`createContentItem`	Confirm exact mutation
`create_content_item_draft`	`createContentItemDraft`	Confirm exact mutation
`create_idea`	`createIdea`	Confirm exact mutation
`create_post`	`createPost`	Confirm exact mutation
`create_post_template`	`createPostTemplate`	Confirm exact mutation
`get_daily_posting_limits`	`dailyPostingLimits`	Read
`delete_content_item`	`deleteContentItem`	Confirm exact mutation
`delete_post`	`deletePost`	Confirm exact mutation
`delete_post_template`	`deletePostTemplate`	Confirm exact mutation
`edit_post`	`editPost`	Confirm exact mutation
`get_idea_groups`	`ideaGroups`	Read
`get_ideas`	`ideas`	Read
`get_instagram_audio`	`instagramAudio`	Read
`move_post_in_queue`	`movePostInQueue`	Confirm exact mutation
`get_post`	`post`	Read
`get_posts`	`posts`	Read
`get_post_template`	`postTemplate`	Read
`get_post_templates`	`postTemplates`	Read
`promote_content_item_draft_to_posts`	`promoteContentItemDraftToPosts`	Confirm exact mutation
`remove_post_from_content_item`	`removePostFromContentItem`	Confirm exact mutation
`get_search_instagram_audio`	`searchInstagramAudio`	Read
`get_tag`	`tag`	Read
`get_tags_v2`	`tagsV2`	Read
`get_trending_instagram_audio`	`trendingInstagramAudio`	Read
`update_content_item`	`updateContentItem`	Confirm exact mutation
`update_content_item_draft`	`updateContentItemDraft`	Confirm exact mutation
`update_post_template`	`updatePostTemplate`	Confirm exact mutation
`list_accounts`	Local/helper or parsed GraphQL	Read
`graphql_query`	Local/helper or parsed GraphQL	Read
`graphql_mutation`	Local/helper or parsed GraphQL	Confirm exact mutation
`preview_operation`	Local/helper or parsed GraphQL	Read
`query_pages`	Local/helper or parsed GraphQL	Read
`get_operation_schema`	Local/helper or parsed GraphQL	Read

get_account

buffer-cli get-account

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: No required native input fields. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: id, email, organizations.id, organizations.channelCount, timezone. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

add_post_to_content_item

buffer-cli add-post-to-content-item

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The content item to add the post to.
`postId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The post to add. The post must already exist. The post and the content item must belong to the same organization.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id, postId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, contentItem.id, contentItem.accountId, contentItem.allowedActions, contentItem.author.id, contentItem.author.avatar, contentItem.author.email, contentItem.author.isDeleted, contentItem.author.name, contentItem.author.urn, contentItem.body.__typename, contentItem.body.id, contentItem.body.aiAssisted, contentItem.body.assets.__typename, contentItem.body.assets.id, contentItem.body.assets.mimeType, contentItem.body.assets.source, contentItem.body.assets.thumbnail, contentItem.body.assets.type, contentItem.body.text, contentItem.organizationId, contentItem.tags.id, contentItem.tags.color, contentItem.tags.colorName, contentItem.tags.isLocked, contentItem.tags.name, contentItem.targetDate, contentItem.title, contentItem.createdAt, post.id, post.allowedActions, post.assets.__typename, post.assets.id, post.assets.mimeType, post.assets.source, post.assets.thumbnail, post.assets.type, post.author.id, post.author.avatar, post.author.email, post.author.isDeleted, post.author.name, post.author.urn, post.channel.id, post.channel.allowedActions, post.channel.avatar, post.channel.descriptor, post.channel.displayName, post.channel.externalLink, post.channel.hasActiveMemberDevice, post.channel.isDisconnected, post.channel.isLocked, post.channel.isNew, post.channel.isQueuePaused, post.channel.metadata.__typename, post.channel.metadata.defaultToReminders, post.channel.metadata.maxCharacters, post.channel.metadata.serverUrl, post.channel.metadata.subscriptionType, post.channel.metadata.shouldShowLinkedinAnalyticsRefreshBanner, post.channel.metadata.businessPortfolioId, post.channel.metadata.lastSubscribedAt, post.channel.metadata.phoneNumberId, post.channel.metadata.wabaId, post.channel.name, post.channel.organizationId, post.channel.products, post.channel.scopes, post.channel.service, post.channel.serviceId, post.channel.showTrendingTopicSuggestions, post.channel.timezone, post.channel.type, post.channel.createdAt, post.channel.updatedAt, post.channelId, post.channelService, post.contentItemId, post.dueAt, post.error.message, post.error.rawError, post.error.supportUrl, post.externalLink, post.ideaId, post.isCustomScheduled, post.metadata.__typename, post.metadata.firstComment, post.metadata.isAiGenerated, post.metadata.link, post.metadata.shouldShareToFeed, post.metadata.type, post.metadata.title, post.metadata.threadCount, post.metadata.url, post.metadata.details.__typename, post.metadata.details.button, post.metadata.details.link, post.metadata.details.code, post.metadata.details.endDate, post.metadata.details.startDate, post.metadata.details.terms, post.metadata.details.title, post.metadata.details.endTime, post.metadata.details.isFullDayEvent, post.metadata.details.startTime, post.metadata.embeddable, post.metadata.license, post.metadata.madeForKids, post.metadata.notifySubscribers, post.metadata.privacy, post.metadata.spoilerText, post.metadata.locationId, post.metadata.locationName, post.metadata.topic, post.metrics.description, post.metrics.name, post.metrics.type, post.metrics.unit, post.metrics.value, post.metricsUpdatedAt, post.notes.id, post.notes.allowedActions, post.notes.text, post.notes.type, post.notes.createdAt, post.notes.updatedAt, post.notificationStatus, post.schedulingType, post.sentAt, post.sharedNow, post.shareMode, post.status, post.tags.id, post.tags.color, post.tags.colorName, post.tags.isLocked, post.tags.name, post.text, post.via, post.createdAt, post.updatedAt, message. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_aggregated_post_metrics

buffer-cli get-aggregated-post-metrics

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`channelIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Optional list of channel IDs to filter by. When omitted (null), the aggregate spans every channel in the organization the actor has insights access to. When set to an empty array, no channels match and the result is empty. Items: string.
`endDateTime`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	End of the aggregation window. Consumers typically pass UTC midnight of the last calendar day in the window (the backend treats the range as inclusive of that day), for example `2026-01-31T00:00:00Z`. Date range is capped to 365 days.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The organization ID
`startDateTime`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Start of the aggregation window. Consumers typically pass UTC midnight of the first calendar day in the window, for example `2026-01-01T00:00:00Z`.
`tags`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: endDateTime, organizationId, startDateTime. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: metrics.type, metrics.name, metrics.value, metrics.unit, metricsUpdatedAt. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_channel

buffer-cli get-channel

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The ID of the channel to be retrieved
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: id, displayName, service, timezone, serviceId. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_channels

buffer-cli get-channels

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The Organization id to fetch channels for
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: id, name, service. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_configuration

buffer-cli get-configuration

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The organization to return configuration for.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: channels.authorizationStatus.feature, channels.authorizationStatus.reason, channels.authorizationStatus.status, channels.channelId, channels.channelType, channels.content.configurationContentTypes, channels.content.rules.__typename, channels.content.rules.property, channels.content.rules.max, channels.content.rules.min, channels.content.rules.maxLength, channels.content.rules.conflictsWith, channels.content.rules.requires, channels.content.rules.maxMegabytes, channels.content.rules.maxDurationSeconds, channels.content.rules.allowedFormats, channels.content.supportedProperties, channels.engagement.engagementType, channels.engagement.metadata.__typename, channels.engagement.metadata.hasUserRating, channels.engagement.metadata.permanentNote, channels.engagement.supportedAiFeatures, channels.service, services.channelType, services.content.configurationContentTypes, services.content.rules.__typename, services.content.rules.property, services.content.rules.max, services.content.rules.min, services.content.rules.maxLength, services.content.rules.conflictsWith, services.content.rules.requires, services.content.rules.maxMegabytes, services.content.rules.maxDurationSeconds, services.content.rules.allowedFormats, services.content.supportedProperties, services.engagement.engagementType, services.engagement.metadata.__typename, services.engagement.metadata.hasUserRating, services.engagement.metadata.permanentNote, services.engagement.supportedAiFeatures, services.service. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_content_item

buffer-cli get-content-item

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The unique identifier of the content item to fetch.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: id, accountId, allowedActions, author.id, author.avatar, author.email, author.isDeleted, author.name, author.urn, body.__typename, body.id, body.aiAssisted, body.assets.__typename, body.assets.id, body.assets.mimeType, body.assets.source, body.assets.thumbnail, body.assets.type, body.text, body.posts.id, body.posts.allowedActions, body.posts.assets.__typename, body.posts.assets.id, body.posts.assets.mimeType, body.posts.assets.source, body.posts.assets.thumbnail, body.posts.assets.type, body.posts.channelId, body.posts.channelService, body.posts.contentItemId, body.posts.dueAt, body.posts.externalLink, body.posts.ideaId, body.posts.isCustomScheduled, body.posts.metadata.__typename, body.posts.metadata.firstComment, body.posts.metadata.isAiGenerated, body.posts.metadata.link, body.posts.metadata.shouldShareToFeed, body.posts.metadata.type, body.posts.metadata.title, body.posts.metadata.threadCount, body.posts.metadata.url, body.posts.metadata.details.__typename, body.posts.metadata.details.button, body.posts.metadata.details.link, body.posts.metadata.details.code, body.posts.metadata.details.endDate, body.posts.metadata.details.startDate, body.posts.metadata.details.terms, body.posts.metadata.details.title, body.posts.metadata.details.endTime, body.posts.metadata.details.isFullDayEvent, body.posts.metadata.details.startTime, body.posts.metadata.embeddable, body.posts.metadata.license, body.posts.metadata.madeForKids, body.posts.metadata.notifySubscribers, body.posts.metadata.privacy, body.posts.metadata.spoilerText, body.posts.metadata.locationId, body.posts.metadata.locationName, body.posts.metadata.topic, body.posts.metricsUpdatedAt, body.posts.notificationStatus, body.posts.schedulingType, body.posts.sentAt, body.posts.sharedNow, body.posts.shareMode, body.posts.status, body.posts.text, body.posts.via, body.posts.createdAt, body.posts.updatedAt, organizationId, tags.id, tags.color, tags.colorName, tags.isLocked, tags.name, targetDate, title, createdAt. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_content_items

buffer-cli get-content-items

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Organization to list content items for. The caller must be a member of this organization.
`sort`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Sorting to apply, each entry breaking ties in the one before it. Defaults to newest first. A pagination cursor is only valid for the sort that produced it, so reset `after` to null whenever the sort changes. Items: object.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`first`	No; body and guard rules apply	integer	Local page-size cap 100, default 25; provider may impose additional query limits. minimum: `1`. maximum: `100`.
`after`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Opaque cursor from pageInfo.endCursor. One page per ordinary call. maxLength: `8192`.

Native input requirements: organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: items.id, items.accountId, items.allowedActions, items.author.id, items.author.avatar, items.author.email, items.author.isDeleted, items.author.name, items.author.urn, items.body.__typename, items.body.id, items.body.aiAssisted, items.body.assets.__typename, items.body.assets.id, items.body.assets.mimeType, items.body.assets.source, items.body.assets.thumbnail, items.body.assets.type, items.body.text, items.organizationId, items.tags.id, items.tags.color, items.tags.colorName, items.tags.isLocked, items.tags.name, items.targetDate, items.title, items.createdAt, pageInfo.endCursor, pageInfo.hasNextPage, pageInfo.hasPreviousPage, pageInfo.startCursor. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

create_content_item

buffer-cli create-content-item

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Organization that owns the content item and all variants created in it.
`posts`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The channel-specific post variants to create, one per channel. Provide at least one variant, and at most one variant per channel. Items: object.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to create it with no tags. Items: string.
`targetDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Optional date indicating when this piece of content should go out. This is a planning aid only and does not schedule any posts.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Optional title describing what this piece of content is about.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: organizationId, posts. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, content.id, content.accountId, content.allowedActions, content.author.id, content.author.avatar, content.author.email, content.author.isDeleted, content.author.name, content.author.urn, content.body.__typename, content.body.id, content.body.aiAssisted, content.body.assets.__typename, content.body.assets.id, content.body.assets.mimeType, content.body.assets.source, content.body.assets.thumbnail, content.body.assets.type, content.body.text, content.organizationId, content.tags.id, content.tags.color, content.tags.colorName, content.tags.isLocked, content.tags.name, content.targetDate, content.title, content.createdAt, errors.__typename, errors.message, errors.channelId, message. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

create_content_item_draft

buffer-cli create-content-item-draft

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`correlationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Client-generated UUID that makes draft creation idempotent. A retry with the same UUID in the same organization returns the first content item in its current state.
`draft`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Organization that will own the content item.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to create it with no tags. Items: string.
`targetDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Optional date indicating when this piece of content should go out. This is a planning aid only and does not schedule any posts.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Optional title describing what this piece of content is about.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: draft, organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

create_idea

buffer-cli create-idea

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`content`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`cta`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Call-to-action identifier for analytics tracking
`group`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Organization ID that will own the idea
`templateId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Template ID used to create the idea
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: content, organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, id, content.aiAssisted, content.date, content.media.id, content.media.alt, content.media.size, content.media.thumbnailUrl, content.media.type, content.media.url, content.services, content.tags.id, content.tags.color, content.tags.colorName, content.tags.name, content.text, content.title, groupId, organizationId, position, createdAt, updatedAt, idea.id, idea.content.aiAssisted, idea.content.date, idea.content.services, idea.content.text, idea.content.title, idea.groupId, idea.organizationId, idea.position, idea.createdAt, idea.updatedAt, refreshIdeas, message. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

create_post

buffer-cli create-post

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`aiAssisted`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If this post was created with the help of AI
`assets`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Ordered list of assets on this post. Items: object.
`channelId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Channel's Id for which we want to create the post
`draftId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from a Draft
`dueAt`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Date when the post is scheduled to be published
`ideaId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from an Idea
`metadata`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`mode`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	How the post is being scheduled. Values: `addToQueue`, `customScheduled`, `shareNext`, `shareNow`.
`needsApproval`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Submit the post for approval instead of scheduling it. A post submitted for approval is always a draft, so this conflicts with turning `saveToDraft` off. Only valid when your posting policy on the target channel requires approval.
`saveToDraft`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If true, saves the post as a draft instead of scheduling it. When saving as draft: - Post status will be 'draft' instead of 'buffer' - Posting limits are not checked - The post will not be published until explicitly scheduled
`schedulingType`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Scheduling type to indicate notification publishing or automatic publishing Values: `automatic`, `notification`.
`source`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	source where the composer was initiated from, used for tracking.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	List of tag IDs Items: string.
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Text content of the Post. Note: for threaded posts, this needs to match the first item in the `thread` array.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: channelId, mode, schedulingType. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: post.id, post.status. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

create_post_template

buffer-cli create-post-template

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`body`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The main content body of the template, may contain {{placeholders}}.
`description`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	A short user-facing description of the template. Nullable for backwards-compat at the GraphQL boundary — the resolver rejects null/empty values with a clear input error so the underlying storage contract (non-empty string) is still honored.
`emoji`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The emoji associated with the template.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Organization the template belongs to. The caller must be a member of this organization. For `internal` visibility this is the team scope; for `private` it's recorded on the template but does not affect visibility.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The title of the template.
`visibility`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Defaults to `private` if omitted. `public` is rejected — it is only available to official Buffer clients. Values: `internal`, `private`, `public`.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: body, organizationId, title. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, postTemplate.id, postTemplate.body, postTemplate.description, postTemplate.emoji, postTemplate.organizationId, postTemplate.title, postTemplate.visibility, postTemplate.createdAt, postTemplate.updatedAt, message. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_daily_posting_limits

buffer-cli get-daily-posting-limits

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`channelIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	List of channel IDs to check limits for. All channels must belong to the same organization. Items: string.
`date`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The date to check limits for. Defaults to today if not provided.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: channelIds. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: channelId, isAtLimit, limit, scheduled, sent. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

delete_content_item

buffer-cli delete-content-item

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The content item to delete.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, _empty, errors.channelId, errors.message, message. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

delete_post

buffer-cli delete-post

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Post id to delete.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, id, message. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

delete_post_template

buffer-cli delete-post-template

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The ID of the template to delete.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, _empty, message. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

edit_post

buffer-cli edit-post

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	ID of the post to edit
`aiAssisted`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If this post was edited with the help of AI
`approvalChange`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Change the post's approval state alongside this edit. Leave unset to keep the post's current approval state. Only valid when your posting policy on the post's channel requires approval, and only on your own drafts. Asking for the state the post is already in does nothing. Values: `request`, `revert`.
`assets`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Ordered list of assets on this post. Omit to preserve the existing list, pass an empty array to clear it Items: object.
`draftId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from a Draft
`dueAt`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Date when the post is scheduled to be published
`ideaId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from an Idea
`metadata`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`mode`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	How the post is being scheduled. Omit the field or pass null to make no scheduling change — null does not clear or reset the schedule: a scheduled post keeps its current share mode, queue slot, and any custom time, and the edit applies only the other provided fields. Pass a non-null ShareMode to apply that mode. Values: `addToQueue`, `customScheduled`, `shareNext`, `shareNow`.
`saveToDraft`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If true, saves the post as a draft instead of keeping it scheduled. When saving as draft: - Post status will be 'draft' instead of 'buffer' - The post will not be published until explicitly scheduled
`schedulingType`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Scheduling type to indicate notification publishing or automatic publishing. Omit it, or send null, to leave the post publishing the way it already does. Values: `automatic`, `notification`.
`source`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	source where the composer was initiated from, used for tracking.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	tags Items: string.
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Text content of the Post. Omit the field to keep the current text; pass an empty string or null to clear it. Note: for threaded posts, this needs to match the first item in the `thread` array.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, post.id, post.allowedActions, post.assets.__typename, post.assets.id, post.assets.mimeType, post.assets.source, post.assets.thumbnail, post.assets.type, post.author.id, post.author.avatar, post.author.email, post.author.isDeleted, post.author.name, post.author.urn, post.channel.id, post.channel.allowedActions, post.channel.avatar, post.channel.descriptor, post.channel.displayName, post.channel.externalLink, post.channel.hasActiveMemberDevice, post.channel.isDisconnected, post.channel.isLocked, post.channel.isNew, post.channel.isQueuePaused, post.channel.metadata.__typename, post.channel.metadata.defaultToReminders, post.channel.metadata.maxCharacters, post.channel.metadata.serverUrl, post.channel.metadata.subscriptionType, post.channel.metadata.shouldShowLinkedinAnalyticsRefreshBanner, post.channel.metadata.businessPortfolioId, post.channel.metadata.lastSubscribedAt, post.channel.metadata.phoneNumberId, post.channel.metadata.wabaId, post.channel.name, post.channel.organizationId, post.channel.products, post.channel.scopes, post.channel.service, post.channel.serviceId, post.channel.showTrendingTopicSuggestions, post.channel.timezone, post.channel.type, post.channel.createdAt, post.channel.updatedAt, post.channelId, post.channelService, post.contentItemId, post.dueAt, post.error.message, post.error.rawError, post.error.supportUrl, post.externalLink, post.ideaId, post.isCustomScheduled, post.metadata.__typename, post.metadata.firstComment, post.metadata.isAiGenerated, post.metadata.link, post.metadata.shouldShareToFeed, post.metadata.type, post.metadata.title, post.metadata.threadCount, post.metadata.url, post.metadata.details.__typename, post.metadata.details.button, post.metadata.details.link, post.metadata.details.code, post.metadata.details.endDate, post.metadata.details.startDate, post.metadata.details.terms, post.metadata.details.title, post.metadata.details.endTime, post.metadata.details.isFullDayEvent, post.metadata.details.startTime, post.metadata.embeddable, post.metadata.license, post.metadata.madeForKids, post.metadata.notifySubscribers, post.metadata.privacy, post.metadata.spoilerText, post.metadata.locationId, post.metadata.locationName, post.metadata.topic, post.metrics.description, post.metrics.name, post.metrics.type, post.metrics.unit, post.metrics.value, post.metricsUpdatedAt, post.notes.id, post.notes.allowedActions, post.notes.text, post.notes.type, post.notes.createdAt, post.notes.updatedAt, post.notificationStatus, post.schedulingType, post.sentAt, post.sharedNow, post.shareMode, post.status, post.tags.id, post.tags.color, post.tags.colorName, post.tags.isLocked, post.tags.name, post.text, post.via, post.createdAt, post.updatedAt, message, code, link. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_idea_groups

buffer-cli get-idea-groups

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Unique identifier for the organization.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: id, name, isLocked. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_ideas

buffer-cli get-ideas

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`groupFilter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The organization to fetch ideas from.
`tagsFilter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`first`	No; body and guard rules apply	integer	Local page-size cap 100, default 25; provider may impose additional query limits. minimum: `1`. maximum: `100`.
`after`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Opaque cursor from pageInfo.endCursor. One page per ordinary call. maxLength: `8192`.

Native input requirements: organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: items.id, items.content.aiAssisted, items.content.date, items.content.services, items.content.text, items.content.title, items.groupId, items.organizationId, items.position, items.createdAt, items.updatedAt, pageInfo.endCursor, pageInfo.hasNextPage, pageInfo.hasPreviousPage, pageInfo.startCursor. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_instagram_audio

buffer-cli get-instagram-audio

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`audioId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Meta audio asset ID
`channelId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Instagram channel used to authorize the refresh
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: audioId, channelId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, audio.id, audio.coverArtworkUrl, audio.creatorUsername, audio.displayArtist, audio.duration, audio.previewUrl, audio.title, audio.type, channelIds, message. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

move_post_in_queue

buffer-cli move-post-in-queue

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	ID of the post to move.
`position`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Target position within the channel's queue. Values: `bottom`, `top`.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id, position. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: __typename, post.id, post.allowedActions, post.assets.__typename, post.assets.id, post.assets.mimeType, post.assets.source, post.assets.thumbnail, post.assets.type, post.author.id, post.author.avatar, post.author.email, post.author.isDeleted, post.author.name, post.author.urn, post.channel.id, post.channel.allowedActions, post.channel.avatar, post.channel.descriptor, post.channel.displayName, post.channel.externalLink, post.channel.hasActiveMemberDevice, post.channel.isDisconnected, post.channel.isLocked, post.channel.isNew, post.channel.isQueuePaused, post.channel.metadata.__typename, post.channel.metadata.defaultToReminders, post.channel.metadata.maxCharacters, post.channel.metadata.serverUrl, post.channel.metadata.subscriptionType, post.channel.metadata.shouldShowLinkedinAnalyticsRefreshBanner, post.channel.metadata.businessPortfolioId, post.channel.metadata.lastSubscribedAt, post.channel.metadata.phoneNumberId, post.channel.metadata.wabaId, post.channel.name, post.channel.organizationId, post.channel.products, post.channel.scopes, post.channel.service, post.channel.serviceId, post.channel.showTrendingTopicSuggestions, post.channel.timezone, post.channel.type, post.channel.createdAt, post.channel.updatedAt, post.channelId, post.channelService, post.contentItemId, post.dueAt, post.error.message, post.error.rawError, post.error.supportUrl, post.externalLink, post.ideaId, post.isCustomScheduled, post.metadata.__typename, post.metadata.firstComment, post.metadata.isAiGenerated, post.metadata.link, post.metadata.shouldShareToFeed, post.metadata.type, post.metadata.title, post.metadata.threadCount, post.metadata.url, post.metadata.details.__typename, post.metadata.details.button, post.metadata.details.link, post.metadata.details.code, post.metadata.details.endDate, post.metadata.details.startDate, post.metadata.details.terms, post.metadata.details.title, post.metadata.details.endTime, post.metadata.details.isFullDayEvent, post.metadata.details.startTime, post.metadata.embeddable, post.metadata.license, post.metadata.madeForKids, post.metadata.notifySubscribers, post.metadata.privacy, post.metadata.spoilerText, post.metadata.locationId, post.metadata.locationName, post.metadata.topic, post.metrics.description, post.metrics.name, post.metrics.type, post.metrics.unit, post.metrics.value, post.metricsUpdatedAt, post.notes.id, post.notes.allowedActions, post.notes.text, post.notes.type, post.notes.createdAt, post.notes.updatedAt, post.notificationStatus, post.schedulingType, post.sentAt, post.sharedNow, post.shareMode, post.status, post.tags.id, post.tags.color, post.tags.colorName, post.tags.isLocked, post.tags.name, post.text, post.via, post.createdAt, post.updatedAt, message. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_post

buffer-cli get-post

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The ID of the post to be retrieved
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: id, text, status, channel.name, channel.id, createdAt. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_posts

buffer-cli get-posts

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The Organization id to fetch posts for
`sort`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The sort to apply to the posts results Items: object.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`first`	No; body and guard rules apply	integer	Local page-size cap 100, default 25; provider may impose additional query limits. minimum: `1`. maximum: `100`.
`after`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Opaque cursor from pageInfo.endCursor. One page per ordinary call. maxLength: `8192`.

Native input requirements: organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: items.id, items.text, items.status, pageInfo. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_post_template

buffer-cli get-post-template

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The unique identifier of the template to fetch.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: id, body, description, emoji, organizationId, title, visibility, createdAt, updatedAt. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_post_templates

buffer-cli get-post-templates

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Organization to scope `internal`-visibility templates to. The caller must be a member of this organization.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`first`	No; body and guard rules apply	integer	Local page-size cap 100, default 25; provider may impose additional query limits. minimum: `1`. maximum: `100`.
`after`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Opaque cursor from pageInfo.endCursor. One page per ordinary call. maxLength: `8192`.

Native input requirements: organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: items.id, items.body, items.description, items.emoji, items.organizationId, items.title, items.visibility, items.createdAt, items.updatedAt, pageInfo.endCursor, pageInfo.hasNextPage, pageInfo.hasPreviousPage, pageInfo.startCursor. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

promote_content_item_draft_to_posts

buffer-cli promote-content-item-draft-to-posts

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The content item to promote.
`posts`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The channel-specific posts to create, one per channel. Provide at least one post, and at most one post per channel. Items: object.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to keep the current tags. An empty list or null removes them all. Items: string.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id, posts. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

remove_post_from_content_item

buffer-cli remove-post-from-content-item

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The content item to remove the post from.
`postId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The post to remove from a content item.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id, postId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

get_search_instagram_audio

buffer-cli get-search-instagram-audio

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`audioType`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Music or original sound catalog Values: `music`, `originalSound`.
`channelId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Instagram channel to search audio for
`query`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Search text. Required. Use trendingInstagramAudio for trending results.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: audioType, channelId, query. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

get_tag

buffer-cli get-tag

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The unique identifier of the tag to fetch.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: id, color, colorName, isLocked, name. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

get_tags_v2

buffer-cli get-tags-v2

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Organization to list tags for. The caller must be a member of this organization.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`first`	No; body and guard rules apply	integer	Local page-size cap 100, default 25; provider may impose additional query limits. minimum: `1`. maximum: `100`.
`after`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Opaque cursor from pageInfo.endCursor. One page per ordinary call. maxLength: `8192`.

Native input requirements: organizationId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

Default upstream fields: items.id, items.color, items.colorName, items.isLocked, items.name, pageInfo.endCursor, pageInfo.hasNextPage, pageInfo.hasPreviousPage, pageInfo.startCursor. Inspect get_operation_schema for every selectable path.

buffer-cli get-trending-instagram-audio

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`audioType`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Music or original sound catalog Values: `music`, `originalSound`.
`channelId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Instagram channel to load trending audio for
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

Native input requirements: audioType, channelId. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

update_content_item

buffer-cli update-content-item

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The content item to update.
`targetDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Omit to preserve the existing target date. Null clears it.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Omit to preserve the existing title. Null clears it.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

update_content_item_draft

buffer-cli update-content-item-draft

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The content item whose channel-less draft is replaced.
`draft`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to keep the current tags. An empty list or null removes them all. Items: string.
`targetDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Date indicating when this piece of content should go out. This is a planning aid only and does not schedule any posts. Omit to preserve the existing target date. Null clears it.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id, draft. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

update_post_template

buffer-cli update-post-template

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The ID of the template to update.
`body`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The main content body of the template, may contain {{placeholders}}.
`description`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	A short user-facing description of the template.
`emoji`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The emoji associated with the template.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The title of the template.
`visibility`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	`public` is rejected — it is only available to official Buffer clients. Values: `internal`, `private`, `public`.
`payload`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Complete native input object instead of individual input fields.
`payload_file`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Regular local JSON input file, no symlink, at most 1 MiB; cannot mix with payload or individual input fields. minLength: `1`.
`fields`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Upstream field paths relative to the result, as in official CLI --fields. Default fields are bounded. Use items.id for connection nodes; pageInfo.endCursor for cursors. minItems: `1`. maxItems: `100`. Items: string.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

Native input requirements: id. Use individual fields or complete payload/payload_file.

list_accounts

buffer-cli list-accounts

Argument	Required	Type	Details
None	No	None	No arguments

graphql_query

buffer-cli graphql-query

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`document`	Yes	string	See the full input schema. minLength: `1`. maxLength: `65536`.
`variables`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Native JSON variables; validated remotely by Buffer.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.

graphql_mutation

buffer-cli graphql-mutation

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`document`	Yes	string	See the full input schema. minLength: `1`. maxLength: `65536`.
`variables`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	Native JSON variables; validated remotely by Buffer.
`account`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Private account profile name. Selects credentials only; an organization default does not restrict provider token permissions. minLength: `1`.
`confirm`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set true only when the user asked for exactly this action.

preview_operation

buffer-cli preview-operation

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`operation`	Yes	string	See the full input schema. Values: `account`, `addPostToContentItem`, `aggregatedPostMetrics`, `channel`, `channels`, `configuration`, `contentItem`, `contentItems`, `createContentItem`, `createContentItemDraft`, `createIdea`, `createPost`, `createPostTemplate`, `dailyPostingLimits`, `deleteContentItem`, `deletePost`, `deletePostTemplate`, `editPost`, `ideaGroups`, `ideas`, `instagramAudio`, `movePostInQueue`, `post`, `posts`, `postTemplate`, `postTemplates`, `promoteContentItemDraftToPosts`, `removePostFromContentItem`, `searchInstagramAudio`, `tag`, `tagsV2`, `trendingInstagramAudio`, `updateContentItem`, `updateContentItemDraft`, `updatePostTemplate`.
`arguments`	Yes	object	Arguments for that named tool. Provide all required native input, including organizationId; profile defaults are not read.

query_pages

buffer-cli query-pages

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`operation`	Yes	string	See the full input schema. Values: `contentItems`, `ideas`, `posts`, `postTemplates`, `tagsV2`.
`arguments`	Yes	object	Arguments for the native read tool, including filters, fields, first/after and account.
`max_pages`	No; body and guard rules apply	integer	See the full input schema. minimum: `1`. maximum: `5`. default: `1`.

get_operation_schema

buffer-cli get-operation-schema

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`operation`	Yes	string	See the full input schema. Values: `account`, `addPostToContentItem`, `aggregatedPostMetrics`, `channel`, `channels`, `configuration`, `contentItem`, `contentItems`, `createContentItem`, `createContentItemDraft`, `createIdea`, `createPost`, `createPostTemplate`, `dailyPostingLimits`, `deleteContentItem`, `deletePost`, `deletePostTemplate`, `editPost`, `ideaGroups`, `ideas`, `instagramAudio`, `movePostInQueue`, `post`, `posts`, `postTemplate`, `postTemplates`, `promoteContentItemDraftToPosts`, `removePostFromContentItem`, `searchInstagramAudio`, `tag`, `tagsV2`, `trendingInstagramAudio`, `updateContentItem`, `updateContentItemDraft`, `updatePostTemplate`.

Nested native input definitions

These tables preserve the current nested object/array structures, required fields, enums and constraints. Repeated identical shapes are shown once; full inline schema remains available for each command.

addPostToContentItem.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The content item to add the post to.
`postId`	Yes	string	The post to add. The post must already exist. The post and the content item must belong to the same organization.

aggregatedPostMetrics.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`channelIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Optional list of channel IDs to filter by. When omitted (null), the aggregate spans every channel in the organization the actor has insights access to. When set to an empty array, no channels match and the result is empty. Items: string.
`endDateTime`	Yes	string	End of the aggregation window. Consumers typically pass UTC midnight of the last calendar day in the window (the backend treats the range as inclusive of that day), for example `2026-01-31T00:00:00Z`. Date range is capped to 365 days.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	The organization ID
`startDateTime`	Yes	string	Start of the aggregation window. Consumers typically pass UTC midnight of the first calendar day in the window, for example `2026-01-01T00:00:00Z`.
`tags`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

aggregatedPostMetrics.input.tags

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`in`	Yes	array	Include results that have any of the specified tags (union/OR). Items: string.
`isEmpty`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	When true, include results that have no tags assigned. Can be combined with 'in' for union filtering. Defaults to false if not specified.

channel.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The ID of the channel to be retrieved

channels.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	The Organization id to fetch channels for

channels.input.filter

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`isLocked`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If not defined, it returns all channels Else, if true, it only returns locked channels if false, it only returns not locked channels
`product`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	If not passed, it return all channels Else, it filters the channels based on what the product supports. Values: `analyze`, `buffer`, `comments`, `engage`, `publish`, `startPage`.

configuration.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`organizationId`	Yes	string	The organization to return configuration for.

contentItem.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The unique identifier of the content item to fetch.

contentItems.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	Organization to list content items for. The caller must be a member of this organization.
`sort`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Sorting to apply, each entry breaking ties in the one before it. Defaults to newest first. A pagination cursor is only valid for the sort that produced it, so reset `after` to null whenever the sort changes. Items: object.

contentItems.input.filter

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`contentStatus`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Only return content items with this content status. When omitted, content items in every status are returned. Values: `draftContent`, `postContent`.
`tags`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`targetDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

contentItems.input.filter.targetDate

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`presence`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Only return content items by whether a target date is set: `present` returns only dated items, `absent` only undated ones. Values: `absent`, `present`.
`range`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

contentItems.input.filter.targetDate.range

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`end`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Include results with dates equal to or before the specified date
`start`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Include results with dates equal to or after the specified date

contentItems.input.sort[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`direction`	Yes	string	The direction to sort by. Values: `asc`, `desc`.
`field`	Yes	string	The field to sort by. Values: `targetDate`, `createdAt`.

createContentItem.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`organizationId`	Yes	string	Organization that owns the content item and all variants created in it.
`posts`	Yes	array	The channel-specific post variants to create, one per channel. Provide at least one variant, and at most one variant per channel. Items: object.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to create it with no tags. Items: string.
`targetDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Optional date indicating when this piece of content should go out. This is a planning aid only and does not schedule any posts.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Optional title describing what this piece of content is about.

createContentItem.input.posts[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`aiAssisted`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If this post was created with the help of AI
`assets`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Ordered list of assets on this post. Items: object.
`channelId`	Yes	string	Channel's Id for which we want to create the post
`draftId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from a Draft
`dueAt`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Date when the post is scheduled to be published
`ideaId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from an Idea
`metadata`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`mode`	Yes	string	How the post is being scheduled. Values: `addToQueue`, `customScheduled`, `shareNext`, `shareNow`.
`needsApproval`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Submit the post for approval instead of scheduling it. A post submitted for approval is always a draft, so this conflicts with turning `saveToDraft` off. Only valid when your posting policy on the target channel requires approval.
`saveToDraft`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If true, saves the post as a draft instead of scheduling it. When saving as draft: - Post status will be 'draft' instead of 'buffer' - Posting limits are not checked - The post will not be published until explicitly scheduled
`schedulingType`	Yes	string	Scheduling type to indicate notification publishing or automatic publishing Values: `automatic`, `notification`.
`source`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	source where the composer was initiated from, used for tracking.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	List of tag IDs Items: string.
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Text content of the Post. Note: for threaded posts, this needs to match the first item in the `thread` array.

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`document`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`image`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`link`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`video`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].document

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`thumbnailUrl`	Yes	string	Document thumbnail URL
`title`	Yes	string	Document title
`url`	Yes	string	Document URL

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].image

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`metadata`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`thumbnailUrl`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	URL to the static thumbnail of the asset
`url`	Yes	string	URL to the file source

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].image.metadata

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`altText`	Yes	string	Alternative text for accessibility
`animatedThumbnail`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Animated thumbnail URL
`dimensions`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`userTags`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Accounts to tag at specific points on the image. Each tag's x/y position uses normalized 0.0-1.0 coordinates - see UserTagInput. Items: object.

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].image.metadata.dimensions

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`height`	Yes	integer	Image height in pixels
`width`	Yes	integer	Image width in pixels

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].image.metadata.userTags[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`handle`	Yes	string	The handle (username) of the account to tag, without the leading @.
`x`	Yes	number	Horizontal position of the tag as a normalized decimal float between 0.0 and 1.0 - the fraction of the image width from the left edge (0.5 is the horizontal center). Pass a number, not a string, and do not use pixel coordinates; to convert, divide the pixel X by the image width.
`y`	Yes	number	Vertical position of the tag as a normalized decimal float between 0.0 and 1.0 - the fraction of the image height from the top edge (0.5 is the vertical center). Pass a number, not a string, and do not use pixel coordinates; to convert, divide the pixel Y by the image height.

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].link

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`description`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Description of the link
`thumbnailUrl`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Thumbnail URL of the link
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Title of the link
`url`	Yes	string	URL to the link

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].video

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`metadata`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`thumbnailUrl`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Do not use: social networks do not accept custom video thumbnail images, and the API rejects video assets that set this field. To choose the video thumbnail, set `metadata.thumbnailOffset` to select a frame from the video (supported for Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest only).
`url`	Yes	string	URL to the file source

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].video.metadata

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`thumbnailOffset`	No; body and guard rules apply	integer	Offset of the thumbnail chosen for the video, in ms
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Video title

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`bluesky`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`facebook`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`google`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`instagram`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`linkedin`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`mastodon`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`pinterest`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`substack`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`threads`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`tiktok`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`twitter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`youtube`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.bluesky

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`linkAttachment`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`thread`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The ordered list of posts that make up the thread (not paginated). This array is the source of truth for what gets published: every post in the thread, including the root post, must be provided here. Posts are published in order, each replying to the previous one. The first item is the root post and should match the top-level `text` on the post input. Items: object.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.bluesky.linkAttachment

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`description`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Description shown on the link card
`thumbnail`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Title shown on the link card
`url`	Yes	string	URL that the link asset has been built from

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.bluesky.linkAttachment.thumbnail

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`url`	Yes	string	URL of the thumbnail image

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.bluesky.thread[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`assets`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Ordered list of assets on this threaded post Items: object.
`metadata`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The text body content of the threaded post

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.facebook

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`annotations`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Annotations representing entities in the text Items: object.
`firstComment`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Facebook post's first comment
`linkAttachment`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`type`	Yes	string	The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Facebook Values: `post`, `reel`, `story`.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.facebook.annotations[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`content`	Yes	string	The content of the annotation, e.g. '107509875938399'
`indices`	Yes	array	The indices of the annotation in the text, e.g. [6, 9] (from 6 to 9 characters in the text) Items: integer.
`text`	Yes	string	The text representation of the annotation, eg 'Buffer'
`url`	Yes	string	The URL the annotation points to, e.g. https://www.facebook.com/107509875938399

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.google

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`detailsEvent`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`detailsOffer`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`detailsWhatsNew`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Title if available in the given GBP post type: event and offer
`type`	Yes	string	The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, offer, event for Google Business Profile Values: `event`, `offer`, `whats_new`.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.google.detailsEvent

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`button`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Action button. Optional: a post with no button, or `none`, publishes without a call-to-action. On edit, omitting it preserves the existing value. Values: `book`, `call`, `learn_more`, `none`, `order`, `shop`, `signup`.
`endDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	End date of the event. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
`isFullDayEvent`	Yes	boolean	Indicate whether the event has a start or end time.
`link`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Link to the action
`startDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Start date of the event. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Title of the event. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.google.detailsOffer

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`code`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Coupon code for the offer
`endDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	End date of the offer. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
`link`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Link to the offer
`startDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Start date of the offer. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
`terms`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Terms and Conditions
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Title of the offer. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.google.detailsWhatsNew

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`button`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Action button. Optional: a post with no button, or `none`, publishes without a call-to-action. On edit, omitting it preserves the existing value. Values: `book`, `call`, `learn_more`, `none`, `order`, `shop`, `signup`.
`link`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Link to the action

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.instagram

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`firstComment`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Instagram post's first comment
`geolocation`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`isAiGenerated`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Whether the post discloses AI-generated content
`link`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Shop Grid link for the post
`shouldShareToFeed`	Yes	boolean	Indicates whether post should be shared to feed
`stickerFields`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`type`	Yes	string	The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram Values: `carousel`, `event`, `ghost_post`, `offer`, `post`, `reel`, `short`, `story`, `thread`, `whats_new`.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.instagram.geolocation

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The id of this location
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The name of this location

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.instagram.stickerFields

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`music`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Placeholder text for the post's music
`other`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Additional field for any other post content
`products`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Placeholder text for the post's linked products
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Text for the Story or Reel
`topics`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Placeholder text for the post's topics (Reels only)

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.linkedin

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`annotations`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Annotations representing entities in the text Items: object.
`firstComment`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	LinkedIn post's first comment
`linkAttachment`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.linkedin.annotations[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The id of the annotation, e.g. 1521226
`entity`	Yes	string	The entity of the annotation, e.g. urn:li:organization:1521226
`length`	Yes	integer	The length of the annotation, e.g. 6
`link`	Yes	string	The link of the annotation, e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/company/bufferapp
`localizedName`	Yes	string	The localized name of the annotation, e.g. Buffer
`start`	Yes	integer	The start of the annotation, e.g. 5
`vanityName`	Yes	string	The vanity name of the annotation, e.g. bufferapp

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.mastodon

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`spoilerText`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Spoiler text hiding the root text of this post
`thread`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The ordered list of posts that make up the thread (not paginated). This array is the source of truth for what gets published: every post in the thread, including the root post, must be provided here. Posts are published in order, each replying to the previous one. The first item is the root post and should match the top-level `text` on the post input. Items: object.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.pinterest

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`boardServiceId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The board ID of the Pin, can be obtained when fetching the channel details with the following query: `query GetChannelWithSubprofiles { channel(input: { id: "[CHANNEL_ID_HERE]" }) { metadata { ... on PinterestMetadata { boards { serviceId } } } } }` Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing board).
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The title of the Pin
`url`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The Pin destination link

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.substack

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`linkAttachment`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.threads

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`linkAttachment`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`locationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	LocationId associated with the post
`locationName`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Location name associated with the post
`thread`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The ordered list of posts that make up the thread (not paginated). This array is the source of truth for what gets published: every post in the thread, including the root post, must be provided here. Posts are published in order, each replying to the previous one. The first item is the root post and should match the top-level `text` on the post input. Items: object.
`topic`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Topic associated with the post
`type`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The type of the post Values: `carousel`, `event`, `ghost_post`, `offer`, `post`, `reel`, `short`, `story`, `thread`, `whats_new`.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.tiktok

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`isAiGenerated`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Whether the post discloses AI-generated content (TikTok video only)
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The title of the TikTok post (for photo posts)

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.twitter

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`isAiGenerated`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Whether the post discloses AI-generated content (original tweets only, never retweets)
`retweet`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`thread`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The ordered list of posts that make up the thread (not paginated). This array is the source of truth for what gets published: every post in the thread, including the root post, must be provided here. Posts are published in order, each replying to the previous one. The first item is the root post and should match the top-level `text` on the post input. Items: object.

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.twitter.retweet

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	Retweet ID
`comment`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Optional user comment shown above the embedded retweet

createContentItem.input.posts[].metadata.youtube

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`categoryId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Youtube Category ID, one ID of this list: ID: 1 -> Film & Animation ID: 2 -> Autos & Vehicles ID: 10 -> Music ID: 15 -> Pets & Animals ID: 17 -> Sports ID: 19 -> Travel & Events ID: 20 -> Gaming ID: 22 -> People & Blogs ID: 23 -> Comedy ID: 24 -> Entertainment ID: 25 -> News & Politics ID: 26 -> Howto & Style ID: 27 -> Education ID: 28 -> Science & Technology ID: 29 -> Nonprofits & Activism Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
`embeddable`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Indicates whether the video allows embedding (default: true)
`isAiGenerated`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Whether the post discloses AI-generated content
`license`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Video license (default: youtube) Values: `creativeCommon`, `youtube`.
`madeForKids`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Indicates whether the video is suitable for kids (default: false)
`notifySubscribers`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Indicates whether to notify subscribers on publish video (default: true)
`privacy`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Privacy setting for post (default: public) Values: `private`, `public`, `unlisted`.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Title of the Youtube post. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).

createContentItemDraft.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`correlationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Client-generated UUID that makes draft creation idempotent. A retry with the same UUID in the same organization returns the first content item in its current state.
`draft`	Yes	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	Organization that will own the content item.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to create it with no tags. Items: string.
`targetDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Optional date indicating when this piece of content should go out. This is a planning aid only and does not schedule any posts.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Optional title describing what this piece of content is about.

createContentItemDraft.input.draft

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`aiAssisted`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Set to true when the draft content was written with the help of AI.
`assets`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Images, videos, or documents to attach to the draft, in display order. Items: object.
`text`	Yes	string	The written content of the draft. Can be empty when the draft holds at least one asset.

createIdea.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`content`	Yes	object	See the full input schema.
`cta`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Call-to-action identifier for analytics tracking
`group`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	Organization ID that will own the idea
`templateId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Template ID used to create the idea

createIdea.input.content

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`aiAssisted`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Whether AI tools were used in creation
`date`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Target date for the idea, often used for planning publish schedules
`media`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	List of media items to attach Items: object.
`services`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Services associated with the idea for targeting specific platforms Items: string.
`tags`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Tags to categorize the idea Items: object.
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Main body text or description
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Title or headline of the idea

createIdea.input.content.media[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`url`	Yes	string	The URL of the media
`alt`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Alternative text for the media
`thumbnailUrl`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Thumbnail URL for the media
`type`	Yes	string	The type of media (image, gif, video, link, document, unsupported). Note: 'video' is not supported via public API Values: `image`, `gif`, `video`, `link`, `document`, `unsupported`.
`size`	No; body and guard rules apply	integer	The size of the media in bytes
`source`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

createIdea.input.content.media[].source

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`name`	Yes	string	See the full input schema.
`id`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	See the full input schema.
`trigger`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	See the full input schema.
`author`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	for unsplash only
`authorUrl`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	See the full input schema.

createIdea.input.content.tags[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	See the full input schema.
`name`	Yes	string	See the full input schema.
`color`	Yes	string	See the full input schema.

createIdea.input.group

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`groupId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Target group ID (null for unassigned group)
`placeAfterId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	ID of idea to place after (null for top position)

createPost.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`aiAssisted`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If this post was created with the help of AI
`assets`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Ordered list of assets on this post. Items: object.
`channelId`	Yes	string	Channel's Id for which we want to create the post
`draftId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from a Draft
`dueAt`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Date when the post is scheduled to be published
`ideaId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from an Idea
`metadata`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`mode`	Yes	string	How the post is being scheduled. Values: `addToQueue`, `customScheduled`, `shareNext`, `shareNow`.
`needsApproval`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Submit the post for approval instead of scheduling it. A post submitted for approval is always a draft, so this conflicts with turning `saveToDraft` off. Only valid when your posting policy on the target channel requires approval.
`saveToDraft`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If true, saves the post as a draft instead of scheduling it. When saving as draft: - Post status will be 'draft' instead of 'buffer' - Posting limits are not checked - The post will not be published until explicitly scheduled
`schedulingType`	Yes	string	Scheduling type to indicate notification publishing or automatic publishing Values: `automatic`, `notification`.
`source`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	source where the composer was initiated from, used for tracking.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	List of tag IDs Items: string.
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Text content of the Post. Note: for threaded posts, this needs to match the first item in the `thread` array.

createPost.input.metadata

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`bluesky`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`facebook`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`google`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`instagram`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`linkedin`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`mastodon`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`pinterest`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`substack`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`threads`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`tiktok`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`twitter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`youtube`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

createPost.input.metadata.bluesky

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`linkAttachment`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`thread`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The ordered list of posts that make up the thread (not paginated). This array is the source of truth for what gets published: every post in the thread, including the root post, must be provided here. Posts are published in order, each replying to the previous one. The first item is the root post and should match the top-level `text` on the post input. Items: object.

createPost.input.metadata.bluesky.thread[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`assets`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Ordered list of assets on this threaded post Items: object.
`metadata`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The text body content of the threaded post

createPost.input.metadata.bluesky.thread[].assets[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`document`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`image`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`link`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`video`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

createPost.input.metadata.bluesky.thread[].assets[].image

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`thumbnailUrl`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	URL to the static thumbnail of the asset
`url`	Yes	string	URL to the file source

createPost.input.metadata.bluesky.thread[].assets[].video

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`thumbnailUrl`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Do not use: social networks do not accept custom video thumbnail images, and the API rejects video assets that set this field. To choose the video thumbnail, set `metadata.thumbnailOffset` to select a frame from the video (supported for Instagram, TikTok, and Pinterest only).
`url`	Yes	string	URL to the file source

createPost.input.metadata.bluesky.thread[].metadata

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`bluesky`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`threads`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

createPost.input.metadata.mastodon

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`spoilerText`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Spoiler text hiding the root text of this post
`thread`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The ordered list of posts that make up the thread (not paginated). This array is the source of truth for what gets published: every post in the thread, including the root post, must be provided here. Posts are published in order, each replying to the previous one. The first item is the root post and should match the top-level `text` on the post input. Items: object.

createPost.input.metadata.threads

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`linkAttachment`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`locationId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	LocationId associated with the post
`locationName`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Location name associated with the post
`thread`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The ordered list of posts that make up the thread (not paginated). This array is the source of truth for what gets published: every post in the thread, including the root post, must be provided here. Posts are published in order, each replying to the previous one. The first item is the root post and should match the top-level `text` on the post input. Items: object.
`topic`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Topic associated with the post
`type`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The type of the post Values: `carousel`, `event`, `ghost_post`, `offer`, `post`, `reel`, `short`, `story`, `thread`, `whats_new`.

createPost.input.metadata.twitter

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`isAiGenerated`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Whether the post discloses AI-generated content (original tweets only, never retweets)
`retweet`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`thread`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The ordered list of posts that make up the thread (not paginated). This array is the source of truth for what gets published: every post in the thread, including the root post, must be provided here. Posts are published in order, each replying to the previous one. The first item is the root post and should match the top-level `text` on the post input. Items: object.

createPostTemplate.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`body`	Yes	string	The main content body of the template, may contain {{placeholders}}.
`description`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	A short user-facing description of the template. Nullable for backwards-compat at the GraphQL boundary — the resolver rejects null/empty values with a clear input error so the underlying storage contract (non-empty string) is still honored.
`emoji`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The emoji associated with the template.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	Organization the template belongs to. The caller must be a member of this organization. For `internal` visibility this is the team scope; for `private` it's recorded on the template but does not affect visibility.
`title`	Yes	string	The title of the template.
`visibility`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Defaults to `private` if omitted. `public` is rejected — it is only available to official Buffer clients. Values: `internal`, `private`, `public`.

dailyPostingLimits.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`channelIds`	Yes	array	List of channel IDs to check limits for. All channels must belong to the same organization. Items: string.
`date`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The date to check limits for. Defaults to today if not provided.

deleteContentItem.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The content item to delete.

deletePost.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	Post id to delete.

deletePostTemplate.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The ID of the template to delete.

editPost.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	ID of the post to edit
`aiAssisted`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If this post was edited with the help of AI
`approvalChange`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Change the post's approval state alongside this edit. Leave unset to keep the post's current approval state. Only valid when your posting policy on the post's channel requires approval, and only on your own drafts. Asking for the state the post is already in does nothing. Values: `request`, `revert`.
`assets`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Ordered list of assets on this post. Omit to preserve the existing list, pass an empty array to clear it Items: object.
`draftId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from a Draft
`dueAt`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Date when the post is scheduled to be published
`ideaId`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Is set when the Post is generated from an Idea
`metadata`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`mode`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	How the post is being scheduled. Omit the field or pass null to make no scheduling change — null does not clear or reset the schedule: a scheduled post keeps its current share mode, queue slot, and any custom time, and the edit applies only the other provided fields. Pass a non-null ShareMode to apply that mode. Values: `addToQueue`, `customScheduled`, `shareNext`, `shareNow`.
`saveToDraft`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	If true, saves the post as a draft instead of keeping it scheduled. When saving as draft: - Post status will be 'draft' instead of 'buffer' - The post will not be published until explicitly scheduled
`schedulingType`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Scheduling type to indicate notification publishing or automatic publishing. Omit it, or send null, to leave the post publishing the way it already does. Values: `automatic`, `notification`.
`source`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	source where the composer was initiated from, used for tracking.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	tags Items: string.
`text`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Text content of the Post. Omit the field to keep the current text; pass an empty string or null to clear it. Note: for threaded posts, this needs to match the first item in the `thread` array.

ideaGroups.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`organizationId`	Yes	string	Unique identifier for the organization.

ideas.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`groupFilter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	The organization to fetch ideas from.
`tagsFilter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

ideas.input.groupFilter

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`groups`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Return only ideas that belong to these specific groups (union/OR). Items: string.
`membership`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Return ideas by a group-membership bucket rather than by specific group IDs. Values: `grouped`, `ungrouped`.

instagramAudio.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`audioId`	Yes	string	Meta audio asset ID
`channelId`	Yes	string	Instagram channel used to authorize the refresh

movePostInQueue.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	ID of the post to move.
`position`	Yes	string	Target position within the channel's queue. Values: `bottom`, `top`.

post.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The ID of the post to be retrieved

posts.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	The Organization id to fetch posts for
`sort`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	The sort to apply to the posts results Items: object.

posts.input.filter

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`channelIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	When set, it will filter posts by channel Items: string.
`dueAt`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`dueAtPresence`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	When set, it will filter posts by whether their scheduled posting date exists. `absent` cannot be combined with `dueAt`, because absent dates cannot also match a date range. Values: `absent`, `present`.
`endDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	When set, it will return posts with createdAt or dueAt date before endDate
`postTypes`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	When set, it will filter posts by format. `post` is a fallback bucket rather than one stored format: it matches every post the other formats do not claim, which is what `Post.metadata.type` reports for the same post. `carousel` and `thread` are rejected, because no stored value resolves to them. Items: string.
`startDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	When set, it will return posts with createdAt or dueAt date after startDate
`status`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	When set, it will filter posts by status Items: string.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	When set, it will filter posts by tag Items: string.
`tags`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`createdAt`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.

posts.input.sort[]

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`direction`	Yes	string	The direction to sort by. Values: `asc`, `desc`.
`field`	Yes	string	The field to sort by. Values: `dueAt`, `createdAt`.

postTemplate.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The unique identifier of the template to fetch.

postTemplates.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	Organization to scope `internal`-visibility templates to. The caller must be a member of this organization.

postTemplates.input.filter

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`visibility`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Narrow the result to a single visibility scope. Omit to receive the union of: public templates, internal templates from the supplied organization, and private templates from the actor's account. Values: `internal`, `private`, `public`.

promoteContentItemDraftToPosts.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The content item to promote.
`posts`	Yes	array	The channel-specific posts to create, one per channel. Provide at least one post, and at most one post per channel. Items: object.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to keep the current tags. An empty list or null removes them all. Items: string.

removePostFromContentItem.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The content item to remove the post from.
`postId`	Yes	string	The post to remove from a content item.

searchInstagramAudio.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`audioType`	Yes	string	Music or original sound catalog Values: `music`, `originalSound`.
`channelId`	Yes	string	Instagram channel to search audio for
`query`	Yes	string	Search text. Required. Use trendingInstagramAudio for trending results.

tag.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The unique identifier of the tag to fetch.

tagsV2.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`filter`	No; body and guard rules apply	object	See the full input schema.
`organizationId`	Yes	string	Organization to list tags for. The caller must be a member of this organization.

tagsV2.input.filter

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`isLocked`	No; body and guard rules apply	boolean	Return only locked tags when true, only unlocked tags when false. Omit to return both. See `Tag.isLocked` for what locking means.

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`audioType`	Yes	string	Music or original sound catalog Values: `music`, `originalSound`.
`channelId`	Yes	string	Instagram channel to load trending audio for

updateContentItem.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The content item to update.
`targetDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Omit to preserve the existing target date. Null clears it.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Omit to preserve the existing title. Null clears it.

updateContentItemDraft.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The content item whose channel-less draft is replaced.
`draft`	Yes	object	See the full input schema.
`tagIds`	No; body and guard rules apply	array	Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to keep the current tags. An empty list or null removes them all. Items: string.
`targetDate`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	Date indicating when this piece of content should go out. This is a planning aid only and does not schedule any posts. Omit to preserve the existing target date. Null clears it.

updatePostTemplate.input

Argument	Required	Type	Details
`id`	Yes	string	The ID of the template to update.
`body`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The main content body of the template, may contain {{placeholders}}.
`description`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	A short user-facing description of the template.
`emoji`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The emoji associated with the template.
`title`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	The title of the template.
`visibility`	No; body and guard rules apply	string	`public` is rejected — it is only available to official Buffer clients. Values: `internal`, `private`, `public`.

9. Publishing, content items and analytics

Deliberate posting and scheduling

Read the account, exact organization and connected channel. Inspect createPost input and supported metadata for that service. Current modes are addToQueue, customScheduled, shareNext and shareNow; schedulingType is automatic or notification. shareNow can reach people immediately. A draft requires saveToDraft=true; needsApproval follows the channel's provider-side policy and conflicts with explicitly disabling saveToDraft. Due dates and publication restrictions remain provider validated.

buffer-cli get-channel --id SELECTED_CHANNEL --fields id --fields name --agent
buffer-cli preview-operation --operation createPost --arguments '{"channelId":"SELECTED_CHANNEL","mode":"addToQueue","schedulingType":"automatic","saveToDraft":true,"text":"Reviewed draft"}' --agent
buffer-cli create-post --payload-file /absolute/private/approved-post.json --account work --confirm --agent
buffer-cli get-post --id RETURNED_POST_ID --fields id --fields status --agent

Preview is schema/document validation only: it does not check account access, media reachability, platform text limits or Buffer scheduling policy. An approved file must contain the native input exactly reviewed. One approved draft does not authorize scheduling, promotion, retries or all posts in an organization. Keep the returned ID and inspect existing state before any deliberate repeat.

Platform metadata and media

The current native schema includes service-specific metadata, media assets and threaded inputs. Read the nested tables and provider's posting guide. Platform capabilities differ: automatic versus notification delivery, text/media formats, approvals, first comments and thread rules are not interchangeable. The wrapper does not rewrite platform metadata or guess limits. Named schemas catch structure/enums; provider semantic validation is authoritative.

Supply supported externally reachable asset URLs. A local path is not uploaded. URLs supplied to Buffer are processed by the provider; request confirmation includes only the selected assets and target. Private/signed URLs can expose credentials and expire before publication; output redaction is not a guarantee that a submitted URL is safe to share.

Content items, ideas and templates

Content items coordinate organization content and channel drafts. Inspect the selected item's existing drafts/posts before create/update/add/remove or promoteContentItemDraftToPosts. Promotion creates posts under the documented scheduling rules and requires its own confirmation. Ideas and post templates have distinct schemas and permissions; templates can be private/internal and inherit provider actor visibility. Never assume these commands grant team access or publish automatically.

Analytics

aggregatedPostMetrics uses an explicit organization and startDateTime/endDateTime, optionally channelIds. An empty channelIds list means no channels, unlike omitted/null. Current date windows are capped at 365 days; metrics refresh daily and require the provider's PAT insightsRead permission. Current OAuth app grants cannot request that scope. Zero/absent metrics are not proof that no posts performed. Inspect provider availability and dates; do not fabricate missing results.

10. Pagination, retries and local input files

Ordinary paginated tools request one page with native first/after/input arguments and return edges/node/pageInfo. The default page size is 25 where declared; local first cap is 100. Cursors are opaque and must be passed unchanged.

buffer-cli query-pages --operation posts --arguments '{"organizationId":"SELECTED_ORG","fields":["items.id","items.status"],"first":25}' --max-pages 3 --agent

query_pages accepts only current named paginated reads, one to five pages. It adds hasNextPage and endCursor fields, returns page responses and resumeCursor, and stops at the requested cap. Missing or repeated cursors abort remaining requests; this is an error, not a complete-library claim. Provider errors also abort remaining pages and no retries run. For very large results, each page still faces the response cap and provider complexity limits. A later continuation sees current account state, not a snapshot guarantee.

payload_file must be regular non-symlink JSON up to 1 MiB. Native input fields, payload and payload_file are mutually exclusive; account, fields, pagination and confirm are outside native payload. No media bytes, output-file downloads or unlimited polling are implemented. Store account responses privately through your own reviewed shell output process; the package does not hide private post/customer content automatically.

Transport failure does not establish that a mutation failed remotely. Preserve its inputs/returned IDs and inspect the provider before making a deliberate repeat. Rate limits can be GraphQL errors inside HTTP 200 as well as transport responses. Quota is shared by the actual upstream client, not reserved by a local label or preview.

11. Several private accounts

BUFFER_ACCOUNTS is a private JSON array of unique labels with api_key (or api_token), token_file and optional organization_id. The array replaces single-account settings completely; no entry inherits a global token or organization. BUFFER_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT selects the default, otherwise the first label is used. Unknown labels/defaults refuse.

[{"name":"work","token_file":"/absolute/private/buffer-work.txt","organization_id":"YOUR_WORK_ORG"},{"name":"personal","token_file":"/absolute/private/buffer-personal.txt","organization_id":"YOUR_PERSONAL_ORG"}]

A selected profile fills a missing organizationId only for named native inputs that declare it. An explicit request organizationId takes precedence; generic GraphQL variables are preserved exactly. Preview requires explicit input and reads no credential/profile defaults. list_accounts returns labels/default/authentication presence only, never tokens, file paths or organization IDs.

A profile label is credential routing, not a security boundary for an account-wide PAT. Use separately scoped provider grants/accounts where appropriate. Several labels using the same grant still share permissions and rate quota. Token files override inline profile keys and are cached until restart.

12. Writing safely

All 17 exposed mutation tools require --confirm/confirm=true for the exact human-requested action. Named create/edit/delete/queue/content/promotion/template operations and generic GraphQL mutation pass through one write guard before file reading or network work.

Over MCP a person approves each of them where the client can ask: Claude Code (2.1.246 and later) shows its own prompt, and a client that can show forms asks with an approval form whose one box starts unticked. Each approval is signed, bound to that exact call and works once. Where a client can do neither, the model's confirm:true counts. BUFFER_CONFIRM=model makes confirm:true enough everywhere, for an agent with no person to ask.

BUFFER_READ_ONLY=1 hides mutations from discovery and refuses direct hidden calls. BUFFER_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE=0 separately refuses mutations even with confirmation. --agent/--yes are output/noninteractive controls, not permission to publish. Local preview is available in read-only mode because it validates and returns data without transmitting a mutation.

Generic query parses exactly one GraphQL query and refuses mutation/subscription/multiple-operation documents. Generic mutation parses exactly one mutation with one direct root field; multi-action/root-fragment mutation documents refuse. It inserts __typename and the MutationError message catch-all. Aliases are preserved. Buffer validates native generic variables and provider permissions; local schema validation of unknown experimental operations is not claimed.

Audit writes are opt-in metadata containing time, surface, tool, risk, static description, guard outcome and who approved it, then a done or failed line for each allowed call, without keys, post text, native variables or provider content. Keep the log private. Guard acceptance is permission to attempt one operation, not proof it succeeded remotely. Provider permissions/client consent remain independent.

13. How the two surfaces work

src/tools/index.ts exports one ALL_TOOLS catalogue, current published native metadata and six helpers. Slipway builds the MCP server, over stdio or --http, and the CLI from each tool's one definition, so there is one validation path, one private client, one write guard and one set of exit codes.

Thirty-five native GraphQL shells, nested input schemas and selection trees are reused from @bufferapp/cli 1.2.2. The upstream field-selection renderer is credited under ISC. Ajv performs strict native input checks; GraphQL parsing verifies generic operation type before transmission. Only the fixed HTTPS Buffer endpoint is used; redirects, arbitrary API hosts and arbitrary caller headers are absent.

The 41 tools include 24 reads and 17 mutations. These are shared wrapper catalogue counts, not the count of provider endpoints or a superiority benchmark. The current reference contains 42 roots, including seven newer experimental roots accessible through generic GraphQL subject to availability. See THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md and api-source.json for source versions/checksums.

14. Privacy and data handling

Credentials stay in private environment/client settings or token-only files. The server caches file credentials until restart and sends Bearer only to https://api.buffer.com, with redirects refused. It neither reads official global/repository Buffer configuration nor collects browser cookies. No telemetry relay, browser sign-in, local content database or public HTTP server is added.

API responses can contain post text, media, customer/account identifiers, organization/channel metadata and performance data. Outputs remain sensitive even when credential-like fields, the configured token and recognized signed credential URLs are redacted. Redaction is not anonymization; arbitrary secrets in free-form content can still appear. Local preview includes the supplied post/input content and should also stay private.

Buffer receives the requested native GraphQL operation/variables; social delivery and asset processing follow provider terms. Model/client hosting sees whatever tool output you let it receive. --fields limits requested data; --select trims after receipt. Neither control changes provider consent or guarantees a safe URL.

Opt-in audit logs contain guard metadata only. Do not put credentials, signed links, raw headers, account dumps or .env files into commits, artifacts or public issues. Private legacy history stays outside the new public repository. Public npm and desktop bundles must be scanned before release.

15. Environment variables

Credentials

Variable	Meaning
`BUFFER_API_KEY`	Private account-wide PAT or authorized OAuth access token
`BUFFER_API_TOKEN`	Legacy alias; API_KEY wins if both exist
`BUFFER_TOKEN_FILE`	Regular owner-only token-only file, max 64 KiB; overrides environment key
`BUFFER_ACCOUNTS`	Private named profile array; no global credential/default inheritance
`BUFFER_DEFAULT_ACCOUNT`	Exact configured label; default first entry
`BUFFER_ORGANIZATION_ID`	Optional input default for single account; does not restrict permissions

Safety

Variable	Meaning
`BUFFER_READ_ONLY`	1/true hides and refuses mutations; default false
`BUFFER_ALLOW_DESTRUCTIVE`	0/false refuses even confirmed mutations; default true
`BUFFER_AUDIT_LOG`	Private append-only guard decisions, no input content

Tuning

Variable	Meaning
`BUFFER_REQUEST_TIMEOUT_MS`	Default 30000, range 100–300000
`BUFFER_MIN_REQUEST_INTERVAL_MS`	Default 200, range 0–10000; process/profile pacing only
`BUFFER_CONFIRM`	`human` by default; `model` lets confirm:true alone approve over MCP, for an agent with no person to ask
`BUFFER_SURFACE`	`full` by default; `search` lists three tools that find, describe and run the rest
`BUFFER_TOOL_TIMEOUT_MS`	Give up on any tool after this long
`BUFFER_HTTP_PORT`, `BUFFER_HTTP_HOST`, `BUFFER_HTTP_TOKEN`	For `--http`: port 8787 and host 127.0.0.1 by default; any other host needs the bearer token
`BUFFER_HTTP_ALLOWED_ORIGINS`	Comma-separated browser origins allowed to call `--http`; a page from any other site is refused
`BUFFER_DEBUG`	`1` prints debug lines on stderr

16. Updates and removal

npx -y @thenavidm/buffer-mcp-cli@latest re-resolves the latest registry tag when the client launches; restart to run the updated process. Global installs require npm update -g @thenavidm/buffer-mcp-cli; pinned versions require an intentional change. Desktop archives are versioned and must be downloaded/reinstalled separately. Clones require reviewing the changelog, pulling, npm ci and rebuilding.

npm update -g @thenavidm/buffer-mcp-cli
buffer-cli --version
# Disconnect the server in each client before local removal.
npm uninstall -g @thenavidm/buffer-mcp-cli

Remove the matching client entry or desktop extension and separately remove any registered skill. Delete/revoke private grants using provider controls if requested. Local uninstall does not revoke credentials, disconnect social accounts or undo scheduled/published posts. Keep private input/audit files only for your actual needs.

17. Troubleshooting

Symptom	Check
Binary absent	Node 22+, npm prefix/PATH, reopen terminal; PowerShell can use npm.cmd
Configuration exit 10	Private token path/permissions, account label/default and GUI environment
Auth/forbidden exit 4	Actual Buffer key/grant, organization role and connected-channel authorization
Refused mutation exit 2	Exact human request, explicit confirm, read-only/disabled settings
Native input/schema error	Current required fields/enums/nested schema; do not mix payload and body flags
Unknown fields	get_operation_schema; use relative selection paths and items for connections
HTTP 200 but failure	GraphQL errors or typed MutationError; inspect safe error and provider state
Rate limit exit 7	Provider returned quota/reset, shared PAT/MCP bucket and per-plan windows
Post accepted but not published	Returned post status, notification delivery, approvals and platform processing
Missing analytics	PAT insightsRead, provider availability, daily refresh and date range
Missing/repeated pagination cursor	Stop and inspect state; never assume the library is complete
GUI discovers nothing	Server stdio launch/PATH, private settings, duplicate extension/manual entries, restart
Local preview works but API fails	Preview is structural only; account permissions/semantic limits still require provider validation

Do not log credentials or post/customer content in a public issue. Include package/Node/client versions, exact command name, safe error code, whether a request was sent and redacted reproduction. Never disable policies or replay a publication merely to hide an error.

18. API coverage and comparisons

Offering	Surface and current evidence	Tradeoff
Official MCP	https://mcp.buffer.com/mcp; 20 documented tools plus generic GraphQL query/mutation	Provider-maintained remote connection and client approval flow. Generic GraphQL already reaches the API; do not claim ours uniquely supports the full API. Live authenticated discovery was not performed in this review.
Official CLI	@bufferapp/cli 1.2.2; buffer; 35 published generated operations	Native inputs, schema exploration, upstream --fields, dry-run, JSON/stdin, doctor, contexts and Codex/Claude skills already exist. Setup and update flows remain useful.
This owned package	Shared buffer-cli / local MCP / versioned .mcpb; 35 named operations plus six useful helpers	Enforces mutation confirmation/read-only policies in both surfaces, isolated private profiles, credential redaction, local previews and bounded read pagination. Requires Node 22+. No automatic OAuth renewal or official interactive setup.
Buffer API	Current reference: 42 root operations	Seven newer snippet/tag roots are marked experimental; generic GraphQL can request them subject to provider availability. They are not presented as stable named-tool superiority.
Community GraphQL MCP	Python local MCP, 13 source-declared tools	Current GraphQL workflows include post batches, R2 media hosting and optional Twitter-side integration. No dedicated task CLI is established by this source review. update_post performs delete then create, which can partially fail; it is not a transactional update. Those integrations are useful capabilities absent from this wrapper.
Community REST MCP	Node MCP for legacy API	Source targets api.bufferapp.com/1 and old profiles/updates/schedules. It is not evidence of current GraphQL parity. Only source was reviewed; account compatibility was not exercised.

Checked October 3, 2026. The current reference, changelog and published official 1.2.2 archive were read directly. A clean anonymous npm 10.9.8 install of that archive fails EUNSUPPORTEDPROTOCOL because its published commander dependency is catalog:. No dependency rewrite or workaround was used. This is a dated installer observation, not a permanent provider limitation or evidence that every installer fails.

To compare local confirmation behavior despite that packaging issue, a network-free fixture exercises the actual published executePipeline and pure helpers with its real generated createPost input/document, a fake token resolver and a mocked GraphQL response. Valid shareNow input without a confirm flag reaches the injected request once; official dry-run reaches it zero times. This is an isolated published function fixture, not a complete official CLI installation or a claim that remote MCP clients lack approvals. The owned equivalent refuses before transmission without explicit confirmation; read-only/disabled policies refuse even confirmed calls.

Pinned community sources were read without executing them or using provider accounts: GraphQL d8516a6 and legacy REST 25eeb35. Their advertised capabilities are not treated as validated account outcomes.

Both official CLI and this package perform upstream field selection and detect typed API errors. Neither capability is claimed unique. Our local --select additionally trims already received output; it cannot reduce upstream work. The owned recurring workflow is deliberate reviewed publishing or administration across isolated profiles with shared enforced policy and bounded reads. No token, speed, success-rate or global superiority claim is inferred from schemas, SEO or tool counts. Provider-account outcomes, desktop GUI and matched Codex task usage remain separate.

19. Versions

Component	Current baseline
`Package / desktop`	3.0.1
`Named operations / current reference`	35 generated / 42 roots, seven experimental newer roots via generic
`Shared catalogue`	41 tools: 24 reads, 17 confirmed mutations
`Official CLI inspected`	@bufferapp/cli 1.2.2 (published package)
`Official MCP`	20 documented tools plus generic GraphQL; no authenticated discovery
`Node`	22+; CI targets 22/24 on macOS/Linux/Windows
`@thenavidm/slipway`	0.1.17
`MCP TypeScript SDK, through Slipway`	2.3.0
`ajv`	8.20.0
`ajv-formats`	3.0.1
`graphql`	16.14.2
`typescript`	7.0.2
`vitest`	5.0.3
`vite`	8.3.2
`acorn`	8.18.0
`@anthropic-ai/mcpb`	2.1.2

Checked October 3, 2026. CHANGELOG records dated changes. Package/manifest, annotated default-branch tag, npm latest and desktop filename must agree. Preserve AGPL and private legacy history. Refresh through reviewed, checksum-recorded official schemas; never copy a public schema example without scanning it.

The private 1.0.0 legacy MCP had no declared CLI binaries and used older query/input shapes. Current organizations are read through account.organizations, and channel uses channel(input:{id}), not channel(id). New named tools use get_ for queries and native snake_case for mutations; discover current commands instead of relying on old names. Every mutation now requires confirmation. BUFFER_API_TOKEN remains an alias, while native current input and exact role restrictions take precedence. No prior public npm release is assumed.

20. FAQ

No. Navid Media builds this owned wrapper. Buffer maintains separate official MCP and CLI products, which are compared here.

The useful added workflow is one shared enforced confirmation/read-only policy across local surfaces, isolated profiles and bounded native read pagination. Official field selection, dry-run and API coverage already exist; no blanket superiority is claimed.

Yes. buffer-mcp and buffer-cli share 41 tools, handlers, input schemas, private accounts and guard.

The AGPL wrapper is free. Buffer plans, API quota, account roles and social-platform policies remain separate.

Use the intended account's publish.buffer.com/settings/api controls. Store it privately in BUFFER_API_KEY or a regular token-only BUFFER_TOKEN_FILE; login only prints instructions.

Personal API keys can act across accessible organizations. A local organization default/profile is input routing and cannot narrow those provider permissions.

Yes. Unique named private profiles select their own keys/files/default organization. They never inherit a global credential or organization when the profile array is configured.

Use the documented local stdio registration or shared CLI. Section 7 has what Codex 0.159.3 read for one task over each.

Use Node 22+ on the chosen OS. GUI environment/PATH and Windows private-file ACLs need separate setup. Cross-platform CI is required before release.

The versioned .mcpb bundles production dependencies and private configuration fields for a compatible desktop host. Actual GUI installation remains a separate acceptance check.

No. --agent/--yes set output/noninteractive behavior. The precise requested mutation still needs --confirm or confirm=true and enabled policies.

Yes. Mutations disappear from discovery and direct calls refuse. Generic query parses operation type and refuses mutation/subscription/multiple-operation documents.

No. It validates native structure and fields and returns document/variables without credentials or requests. Permissions, media, platform and scheduling rules remain remote checks.

Buffer reports GraphQL errors and typed mutation errors in the JSON body. The wrapper checks them, and named mutations require a recognized successful result type.

No local media upload is implemented. Supply the current native asset URLs that Buffer can reach and that the chosen platform supports; local file paths are not uploads.

Ordinary reads fetch one page. query_pages fetches one to five pages, reports continuation and stops on malformed/repeated cursors; it never claims an unbounded complete library.

Generic GraphQL can request the seven newer documented experimental roots, subject to provider availability and native variables. They are not stable dedicated named tools in this release.

No automatic OAuth exchange/refresh is implemented. Analytics requires the current PAT insightsRead permission, supported data and a date window up to 365 days; current OAuth grants cannot request that scope.

It depends on the client and the task. In Claude Code the CLI costs nothing until it is used, plus about 3,500 tokens for SKILL.md once, where the server costs about 740 tokens a message with tool search and 60,700 with every tool loaded. In Codex, finding the command that schedules a post and its flags took a median of 111,104 input tokens over the CLI and 48,492 over MCP, mostly because the CLI route printed create-post's full schema. Section 7 has how each was measured.

Restart @latest client launches, update global npm installs separately, and reinstall the versioned desktop bundle separately. Uninstall does not revoke keys or undo scheduled/published posts.

Questions

Open a sanitized issue. Read SECURITY.md for private reports.

About the author

Navid Moazzez is a leading AI business strategist, and the host of the AI Creator Summit, watched by 100,000+ creators. He helps creators and founders master AI and build their own AI Operating System (AI OS) to automate their business and life. He creates useful free tools, MCP servers and CLIs that creators and founders can use in their own workflows.

Links

Personal website: navid.me
Link in bio: navid.bio
Navid Media: navid.media
YouTube: @thenavidm and @thenavidai
X: @thenavidm
Instagram: @thenavidm
LinkedIn: thenavidm

If this is useful, star the repo and come say hi on X.

Dependencies

Runtime: Slipway, which brings the MCP TypeScript SDK, plus Ajv, ajv-formats and GraphQL. Development: TypeScript, Vitest, Vite, Acorn and MCPB. Exact component versions are above and in package-lock.json. ISC Buffer selection code and generated metadata are credited in THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md; development packaging tools are excluded from runtime bundles.

License

Preserves AGPL-3.0-or-later. Read LICENSE, the full text and THIRD_PARTY_NOTICES.md. Provider terms remain separate.

Available Tools

41 tools

add_post_to_content_itemAdd a post that already exists to a content itemA

Destructive

Add a post that already exists to a content item. The mutation creates no post. To add a new post, call createPost first.. Current Buffer GraphQL addPostToContentItem. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, postId, account, +3 more.

create_content_itemCreate content itemA

Destructive

Create a content item together with all of its channel-specific post variants in a single operation. Validation is all-or-nothing: if any variant fails validation, no content item and no variants are created. Variants that fail while being processed after creation are reported per channel in the failure payload; the content item and its variants are still created in that case.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL createContentItem. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: posts, title, fields, tagIds, +6 more.

create_content_item_draftCreate content item draftA

Destructive

Create a content item holding a channel-less draft, before any channels are selected. No network-specific validation applies to the draft content. The draft needs text or at least one asset.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL createContentItemDraft. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: draft, title, fields, tagIds, +7 more.

create_ideaCreate a new idea with the given content and metadataA

Destructive

Create a new idea with the given content and metadata. Current Buffer GraphQL createIdea. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: cta, group, fields, account, +6 more.

create_postCreate a new postC

Destructive

Create a new post. Current Buffer GraphQL createPost. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: mode, text, dueAt, assets, +15 more.

create_post_templateCreate post templateA

Destructive

Create a post template visible only to the caller (private) or to the caller's organization (internal).. Current Buffer GraphQL createPostTemplate. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: body, emoji, title, fields, +7 more.

delete_content_itemDelete a content itemA

Destructive

Delete a content item: the item itself and any posts created from it. Deletion is all-or-nothing. Every post must be deletable on its own, or nothing is deleted and every blocked post is reported at once. A post can only be deleted while it is a draft, awaiting approval, scheduled, or failed, so an item cannot be deleted while any of its posts is publishing or already published. An item still holding a channel-less draft has no posts, so nothing blocks it. An error can also be reported when a post could not be fully processed after the deletion already took effect; re-fetch before retrying.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL deleteContentItem. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, account, confirm, +2 more.

delete_postDelete a post by id.A

Destructive

Delete a post by id.. Current Buffer GraphQL deletePost. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, account, confirm, +2 more.

delete_post_templateDelete post templateA

Destructive

Delete a post template owned by the caller (or an internal template in the caller's organization, if the caller is an org admin/owner).. Current Buffer GraphQL deletePostTemplate. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, account, confirm, +2 more.

edit_postEdit post for channelB

Destructive

Edit post for channel. Current Buffer GraphQL editPost. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, mode, text, dueAt, +15 more.

get_accountGet your account informationA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get your account information. Current Buffer GraphQL account. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: fields, account, payload, payload_file.

get_aggregated_post_metricsGet aggregated post metricsA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Aggregate post performance for an organization across a date range, optionally filtered by channel or tag. Current Buffer GraphQL aggregatedPostMetrics. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: tags, fields, account, payload, +5 more.

get_channelGet a channel by IDB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get a channel by ID. Current Buffer GraphQL channel. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, account, payload, +1 more.

get_channelsList channels for an organizationA

Read-onlyIdempotent

List channels for an organization. Current Buffer GraphQL channels. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: fields, filter, account, payload, +2 more.

get_configurationGlobal, per-organization configurationB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Global, per-organization configuration: the connected channels the actor can view (with per-feature authorization) plus the service-level capability catalog (services). One round trip for every capability domain; clients select only what they need.. Current Buffer GraphQL configuration. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: fields, account, payload, payload_file, +1 more.

get_content_itemFetch a single content item by idA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Fetch a single content item by id. Errors if no content item with that id exists.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL contentItem. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, account, payload, +1 more.

get_content_itemsGet content itemsA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Fetch an organization's content items in the requested order, newest first by default. Uses standard cursor pagination: pass the previous page's pageInfo.endCursor as after to fetch the next page. Requesting more than 100 items in a single page is rejected.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL contentItems. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: sort, after, first, fields, +5 more.

get_daily_posting_limitsGet daily posting limitsA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Returns daily posting limit status for the given channels on the specified date.. Current Buffer GraphQL dailyPostingLimits. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: date, fields, account, payload, +2 more.

get_idea_groupsList idea groups (folders) for an organizationA

Read-onlyIdempotent

List idea groups (folders) for an organization. Current Buffer GraphQL ideaGroups. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: fields, account, payload, payload_file, +1 more.

get_ideasFetch a paginated list of ideas with optional filteringA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Fetch a paginated list of ideas with optional filtering. Current Buffer GraphQL ideas. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: after, first, fields, account, +5 more.

get_instagram_audioGet instagram audioA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Refresh metadata and preview availability for one Instagram audio asset. Requires Facebook Login. Instagram Login channels return ChannelRefreshRequired.. Current Buffer GraphQL instagramAudio. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: fields, account, audioId, payload, +2 more.

get_operation_schemaInspect native input and selectable fieldsC

Read-onlyIdempotent

Local current operation input schema, every selectable upstream field path and bounded default selections. No credentials or request.

Inputs: operation (required).

get_postGet a post by IDA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Get a post by ID. Current Buffer GraphQL post. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, account, payload, +1 more.

get_postsList posts for an organizationB

Read-onlyIdempotent

List posts for an organization. Current Buffer GraphQL posts. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: sort, after, first, fields, +5 more.

get_post_templateFetch a single post template by IDA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Fetch a single post template by ID. Returns null if not found.. Current Buffer GraphQL postTemplate. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, account, payload, +1 more.

get_post_templatesGet post templatesA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Fetch the templates visible to the current actor for the template library: public templates, plus internal templates from the supplied organizationId, plus private templates owned by the actor's account. The visibility scope is always pinned to the actor and the supplied organization — the input filter can only narrow within that scope, never widen it.. Current Buffer GraphQL postTemplates. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: after, first, fields, filter, +4 more.

get_search_instagram_audioSearch Instagram audio for one channelA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Search Instagram audio for one channel. Requires Facebook Login. Instagram Login channels return ChannelRefreshRequired.. Current Buffer GraphQL searchInstagramAudio. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: query, fields, account, payload, +3 more.

get_tagFetch a single tag by idA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Fetch a single tag by id.

Resolves to null with a NOT_FOUND error when no tag has that id, and with an UNAUTHORIZED error when the tag belongs to an organization the caller cannot read. Both are reported in the errors array.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL tag. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, account, payload, +1 more.

get_tags_v2Get tags v2A

Read-onlyIdempotent

Fetch a page of the organization's tags, sorted by name in ascending order. Uses standard cursor pagination: pass the previous page's pageInfo.endCursor as after to fetch the next page. Requesting more than 100 tags in a single page is rejected.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL tagsV2. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: after, first, fields, filter, +4 more.

get_trending_instagram_audioReturn Meta trending Instagram audio for one channelA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Return Meta trending Instagram audio for one channel. Requires Facebook Login. Instagram Login channels return ChannelRefreshRequired.. Current Buffer GraphQL trendingInstagramAudio. One request, no automatic pagination. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: fields, account, payload, audioType, +2 more.

graphql_mutationRun one GraphQL mutationB

Destructive

One parsed GraphQL mutation with one direct root field and explicit confirmation. Adds __typename and MutationError catch-all to detect HTTP 200 failures. No automatic retry.

Inputs: document (required), account, confirm, variables.

graphql_queryRun one GraphQL queryA

Read-onlyIdempotent

One parsed GraphQL query; mutations and subscriptions are refused. Use explicit minimal selections. Current experimental APIs are accessible subject to provider availability.

Inputs: document (required), account, variables.

list_accountsList private account profile labelsB

Read-onlyIdempotent

Local names, default marker and whether authentication is configured. No token, token path or organization ID.

Inputs: no named parameters.

move_post_in_queueMove post in queueA

Destructive

Move a queued post to the top or bottom of its channel's queue. Unlike editPost, this is a scheduling-only operation that never re-validates the post's content.. Current Buffer GraphQL movePostInQueue. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, account, confirm, +3 more.

preview_operationPreview a named operation locallyA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Validate a current named input and upstream field selection, then return document and variables without credentials or a request. Does not validate permissions, assets or platform rules remotely. Operation names use native GraphQL camelCase.

Inputs: arguments (required), operation (required).

promote_content_item_draft_to_postsPromote a channel-less draft into channel-specific postsA

Destructive

Promote a channel-less draft into channel-specific posts. One-way: once promoted, the content item can no longer be edited as a draft. If any post fails validation, none are created. A failure can also be reported when a post could not be fully processed after the promotion already took effect; re-fetch the content item to check its state before retrying.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL promoteContentItemDraftToPosts. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, posts, fields, tagIds, +4 more.

query_pagesRead bounded native cursor pagesA

Read-onlyIdempotent

Read one to five pages of a schema-generated query. No mutations. Automatically includes hasNextPage/endCursor, stops on repeated or missing cursors and returns continuation state. API errors abort the remaining pages; no retries.

Inputs: arguments (required), operation (required), max_pages.

remove_post_from_content_itemRemove a post from a content itemA

Destructive

Remove a post from a content item. The post survives on its own channel and keeps its schedule, text, status, and tags. Only the link to the content item goes away. To delete a post, call deletePost.

A second call with a post that belongs to no content item changes nothing, and the mutation reports success.. Current Buffer GraphQL removePostFromContentItem. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, fields, postId, account, +3 more.

update_content_itemUpdate a content item's title or target dateA

Destructive

Update a content item's title or target date. Fields that are omitted keep their current value.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL updateContentItem. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, title, fields, account, +4 more.

update_content_item_draftUpdate content item draftA

Destructive

Replace a channel-less draft's content in full, and optionally set the content item's target date in the same write. The draft needs text or at least one asset. Only valid while the content item is still a draft.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.. Current Buffer GraphQL updateContentItemDraft. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, draft, fields, tagIds, +5 more.

update_post_templateUpdate post templateA

Destructive

Update a post template owned by the caller (or an internal template in the caller's organization, if the caller is an org admin/owner).. Current Buffer GraphQL updatePostTemplate. Requires explicit confirmation. Use upstream fields to bound data; provider errors are failures even with HTTP 200.

Inputs: id, body, emoji, title, +7 more.

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TDQS

B3.2/5.0

Scored 2026-10-05 14:45 across 41 tools

Disambiguation3/5

Most resource-specific tools (content items, posts, templates, ideas, audio) are reasonably distinct, though pairs like create_content_item vs create_content_item_draft and update_content_item vs update_content_item_draft require careful reading. The generic escape-hatch tools (graphql_query, graphql_mutation, query_pages, preview_operation, get_operation_schema) heavily overlap with every named tool and with each other, creating real misselection risk.

Naming Consistency4/5

The surface is overwhelmingly predictable verb_noun snake_case (create_/get_/update_/delete_/list_ + resource), which makes scanning easy. Minor deviations exist: edit_post instead of update_post, the versioned get_tags_v2, and list_accounts vs get_account blur the verb convention slightly.

Tool Count2/5

41 tools is well above the comfortable band for an agent surface, and several are near-duplicates or meta-tools (five GraphQL/validation helpers). While the domain is genuinely broad, the count is heavy enough to dilute selection accuracy and inflate context.

Completeness4/5

Coverage is strong: full CRUD for content items, posts, and post templates, plus idea creation/listing, tag reads, Instagram audio reads, metrics, and channel/account config. Gaps are minor and mostly read-only areas (no tag create/update/delete, no idea update/delete), which agents can largely work around.

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Buffer MCP Server & CLI

Two ways to use it

Command line

MCP server, for your AI app

Which one

Features

Contents

1. What you can ask it

2. Quick install

3. Set up Buffer access

Private API key and account access

Plans, quotas and query limits

Revocation and rotation

4. Connect your client

5. Check it works

6. Output, flags and exit codes

7. MCP or CLI and token cost

8. Every tool and argument

get_account

add_post_to_content_item

get_aggregated_post_metrics

get_channel

get_channels

get_configuration

get_content_item

get_content_items

create_content_item

create_content_item_draft

create_idea

create_post

create_post_template

get_daily_posting_limits

delete_content_item

delete_post

delete_post_template

edit_post

get_idea_groups

get_ideas

get_instagram_audio

move_post_in_queue

get_post

get_posts

get_post_template

get_post_templates

promote_content_item_draft_to_posts

remove_post_from_content_item

get_search_instagram_audio

get_tag

get_tags_v2

get_trending_instagram_audio

update_content_item

update_content_item_draft

update_post_template

list_accounts

graphql_query

graphql_mutation

preview_operation

query_pages

get_operation_schema

Nested native input definitions

addPostToContentItem.input

aggregatedPostMetrics.input

aggregatedPostMetrics.input.tags

channel.input

channels.input

channels.input.filter

configuration.input

contentItem.input

contentItems.input

contentItems.input.filter

contentItems.input.filter.targetDate

contentItems.input.filter.targetDate.range

contentItems.input.sort[]

createContentItem.input

createContentItem.input.posts[]

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[]

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].document

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].image

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].image.metadata

createContentItem.input.posts[].assets[].image.metadata.dimensions