A running log of additions, changes, and deprecations to the Buffer GraphQL API.
June 9, 2026
Deprecated
PostMetricType.repliesDescription 'Deprecated: not emitted by any per-network definition. Use `comments` instead — replies are normalized into `comments` on the networks that distinguish them (Threads). Will be removed on 2026-07-31.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.replies'
PostMetricType.replies.@deprecatedEnum value 'PostMetricType.replies' was deprecated with reason 'Not emitted by any per-network definition; use `comments` instead. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.'
PostMetricType.favoritesDescription 'Deprecated: not emitted by any per-network definition. Use `reactions` instead — Twitter and Mastodon favorites normalize into `reactions`. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.favorites'
PostMetricType.favorites.@deprecatedEnum value 'PostMetricType.favorites' was deprecated with reason 'Not emitted by any per-network definition; use `reactions` instead. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.'
PostMetricType.reblogsDescription 'Deprecated: not emitted by any per-network definition. Use `reposts` instead — Mastodon reblogs normalize into `reposts`. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.reblogs'
PostMetricType.reblogs.@deprecatedEnum value 'PostMetricType.reblogs' was deprecated with reason 'Not emitted by any per-network definition; use `reposts` instead. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.'
PostMetricType.retweetsDescription 'Deprecated: not emitted by any per-network definition. Use `reposts` instead — Twitter retweets normalize into `reposts`. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.retweets'
PostMetricType.retweets.@deprecatedEnum value 'PostMetricType.retweets' was deprecated with reason 'Not emitted by any per-network definition; use `reposts` instead. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.'
PostMetricType.repinsDescription 'Deprecated: not emitted by any per-network definition. Pre-normalization legacy from the Pinterest era. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.repins'
PostMetricType.repins.@deprecatedEnum value 'PostMetricType.repins' was deprecated with reason 'Not emitted by any per-network definition. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.'
PostMetricType.link_clicksDescription 'Deprecated: StartPage link-clicks metric. StartPage is being deprecated as a product. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.link_clicks'
PostMetricType.link_clicks.@deprecatedEnum value 'PostMetricType.link_clicks' was deprecated with reason 'StartPage is being deprecated as a product. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.'
PostMetricType.otherDescription 'Deprecated catch-all from pre-normalization. Never emitted. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.other'
PostMetricType.other.@deprecatedEnum value 'PostMetricType.other' was deprecated with reason 'Catch-all from pre-normalization; never emitted. Will be removed on 2026-07-31.'
PostMetricType.reactionsDescription 'How many people reacted to your post. Unified across networks: Instagram/Twitter `likes`, Mastodon `favorites`, etc. all map to this value.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.reactions'
PostMetricType.commentsDescription 'The count of comments and replies on your post. Unified across networks (Threads `replies` maps here).' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.comments'
PostMetricType.repostsDescription 'How many times your post was reposted by others. Twitter `retweets`, Mastodon `reblogs`, Threads `reposts` all normalize to this value.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.reposts'
PostMetricType.impressionsDescription 'How many times your post was shown on screen. May include multiple views by the same person — useful for spotting how often the content gets surfaced.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.impressions'
PostMetricType.viewsDescription 'How many times your post was viewed. Used for video-style posts and on networks that report views distinctly from impressions.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.views'
PostMetricType.engagementRateDescription 'The percentage of people who interacted with your post compared to how many saw it. Unit: percentage.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.engagementRate'
PostMetricType.savesDescription 'How many times people saved your post (Instagram, Pinterest). A strong signal that the content is worth revisiting.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.saves'
PostMetricType.totalTimeWatchedDescription 'Total time watched, in minutes, for video-style posts (LinkedIn).' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.totalTimeWatched'
PostMetricType.likesDescription 'The Like-reaction subcount on Facebook. Distinct from `reactions` (which is the total of all reaction types — Like, Love, Care, Haha, Wow, Sad, Angry); Facebook\'s Graph API reports them separately and we mirror that.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.likes'
PostMetricType.postCountDescription 'The count of posts included in an aggregated response. Only meaningful on aggregate endpoints — never emitted per-post.' was added to enum value 'PostMetricType.postCount'
PostMetricUnit.percentageDescription 'A percentage value between 0 and 100 (e.g. engagement rate).' was added to enum value 'PostMetricUnit.percentage'
GoogleBusinessWhatsNewMetaDataInput.buttonInput field 'GoogleBusinessWhatsNewMetaDataInput.button' changed type from 'GoogleBusinessPostActionType!' to 'GoogleBusinessPostActionType'
GoogleBusinessEventMetaDataInput.buttonInput field 'GoogleBusinessEventMetaDataInput.button' changed type from 'GoogleBusinessPostActionType!' to 'GoogleBusinessPostActionType'
CreatePostInputDescription 'Create post\'s request input.' on type 'CreatePostInput' has changed to 'Create post\'s request input.
Note: `assets.videos` and `metadata.{service}.linkAttachment` are mutually exclusive.
If both are provided, the video is ignored.'
Account.organizationsField 'Account.organizations' changed type from '[AccountOrganization!]!' to '[Organization!]!'
AccountOrganization'AccountOrganization' kind changed from 'ObjectTypeDefinition' to 'InterfaceTypeDefinition'
OrganizationFilterInputDescription 'Allow retrieving a specific AccountOrganization' on type 'OrganizationFilterInput' has changed to 'Allow retrieving a specific Organization'