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Account

Queries 1

QUERY account : Account!

Retrieves the authenticated user's account information

Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "account": {
      "id": "...",
      "email": "...",
      "backupEmail": "...",
      "avatar": "..."
    }
  }
}

Outputs 1

OUTPUT Account
Account is a representation of a Buffer user.
Fields 10
id : ID!
Unique identifier for the account
email : String!
Primary email address for the account
backupEmail : String
Backup email address for account recovery
avatar : String!
URL to the account's avatar image
createdAt : DateTime
Date the account was created in the Core DB. For older customers, it's possible a Publish account existed in the Publish DB for this customer before this date
organizations (filter: OrganizationFilterInput) : [Organization!]!
timezone : String
The account-level timezone - this is used as a default input for streaks, posting plans, and new channel channel connections.
name : String
The account name, different from the organization name
preferences : Preferences
The accounts preferences
connectedApps : [ConnectedApp!]
The connected apps for the account

Types 2

TYPE ConnectedApp
Connected App
Fields 8
category : ConnectedAppCategory
The category of the connected app, when known.
clientId : ID!
The id of the connectedApp.
description : String!
A brief description of the connected app.
name : String!
The name of the connected app.
scopes : [String!]!
The access scopes granted to this connection for Buffer's public API resources. Empty when the connection holds none.
userId : ID!
The id of the user that has granted access to the app.
website : String!
The website URL of the connected app.
createdAt : DateTime!
The date and time when the connected app was created.
TYPE Preferences
Account preferences
Fields 3
timeFormat : String
startOfWeek : String
defaultScheduleOption : ScheduleOption!

Enums 2

ENUM ConnectedAppCategory
The category of a connected app.

Scalars 2

SCALAR AccountId
The `AccountId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Buffer Account
SCALAR DateTime
The `DateTime` scalar represents a date and time following the ISO 8601 standard.

Channels

Queries 2

QUERY channel (input: ChannelInput!) : Channel!

Fetches a single channel using the provided ID

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required ChannelInput! Query's input.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "channel": {
      "id": "...",
      "allowedActions": [
        "backfillChannel"
      ],
      "avatar": "...",
      "descriptor": "..."
    }
  }
}
QUERY channels (input: ChannelsInput!) : [Channel!]!

Fetch all channels for the organization taking into account the current's user permissions

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required ChannelsInput! Query's input.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "channels": [
      {
        "id": "...",
        "allowedActions": [
          "backfillChannel"
        ],
        "avatar": "...",
        "descriptor": "..."
      }
    ]
  }
}

Mutations 3

MUTATION updateContentItem (input: UpdateContentItemInput!) : UpdateContentItemPayload! ⚠️ Experimental

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.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required UpdateContentItemInput! Input for updateContentItem.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "updateContentItem": {}
  }
}
MUTATION updateContentItemDraft (input: UpdateContentItemDraftInput!) : UpdateContentItemDraftPayload! ⚠️ Experimental

Replace a channel-less draft's content in full, and optionally set the content item's target date in the same write. Only valid while the content item is still a draft.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required UpdateContentItemDraftInput! Input for updateContentItemDraft.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "updateContentItemDraft": {}
  }
}
MUTATION updatePostTemplate (input: UpdatePostTemplateInput!) : UpdatePostTemplatePayload! 🧪 Preview

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).

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required UpdatePostTemplateInput! Input for updating a post template.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "updatePostTemplate": {}
  }
}

Outputs 5

OUTPUT Channel
Channel entity
Fields 27
id : ChannelId!
The ID of the channel
allowedActions : [ChannelAction!]!
The allowed actions for the current user
avatar : String!
The avatar URL of the channel
descriptor : String!
Formatted name of the channel service and type: e.g. 'Twitter Profile' or 'Facebook Page'
displayName : String
The display name of the channel - nullable (reason?)
externalLink : String
The channel's URL on the social network (e.g. instagram.com/username or facebook.com/page) Returns null if the channel is not supported
hasActiveMemberDevice : Boolean!
Whether at least one member of the orginization who have access to this channel also has a user device registered for push notifications
isDisconnected : Boolean!
Indicates if the channel is properly connected to Buffer
isLocked : Boolean!
Indicates if the channel is locked - Locked channels can't be used for posting. A channel can be locked when the organization downgrades and reduces the channel quantity of their plan.
isNew : Boolean!
Indicates if the channel was recently created (in less than 10 seconds). This is used to determine the redirect modal after channel authorization
isQueuePaused : Boolean!
Indicates is the queue is paused for the channel. A paused queue means schedules posts won't be published.
linkShortening : ChannelLinkShortening!
Link Shortening settings for the channel
metadata : ChannelMetadata
Metadata or settings depending on the service type - such as the server URL for Mastodon or Location data for Facebook/GPB
name : String!
The name of the channel - the handle name, username, etc.
organizationId : OrganizationId!
The organization ID of the channel
postingGoal : PostingGoal
The posting goal for the channel
postingSchedule : [ScheduleV2!]!
Provides the posting slots for each day of the week
products : [Product!]
Products that support a given channel
scopes : [String]!
Scopes requested for a given channel - empty array if we don't have them tracked
service : Service!
Represents the social network
serviceId : String!
Represents the external ID of the channel on social network API
showTrendingTopicSuggestions : Boolean!
Indicates if trending topic suggestions should be shown in the composer. When false, users can still access trends via the trending icon button. Defaults to true for backward compatibility.
timezone : String!
The timezone of the channel - Default if not set is Europe/London
type : ChannelType!
The type of the channel - Page, Profile, Business, Group, Account, etc.
weeklyPostingLimit : WeeklyPostingLimit
Weekly posting limit for the channel
createdAt : DateTime!
The creation date of the channel
updatedAt : DateTime!
The last time the channel was updated
OUTPUT ContentItem ⚠️ Experimental
A piece of content in Buffer. It starts as a channel-less draft and can later become a set of channel-specific posts, or it can be created with its posts directly. This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.
Fields 9
id : ContentItemId!
Unique identifier for this content item.
accountId : AccountId!
Account that owns this content item.
author : Author
The person who created this content item. Null when that person's account no longer exists.
body : ContentItemBody!
The current content of this item: either a channel-less draft or the channel-specific posts created from it.
organizationId : OrganizationId!
Organization that owns this content item.
tags : [Tag!]!
Tags applied to this content item, in the order they were set. A tag applies to the item as a whole, so it survives the move from a channel-less draft to channel-specific posts.
targetDate : DateTime
Optional date indicating when this piece of content should go out. This is a planning aid only and does not schedule any posts.
title : String
Optional title describing what this piece of content is about.
createdAt : DateTime!
When this content item was created.
OUTPUT UpdateContentItemDraftPayload ⚠️ Experimental
All possible responses for updateContentItemDraft.
OUTPUT UpdateContentItemPayload ⚠️ Experimental
All possible responses for updateContentItem.
OUTPUT UpdatePostTemplatePayload 🧪 Preview
Result of an end user updating a post template.

Types 30

TYPE Author
Represent the author of a post or note.
Fields 5
id : AccountId!
The unique identifier of the author.
avatar : String!
The avatar URL of the author.
email : String!
The email address of the author.
isDeleted : Boolean!
Indicates whether the author is a deleted.
name : String
The name of the author. Null if the user has not yet set a name.
TYPE BlueskyMetadata
Bluesky metadata
Fields 1
serverUrl : String!
The instance of bluesky of the channel
TYPE ChannelLinkShortening
Settings for link shortening
Fields 2
config : LinkShorteningConfig
Configuration of link shortening integration. Null if disabled.
isEnabled : Boolean!
If link shortening is enabled for the channel
TYPE ContentItemStateError ⚠️ Experimental
The content item is not currently a draft: it may already have been published as channel-specific posts, including concurrently with this request.
Fields 1
message : String!
Error message.
TYPE DraftContent ⚠️ Experimental
A content draft that is not attached to any channel yet. Because no channel is selected, no network-specific rules apply, including media type restrictions.
Fields 4
id : DraftContentId!
Unique identifier for this draft.
aiAssisted : Boolean!
True when the draft content was written with the help of AI.
assets : [Asset!]!
Images, videos, or documents attached to the draft, in display order.
text : String!
The written content of the draft.
TYPE FacebookMetadata
Facebook metadata
Fields 1
locationData : LocationData
Metadata about the location of the business associated with the channel. Only available for Facebook and GPB
TYPE GoogleBusinessMetadata
Google Business metadata
Fields 1
locationData : LocationData
Metadata about the location of the business associated with the channel. Only available for Facebook and GPB
TYPE IdeaMedia
Media attached to an idea
Fields 7
id : ID!
Unique identifier for the media in Buffer's upload system
alt : String
Alternative text description for accessibility
size : Int
File size in bytes
source : IdeaMediaSource
Source platform information for the media
thumbnailUrl : String
URL to a smaller version of the media for preview purposes
type : MediaType!
Type of media (e.g., image, video, gif)
url : String!
Direct URL to access the media file
TYPE IdeaMediaSource
Media source for the idea, e.g. Unsplash, Gifphy, etc.
Fields 4
id : String
Unique identifier from the source platform
author : String
Name of the content creator/author
authorUrl : String
URL to the author's profile on the source platform
name : String!
Name of the media source platform (e.g., 'Unsplash', 'Giphy')
TYPE InvalidInputError
Error returned when the input is invalid
Fields 1
message : String!
Error message
TYPE LinkedInMetadata
LinkedIn metadata
Fields 1
shouldShowLinkedinAnalyticsRefreshBanner : Boolean!
Property parsed from scopes indicating whether the client should show the LinkedIn analytics refresh banner
TYPE LinkShorteningConfig
Link Shortening Configuration
Fields 2
domain : String!
Domain of the link shortener - eg buff.ly, dub.co, or the user's custom domain.
name : String!
Human readable string to describe the link shortening service.
TYPE LocationData
Location data about the channel
Fields 3
googleAccountId : String
Google Account Id of the business
location : String
Location of the business associated with the channel
mapsLink : String
Link to the map
TYPE MastodonMetadata
Mastodon metadata
Fields 2
maxCharacters : Int!
Maximum character limit allowed for this channel's server instance
serverUrl : String!
The instance of mastodon of the channel
TYPE PinterestBoard
A Pinterest board
Fields 6
id : String!
The ID of the board
avatar : String
The board avatar
description : String
The board description
name : String!
The board name
serviceId : String!
The ID of the service
url : String!
The board URL
TYPE PinterestMetadata
Pinterest metadata
Fields 1
boards : [PinterestBoard!]!
The list of boards the user has on Pinterest
TYPE PostChannelNotFoundError ⚠️ Experimental
The channel targeted by a single post in the promoteContentItemDraftToPosts input list was not found or is not accessible.
Fields 2
channelId : ChannelId!
Channel targeted by the failing post.
message : String!
Error message.
TYPE ScheduleV2
Posting schedule for a specific day of the week
Fields 3
day : DayOfWeek!
The day of the week: mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun
paused : Boolean!
Indicates if this day is paused in the posting schedule.
times : [String!]!
The times the channel is scheduled to post on the day: HH:MM
TYPE TiktokMetadata
Tiktok metadata
Fields 1
defaultToReminders : Boolean!
Indicates if we should default to reminder for Tiktok
TYPE TwitterMetadata
Twitter metadata
Fields 1
subscriptionType : String
Indicates the type of subscription the user has on Twitter
TYPE UpdateContentItemDraftFailure ⚠️ Experimental
updateContentItemDraft failure.
Fields 2
errors : [UpdateContentItemDraftError!]!
The recoverable errors behind this failure.
message : String!
Summary error message.
TYPE UpdateContentItemDraftSuccess ⚠️ Experimental
Successful updateContentItemDraft response.
Fields 1
contentItem : ContentItem!
The updated content item.
TYPE UpdateContentItemFailure ⚠️ Experimental
updateContentItem failure. When any part of the input is invalid, nothing is changed.
Fields 2
errors : [InvalidInputError!]!
The recoverable errors behind this failure.
message : String!
Summary error message.
TYPE UpdateContentItemSuccess ⚠️ Experimental
Successful updateContentItem response.
Fields 1
contentItem : ContentItem!
The content item after the update.
TYPE UpdatePostTemplateSuccess 🧪 Preview
Successful result of an end user updating a post template.
Fields 1
postTemplate : PostTemplate!
The updated post template.
TYPE YoutubeMetadata
Youtube metadata
Fields 1
defaultToReminders : Boolean!
Indicates if we should default to reminder for Youtube
TYPE Asset
Asset interface with common fields
Fields 5
id : ID
The ID of the asset in the database
mimeType : String!
The MIME type of the asset
source : String!
URL to the file source
thumbnail : String!
URL to the static thumbnail of the asset
type : AssetType!
The type of the asset
TYPE ChannelMetadata
Metadata or settings about the channel depending on the service type
TYPE ContentItemBody ⚠️ Experimental
A content item contains either a channel-less draft or channel-specific posts, but never both.
TYPE UpdateContentItemDraftError ⚠️ Experimental
A recoverable error that prevented a content item draft from being updated.

Inputs 17

INPUT AssetInput
A single entity's asset. Exactly one variant must be provided.
Fields 4
document : DocumentAssetInput
Document asset
image : ImageAssetInput
Image asset
link : LinkAssetInput
Use metadata.{service}.linkAttachment instead. This field will be removed on December 15, 2026.
video : VideoAssetInput
Video asset
INPUT ChannelInput
Input for the channel query
Fields 1
id : ChannelId!
The ID of the channel to be retrieved
INPUT ChannelsFiltersInput
Filter to pass when fetching channels.
Fields 2
isLocked : 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 : Product
If not passed, it return all channels Else, it filters the channels based on what the product supports.
INPUT ChannelsInput
Input to pass when fetching channels.
Fields 2
filter : ChannelsFiltersInput
A list of option filters - passing null means we don't want to filter
organizationId : OrganizationId!
The Organization id to fetch channels for
INPUT DocumentAssetInput
Document asset
Fields 3
thumbnailUrl : String!
Document thumbnail URL
title : String!
Document title
url : String!
Document URL
INPUT DraftContentInput ⚠️ Experimental
A channel-less draft to save on a content item.
Fields 3
aiAssisted : Boolean!
Set to true when the draft content was written with the help of AI.
assets : [AssetInput!]!
Images, videos, or documents to attach to the draft, in display order.
text : String!
The non-empty written content of the draft.
INPUT IdeaMediaInput
Fields 6
url : String!
The URL of the media
alt : String
Alternative text for the media
thumbnailUrl : String
Thumbnail URL for the media
type : MediaType!
The type of media (image, gif, video, link, document, unsupported). Note: 'video' is not supported via public API
size : Int
The size of the media in bytes
source : IdeaMediaSourceInput
Source information for the media
INPUT IdeaMediaSourceInput
Input type for the source information of media attached to an idea
Fields 5
name : String!
id : String
trigger : String
author : String
for unsplash only
authorUrl : String
INPUT ImageAssetInput
Image asset
Fields 3
metadata : ImageMetadataInput
Image specific metadata
thumbnailUrl : String
URL to the static thumbnail of the asset
url : String!
URL to the file source
INPUT ImageDimensionsInput
Image dimensions
Fields 2
height : Int!
Image height in pixels
width : Int!
Image width in pixels
INPUT ImageMetadataInput
Image metadata
Fields 4
altText : String!
Alternative text for accessibility
animatedThumbnail : String
Animated thumbnail URL
dimensions : ImageDimensionsInput
Ignored — the API resolves image dimensions itself.
userTags : [UserTagInput!]
Accounts to tag at specific points on the image. Each tag's x/y position uses normalized 0.0-1.0 coordinates - see UserTagInput.
INPUT LinkAssetInput
Link attached to the post
Fields 4
description : String
Description of the link
thumbnailUrl : String
Thumbnail URL of the link
title : String
Title of the link
url : String!
URL to the link
INPUT UpdateContentItemDraftInput ⚠️ Experimental
Input for updateContentItemDraft.
Fields 4
id : ContentItemId!
The content item whose channel-less draft is replaced.
draft : DraftContentInput!
The new draft content. Replaces the current draft in full.
tagIds : [TagId!]
Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to keep the current tags. An empty list or null removes them all.
targetDate : DateTime
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.
INPUT UpdateContentItemInput ⚠️ Experimental
Input for updateContentItem. Only the fields provided are changed. Omitted fields keep their current value.
Fields 3
id : ContentItemId!
The content item to update.
targetDate : DateTime
Omit to preserve the existing target date. Null clears it.
title : String
Omit to preserve the existing title. Null clears it.
INPUT UpdatePostTemplateInput
Input for an end user updating a post template. Buffer-curated taxonomy fields are ignored; setting them is only available to official Buffer clients.
Fields 6
id : PostTemplateId!
The ID of the template to update.
body : String
The main content body of the template, may contain {{placeholders}}.
description : String
A short user-facing description of the template.
emoji : String
The emoji associated with the template.
title : String
The title of the template.
visibility : PostTemplateVisibility
`public` is rejected — it is only available to official Buffer clients.
INPUT VideoAssetInput
Video asset
Fields 3
metadata : VideoMetadataInput
Video specific metadata
thumbnailUrl : 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 : String!
URL to the file source
INPUT VideoMetadataInput
Video metadata
Fields 2
thumbnailOffset : Int
Offset of the thumbnail chosen for the video, in ms
title : String
Video title

Enums 7

ENUM AssetType
Asset types
ENUM ChannelAction
List of possible actions that can be performed on a Channel
ENUM ChannelType
Channel is a representation of a social media account or page that can be connected to Buffer.
ENUM DayOfWeek
Day of the week.
ENUM MediaType
The type of media attached to a post
ENUM Product
Buffer products, buffer is used as all products
ENUM Service
The list of services that can be authorized.

Scalars 3

SCALAR ChannelId
The `ChannelId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Buffer Channel
SCALAR ContentItemId ⚠️ Experimental
A unique identifier for a content item.
SCALAR DraftContentId ⚠️ Experimental
A unique identifier for a channel-less draft's content.

Posts

Queries 6

QUERY aggregatedPostMetrics (input: AggregatedPostMetricsInput!) : AggregatedPostMetrics!

Aggregate normalized post metrics across a filtered post set. Useful for yearly summaries, channel-level rollups, and BI exports without paginating through thousands of posts.

For per-post metrics, use posts(input) or post(input) with a metrics { … } selection — this query is purely for aggregation.

The result always contains a baseline trio of entries: postCount (number of matched posts in the window), reactions, and comments. Posts on networks that don't track reactions or comments contribute 0 to those totals.

Beyond the baseline, additional metric types are returned only when every channel in the filter set supports them. A single-network filter surfaces that network's richer metrics (e.g. impressions, reach, engagementRate on LinkedIn); a mixed-network filter trims the extras to those common to every network in the set.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required AggregatedPostMetricsInput! Query's input: organization, date range, optional channel and tag filters. Date range is capped to 365 days.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "aggregatedPostMetrics": {
      "metrics": [
        {
          "description": "...",
          "name": "...",
          "type": "clicks",
          "unit": "count"
        }
      ],
      "metricsUpdatedAt": "..."
    }
  }
}
QUERY dailyPostingLimits (input: DailyPostingLimitsInput!) : [DailyPostingLimitStatus!]!

Returns daily posting limit status for the given channels on the specified date.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required DailyPostingLimitsInput! Query's input.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "dailyPostingLimits": [
      {
        "channelId": "...",
        "isAtLimit": true,
        "limit": 0,
        "scheduled": 0
      }
    ]
  }
}
QUERY post (input: PostInput!) : Post!

Fetches a post by PostID for the given organization: first and last can be set for forward pagination using Relay convention

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required PostInput! Query's input.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "post": {
      "id": "...",
      "allowedActions": [
        "addPostNote"
      ],
      "assets": [
        {
          "id": "...",
          "mimeType": "...",
          "source": "...",
          "thumbnail": "..."
        }
      ],
      "author": {
        "id": "...",
        "avatar": "...",
        "email": "...",
        "isDeleted": true
      }
    }
  }
}
QUERY posts (after: String, first: Int, input: PostsInput!) : PostsResults!

Fetches posts for the given organization: first and last can be set for forward pagination using Relay convention

Arguments
Name Type Description
after Optional String The cursor of the post to start fetching from
first Optional Int The number of posts to return
input Required PostsInput! Query's input.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "posts": {
      "edges": [
        {
          "cursor": "...",
          "node": {}
        }
      ],
      "pageInfo": {
        "endCursor": "...",
        "hasNextPage": true,
        "hasPreviousPage": true,
        "startCursor": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}
QUERY postTemplate (input: PostTemplateInput!) : PostTemplate 🧪 Preview

Fetch a single post template by ID. Returns null if not found.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required PostTemplateInput! Input for fetching a single post template.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "postTemplate": {
      "id": "...",
      "body": "...",
      "description": "...",
      "emoji": "..."
    }
  }
}
QUERY postTemplates (after: String, first: Int, input: PostTemplatesInput!) : PostTemplatesConnection! 🧪 Preview

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.

Arguments
Name Type Description
after Optional String The cursor after which to return results.
first Optional Int The number of templates to return.
input Required PostTemplatesInput! Input containing the organization scope and optional filters.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "postTemplates": {
      "edges": [
        {
          "cursor": "...",
          "node": {}
        }
      ],
      "pageInfo": {
        "endCursor": "...",
        "hasNextPage": true,
        "hasPreviousPage": true,
        "startCursor": "..."
      },
      "totalCount": 0
    }
  }
}

Mutations 7

MUTATION createPost (input: CreatePostInput!) : PostActionPayload!

Create post for channel

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required CreatePostInput! The mutation's input
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "createPost": {}
  }
}
MUTATION createPostTemplate (input: CreatePostTemplateInput!) : CreatePostTemplatePayload! 🧪 Preview

Create a post template visible only to the caller (private) or to the caller's organization (internal).

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required CreatePostTemplateInput! Input for creating a post template.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "createPostTemplate": {}
  }
}
MUTATION deletePost (input: DeletePostInput!) : DeletePostPayload!

Delete a post by id.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required DeletePostInput! Input for the deletePost mutation.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "deletePost": {}
  }
}
MUTATION deletePostTemplate (input: DeletePostTemplateInput!) : DeletePostTemplatePayload! 🧪 Preview

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).

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required DeletePostTemplateInput! Input for deleting a post template.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "deletePostTemplate": {}
  }
}
MUTATION editPost (input: EditPostInput!) : PostActionPayload!

Edit post for channel

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required EditPostInput! The mutation's input
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "editPost": {}
  }
}
MUTATION movePostInQueue (input: MovePostInQueueInput!) : MovePostInQueuePayload! ⚠️ Experimental

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.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required MovePostInQueueInput! The mutation's input
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "movePostInQueue": {}
  }
}
MUTATION promoteContentItemDraftToPosts (input: PromoteContentItemDraftToPostsInput!) : PromoteContentItemDraftToPostsPayload! ⚠️ Experimental

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.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required PromoteContentItemDraftToPostsInput! Input for promoteContentItemDraftToPosts.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "promoteContentItemDraftToPosts": {}
  }
}

Outputs 12

OUTPUT AggregatedPostMetrics
Aggregated post metrics across a filtered post set. Each entry in `metrics` mirrors the shape of a `Post.metrics` entry; the total number of matched posts is carried as a regular `PostMetric` entry with `type: postCount`.
Fields 2
metrics : [PostMetric!]!
Normalized metric aggregates across the matched posts. Always includes a baseline trio (`postCount`, `reactions`, `comments`) — posts on networks that don't track reactions or comments contribute 0 to those totals. Beyond the baseline, additional metric types are included only when every channel in the filter set supports them.
metricsUpdatedAt : DateTime
The latest `metricsUpdatedAt` across the matched posts, indicating the freshness of the aggregate. Metrics are refreshed daily, so values can be up to ~24h behind the source network. Null when no posts matched the filter.
OUTPUT DailyPostingLimitStatus
Status of daily posting limits for a channel on a given day.
Fields 5
channelId : ChannelId!
The channel ID this status refers to.
isAtLimit : Boolean!
Whether the channel has reached its daily posting limit.
limit : Int
The network daily posting limit. Null means unlimited.
scheduled : Int!
Number of posts scheduled for this day.
sent : Int!
Number of posts already sent on this day.
OUTPUT Post
Post entity
Fields 27
id : PostId!
ObjectId of the post
allowedActions : [PostAction!]!
Indicates what actions the current account can perform on the post
assets : [Asset!]!
assets
author : Author
Represents the user who created the post
channel : Channel!
channel
channelId : ChannelId!
channel ID (faster than resolving the channnel.id)
channelService : Service!
channel service (faster than resolving the channnel.service)
dueAt : DateTime
Date when the post is scheduled to be published
error : PostPublishingError
error
externalLink : String
The external URL of the post at the destination service
ideaId : IdeaId
Is set when the Post is generated from an Idea
isCustomScheduled : Boolean!
Indicates whether time to publish was manually selected by the user
metadata : PostMetadata
Metadata of the post which differs based on the social network/service @see post.metadata.graphql
metrics : [PostMetric!]
Metrics for the sent post. If post is not yet sent, this field will be null
metricsUpdatedAt : DateTime
Timestamp of when `metrics` were last refreshed from the network. Null until the daily ingestion job has processed the post. Buffer pulls fresh metrics once per day, so this can lag the network value by ~24h.
notes : [Note!]!
notes
notificationStatus : NotificationStatus
notificationStatus: notified or markedAsPublished
schedulingType : SchedulingType
How the post publishes: `notification` for a reminder that asks someone to publish it by hand, `automatic` for one the publishing workers send.
sentAt : DateTime
Date when the post is published
sharedNow : Boolean!
Indicates whether the post was shared via publish now action
shareMode : ShareMode!
Indicates the share mode of the post (e.g., addToQueue, shareNext, shareNow, customScheduled)
status : PostStatus!
status
tags : [Tag!]!
tags - sorted by name in ascending order
text : String!
Text content of the Post
via : PostVia!
Indicates if the post is created from Buffer or the API
createdAt : DateTime!
Date when the post was created
updatedAt : DateTime!
Date when the post was updated
OUTPUT PostsResults
Results for the posts query.
Fields 2
edges : [PostsEdge!]
The list of posts that match the query.
pageInfo : PaginationPageInfo!
Information to aid in pagination.
OUTPUT PostTemplate
A post template used for content inspiration.
Fields 9
id : PostTemplateId!
The unique identifier for the template.
body : String!
The main content body of the template, may contain {{placeholders}}.
description : String!
A short user-facing description of the template.
emoji : String!
The emoji associated with the template.
organizationId : OrganizationId!
The organization that owns this template.
title : String!
The title of the template.
visibility : PostTemplateVisibility!
The visibility level of the template. `public` is returned for Buffer-managed templates.
createdAt : DateTime!
The date and time the template was created.
updatedAt : DateTime!
The date and time the template was last updated.
OUTPUT PostTemplatesConnection 🧪 Preview
A paginated connection of post templates.
Fields 3
edges : [PostTemplateEdge!]!
The list of post template edges.
pageInfo : PaginationPageInfo!
Pagination information for the connection.
totalCount : Int!
The total number of templates matching the filters.
OUTPUT CreatePostTemplatePayload 🧪 Preview
Result of an end user creating a post template.
OUTPUT DeletePostPayload
All possible response types for the deletePost mutation.
OUTPUT DeletePostTemplatePayload 🧪 Preview
Result of an end user deleting a post template.
OUTPUT MovePostInQueuePayload ⚠️ Experimental
All possible response types that can be returned by movePostInQueue mutation.
OUTPUT PostActionPayload
Create post's request response payload.
OUTPUT PromoteContentItemDraftToPostsPayload ⚠️ Experimental
All possible responses for promoteContentItemDraftToPosts.

Types 54

TYPE Annotation
Annotation representing all the entities in the text
Fields 5
content : String!
The content of the annotation. Annotations can sometimes be different from the actual text content. E.g., Mastodon mentions have 'text: @buffer', but includes the server name in the content, 'content: @buffer@threads.net'
indices : [Int!]!
The indices of the annotation in the text
text : String!
The text representation of the annotation, eg '@buffer'
type : AnnotationType!
The type of the annotation
url : String!
The URL the annotation points to
TYPE BlueskyPostMetadata
Bluesky post metadata
Fields 5
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
linkAttachment : LinkAttachment
Link attachment
thread : [ThreadedPost!]!
The list of threaded posts (not paginated)
threadCount : Int!
The number of threaded posts
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE CreatePostTemplateSuccess 🧪 Preview
Successful result of an end user creating a post template.
Fields 1
postTemplate : PostTemplate!
The newly created post template.
TYPE DeletePostSuccess
deletePost success response returns the post id that was deleted.
Fields 1
id : PostId!
Post id that was delete.
TYPE EmptySuccess
Empty mutation success response used when client doesn't need any data back or simply needs to respond to a success or error.
Fields 1
_empty : String!
The value is always an empty string '' Note: GraphQL doesn't allow types with no fields, so we have to add this field
TYPE FacebookPostMetadata
Facebook post metadata
Fields 5
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
firstComment : String
Facebook post's first comment
linkAttachment : LinkAttachment
Link attachment
title : String
Title of Facebook reel
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE GoogleBusinessEventMetaData
Metadata for a GBP post that is an event
Fields 8
button : GoogleBusinessPostActionType!
Action button
endDate : DateTime!
End date of the event
endTime : String
End time of the event
isFullDayEvent : Boolean!
Indicate whether the event has a start or end time.
link : String
Link to the action
startDate : DateTime!
Start date of the event
startTime : String
Start time of the event
title : String!
Title of the event
TYPE GoogleBusinessOfferMetaData
Metadata for a GBP post that is an offer
Fields 6
code : String
Coupon code for the offer
endDate : DateTime!
End date of the offer
link : String
Link to the offer
startDate : DateTime!
Start date of the offer
terms : String
Terms and Conditions
title : String!
Title of the offer
TYPE GoogleBusinessPostMetadata
Google Business Profile post metadata @deprecated: pending proposal for specific GBP post types: update, offer and event metadata types
Fields 4
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
details : GoogleBusinessPostDetails
Details of the metadata
title : String
Title if available in the given GBP post type: event and offer
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE GoogleBusinessWhatsNewMetaData
Metadata for a GBP post of type Whats new
Fields 2
button : GoogleBusinessPostActionType!
Action button
link : String
Link to the action
TYPE InstagramGeolocation
Instagram Geolocation
Fields 2
id : String
The id of this location
text : String
The name of this location
TYPE InstagramMetadata
Instagram metadata
Fields 1
defaultToReminders : Boolean!
Indicates if we should default to reminder for Instagram
TYPE InstagramPostMetadata
Instagram post metadata
Fields 8
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
firstComment : String
Instagram post's first comment
geolocation : InstagramGeolocation
Geolocation of the post
isAiGenerated : Boolean!
Whether the post discloses AI-generated content
link : String
Shop Grid link for the post
shouldShareToFeed : Boolean!
Indicates whether post should be shared to feed
stickerFields : InstagramStickerFields
Sticker fields for reminder-based publishing
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE InstagramStickerFields
Instagram fields for reminder-based publishing. Upon the reminder for publishing, the user is prompted to copy and paste these fields into the Instagram app to complete the post.
Fields 5
music : String
Placeholder text for the post's music
other : String
Additional field for any other post content
products : String
Placeholder text for the post's linked products
text : String
Text for the Story or Reel
topics : String
Placeholder text for the post's topics (Reels only)
TYPE LinkAttachment
Link attachment
Fields 6
expandedUrl : String
Full URL that the link asset has been built from
text : String!
Description for the scraped link
thumbnail : String
Selected thumbnail for this link preview
thumbnails : [String!]!
Thumbnails of media available in the link
title : String!
Title for the link attachment
url : String!
URL that the link asset has been built from
TYPE LinkedInPostMetadata
LinkedIn post metadata
Fields 4
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
firstComment : String
LinkedIn post's first comment
linkAttachment : LinkAttachment
Link attachment
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE MastodonPostMetadata
Mastodon post metadata
Fields 5
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
spoilerText : String
Spoiler text hiding the root text of this post
thread : [ThreadedPost!]!
The list of threaded posts (not paginated)
threadCount : Int!
The number of threaded posts
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE Note
Note entity
Fields 7
id : NoteId!
The unique identifier of the note.
allowedActions : [NoteAction!]!
The allowed actions a user can perform on the note.
author : Author!
The author of the note - null if the user is deleted or left the organization.
text : String!
The content of the note.
type : NoteType!
The type of the note.
createdAt : DateTime!
The date and time when the note was created.
updatedAt : DateTime
The date and time when the note was last edited.
TYPE NotFoundError
Error returned when the resource is not found
Fields 1
message : String!
Error message
TYPE PinterestPostMetadata
Pinterest post metadata
Fields 5
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
board : PinterestBoard
The board the Pin is saved to
title : String
The title of the Pin
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
url : String
The Pin destination link
TYPE PostActionSuccess
Success response returns the full up-to-date post from after the action was performed.
Fields 1
post : Post!
Post on which the action was successfully performed.
TYPE PostContent ⚠️ Experimental
The fixed set of channel-specific posts created from a content item. Each post targets a single channel and follows that channel's network rules.
Fields 1
posts : [Post!]!
The posts created for this content item, one per channel. Individual posts are edited through their own mutations.
TYPE PostingGoal
Represents a posting goal for a channel, including target, progress, and status information.
Fields 6
goal : Int!
The target number of posts for this goal.
periodEnd : DateTime!
The end date of the period for this posting goal.
periodStart : DateTime!
The start date of the period for this posting goal.
scheduledCount : Int!
The number of posts that are scheduled to be sent for this goal.
sentCount : Int!
The number of posts that have been sent (published or ingested) for this goal.
status : PostingGoalStatus!
The current status of the posting goal.
TYPE PostInvalidInputError ⚠️ Experimental
Invalid input for a single post in the promoteContentItemDraftToPosts input list.
Fields 2
channelId : ChannelId!
Channel targeted by the failing post.
message : String!
Error message.
TYPE PostLimitReachedError ⚠️ Experimental
Limit reached for a single post in the promoteContentItemDraftToPosts input list.
Fields 2
channelId : ChannelId!
Channel targeted by the failing post.
message : String!
Error message.
TYPE PostMetric
A single metric for a post (or an entry in an aggregated metrics response).
Fields 5
description : String!
A human-readable description of what the metric represents.
name : String!
The human-readable name of the metric (e.g. "Reactions", "Eng. Rate").
type : PostMetricType!
The type of metric. Cross-network metrics use unified naming (`reactions`, `comments`, etc.); network-specific metrics retain their network's vocabulary (`saves`, `quotes`, etc.). See `PostMetricType` for the full catalog including deprecated values.
unit : PostMetricUnit!
The unit (count vs percentage) of `value`.
value : Float!
The metric value. Defaults to 0 when the network did not report the metric.
TYPE PostNotDeletableError ⚠️ Experimental
A post in this content item cannot be deleted, so the item cannot be deleted either. Either the post is publishing or has already published, and posts in those states can no longer be deleted, or this account is not allowed to delete posts on that channel.
Fields 2
channelId : ChannelId!
Channel targeted by the post that cannot be deleted.
message : String!
Error message.
TYPE PostPublishingError
Post publishing error
Fields 3
message : String!
Error message to display
rawError : String
The original error from the publishing service (internal use only)
supportUrl : String
Link to a help center article to help resolve the error
TYPE PostsEdge
Represent a node in the pagination result using the Connect Relay convention.
Fields 2
cursor : String!
Opaque cursor to be used in pagination to fetch from current node.
node : Post!
Represents the current post in the list.
TYPE PostTemplateEdge 🧪 Preview
An edge in a post template connection.
Fields 2
cursor : String!
A cursor for pagination.
node : PostTemplate!
The post template node at the end of the edge.
TYPE PromoteContentItemDraftToPostsFailure ⚠️ Experimental
promoteContentItemDraftToPosts failure. Every recoverable error is reported together so the caller can surface them all at once — for example, every post that failed validation across every targeted channel. A failure does not always mean nothing changed: post-processing errors are reported after the promotion has taken effect.
Fields 2
errors : [PromoteContentItemDraftToPostsError!]!
The recoverable errors behind this failure.
message : String!
Summary error message.
TYPE PromoteContentItemDraftToPostsSuccess ⚠️ Experimental
Successful promoteContentItemDraftToPosts response.
Fields 1
contentItem : ContentItem!
The promoted content item.
TYPE PublishingTag
Tag snapshot associated with content
Fields 4
id : ID!
color : String!
Hex color for tag e.g #F523F1
colorName : TagColorName
Stable Buffer palette identifier derived from `color`. Clients should map this value to platform- and theme-specific presentation, falling back to `color` when this field is null or unsupported. Returns null for custom or unrecognized colors.
name : String!
TYPE RestProxyError
Error proxied from the REST API response
Fields 3
code : Int
Error code from the REST API response - https://buffer.com/developers/api/errors
link : String
Link to our Help center from the REST API response
message : String!
An error message from the REST API response that we proxied here
TYPE RetweetMetadata
Information about the initial Tweet that was retweeted
Fields 6
id : String!
Retweet ID
text : String!
Text of the original tweet
thumbnails : [String!]!
Thumbnails to media available in the link
url : String!
Link to original tweet
user : RetweetUserMetadata!
User who created the original tweet
createdAt : DateTime!
Date when the original tweet was created
TYPE RetweetUserMetadata
Information about the initial author of the Tweet that was retweeted
Fields 3
avatar : String!
Avatar of the user who created the original Tweet
name : String!
Name of the user who created the original Tweet
username : String!
Username of the user who created the original Tweet
TYPE Tag
Tag entity
Fields 5
id : TagId!
ObjectId of the tag
color : String!
Hex color for tag e.g '#F523F1'
colorName : TagColorName
Stable Buffer palette identifier derived from `color`. Clients should map this value to platform- and theme-specific presentation, falling back to `color` when this field is null or unsupported. Returns null for custom or unrecognized colors.
isLocked : Boolean!
Locked tag cannot be assigned to new items in the UI. A Tag is locked after a customer downgrades and has more tags than the free plan limit allows
name : String!
Name of the tag e.g 'Summer sales'
TYPE ThreadedPost
A post authored by the user which is posted to a thread. This is commonly used for long-format twitter and meta threads posts to allow authored content to span multiple threads. Threads are represented as a list of replies, each replying to the previous one.
Fields 4
assets : [Asset!]!
Media assets of the threaded post
linkAttachment : LinkAttachment
Use metadata.{service}.linkAttachment on the thread item instead. This field will be removed on December 15, 2026.
metadata : ThreadItemMetadata
Service-specific fields for this threaded post
text : String!
The text body content of the threaded post
TYPE ThreadItemBlueskyMetadata
Bluesky fields on a single item of a thread
Fields 1
linkAttachment : LinkAttachment
Link attachment
TYPE ThreadItemMetadata
Service-specific fields on a single item of a thread. The populated key matches the post's service.
Fields 2
bluesky : ThreadItemBlueskyMetadata
Bluesky fields for this thread item
threads : ThreadItemThreadsMetadata
Threads fields for this thread item
TYPE ThreadItemThreadsMetadata
Threads fields on a single item of a thread
Fields 1
linkAttachment : LinkAttachment
Link attachment
TYPE ThreadsPostMetadata
Threads post metadata
Fields 8
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
linkAttachment : LinkAttachment
Link attachment
locationId : String
LocationId associated with the post
locationName : String
Location name associated with the post
thread : [ThreadedPost!]!
The list of threaded posts (not paginated)
threadCount : Int!
The number of threaded posts
topic : String
Topic associated with the post
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE TiktokPostMetadata
Tiktok post metadata
Fields 4
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
isAiGenerated : Boolean!
Whether the post discloses AI-generated content (TikTok video only)
title : String
The title of the TikTok post (for photo posts)
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE TwitterPostMetadata
Twitter post metadata
Fields 6
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
isAiGenerated : Boolean!
Whether the post discloses AI-generated content
retweet : RetweetMetadata
The details of the tweet being retweeted
thread : [ThreadedPost!]!
The list of threaded posts (not paginated)
threadCount : Int!
The number of threaded posts
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE UserTag
User tag in the image
Fields 3
handle : String!
The handle (username) of the tagged account, without the leading @.
x : Float!
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).
y : Float!
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).
TYPE VoidMutationError
Error implementation that allows clients to resolve the MutationError on mutations that do not currently have typed errors. This allows clients to automatically handle errors that may be added to a mutation in future. Do not directly throw this error, use a custom typed error instead
Fields 1
message : String!
Error message
TYPE WeeklyPostingLimit
Weekly posting limit for a channel
Fields 3
limit : Int!
The weekly posting limit for the channel
scheduled : Int!
The number of posts the channel has scheduled for this week
sent : Int!
The number of posts the channel has sent this week
TYPE YoutubeCategory
Fields 2
categoryId : String!
title : String!
TYPE YoutubePostMetadata
Youtube post metadata
Fields 10
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
category : YoutubeCategory
Post category
embeddable : Boolean!
Indicates whether the video allows embedding
isAiGenerated : Boolean!
Whether the post discloses AI-generated content
license : YoutubeLicense
Video license
madeForKids : Boolean!
Indicates whether the video is suitable for kids
notifySubscribers : Boolean!
Indicates whether to notify subscribers on publish video
privacy : YoutubePrivacy
Privacy setting for post
title : String
Title of the Youtube post
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Youtube
TYPE CommonPostMetadata
Common properties for all post metadata types
Fields 2
annotations : [Annotation!]!
Annotations representing entities in the text
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
TYPE ThreadedPostMetadata
Common properties for all posts that support threaded replies. See ThreadedPost for more details.
Fields 2
thread : [ThreadedPost!]!
The list of threaded posts (not paginated)
threadCount : Int!
The number of threaded posts
TYPE GoogleBusinessPostDetails
GoogleBusiness Metadata details
TYPE PostMetadata
Post metadata union type. Contains all possible types of post metadata.
TYPE PromoteContentItemDraftToPostsError ⚠️ Experimental
A recoverable error that prevented a content item draft from being promoted. Post errors identify the specific channel they apply to; the others apply to the request as a whole.

Inputs 46

INPUT AggregatedPostMetricsInput
Input for the `aggregatedPostMetrics` query.
Fields 5
channelIds : [ChannelId!]
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.
endDateTime : DateTime!
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 : OrganizationId!
The organization ID
startDateTime : DateTime!
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 : TagComparator
Filter to posts with specific tags. When omitted, all posts are included regardless of tags.
INPUT AnnotationInputFacebook
Annotation representing all the entities in the text
Fields 4
content : String!
The content of the annotation, e.g. '107509875938399'
indices : [Int!]!
The indices of the annotation in the text, e.g. [6, 9] (from 6 to 9 characters in the text)
text : String!
The text representation of the annotation, eg 'Buffer'
url : String!
The URL the annotation points to, e.g. https://www.facebook.com/107509875938399
INPUT AnnotationInputLinkedIn
Annotation representing all the entities in the text
Fields 7
id : String!
The id of the annotation, e.g. 1521226
entity : String!
The entity of the annotation, e.g. urn:li:organization:1521226
length : Int!
The length of the annotation, e.g. 6
link : String!
The link of the annotation, e.g. https://www.linkedin.com/company/bufferapp
localizedName : String!
The localized name of the annotation, e.g. Buffer
start : Int!
The start of the annotation, e.g. 5
vanityName : String!
The vanity name of the annotation, e.g. bufferapp
INPUT BlueskyPostMetadataInput
Bluesky post metadata
Fields 2
linkAttachment : LinkAttachmentInput
Link attachment. Mutually exclusive with a non-empty `assets` array — input providing both is rejected.
thread : [ThreadedPostInput!]
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.
INPUT CreatePostInput
Create post's request input. Note: `metadata.{service}.linkAttachment` is mutually exclusive with a non-empty `assets` array. Input providing both is rejected.
Fields 14
aiAssisted : Boolean
If this post was created with the help of AI
assets : [AssetInput!]!
Ordered list of assets on this post.
channelId : ChannelId!
Channel's Id for which we want to create the post
draftId : DraftId
Is set when the Post is generated from a Draft
dueAt : DateTime
Date when the post is scheduled to be published
ideaId : IdeaId
Is set when the Post is generated from an Idea
metadata : PostInputMetaData
Metadata of the post which differs based on the social network/service
mode : ShareMode!
How the post is being scheduled.
needsApproval : 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 : 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 : SchedulingType!
Scheduling type to indicate notification publishing or automatic publishing
source : String
source where the composer was initiated from, used for tracking.
tagIds : [TagId!]
List of tag IDs
text : String
Text content of the Post. Note: for threaded posts, this needs to match the first item in the `thread` array.
INPUT CreatePostTemplateInput
Input for an end user creating a post template. Buffer-curated taxonomy fields are server-defaulted; setting them is only available to official Buffer clients.
Fields 6
body : String!
The main content body of the template, may contain {{placeholders}}.
description : 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 : String
The emoji associated with the template.
organizationId : OrganizationId!
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 : String!
The title of the template.
visibility : PostTemplateVisibility
Defaults to `private` if omitted. `public` is rejected — it is only available to official Buffer clients.
INPUT DailyPostingLimitsInput
Input for the dailyPostingLimits query.
Fields 2
channelIds : [ChannelId!]!
List of channel IDs to check limits for. All channels must belong to the same organization.
date : DateTime
The date to check limits for. Defaults to today if not provided.
INPUT DateTimeComparator
Comparator for filtering by date
Fields 2
end : DateTime
Include results with dates equal to or before the specified date
start : DateTime
Include results with dates equal to or after the specified date
INPUT DeletePostInput
deletePost mutation deletes a post by id.
Fields 1
id : PostId!
Post id to delete.
INPUT DeletePostTemplateInput 🧪 Preview
Input for an end user deleting a post template.
Fields 1
id : PostTemplateId!
The ID of the template to delete.
INPUT EditPostInput
Edit post's request input. Note: `metadata.{service}.linkAttachment` is mutually exclusive with a non-empty `assets` array. Input providing both is rejected.
Fields 14
id : PostId!
ID of the post to edit
aiAssisted : Boolean
If this post was edited with the help of AI
approvalChange : PostApprovalChange
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.
assets : [AssetInput!]
Ordered list of assets on this post. Omit to preserve the existing list, pass an empty array to clear it
draftId : DraftId
Is set when the Post is generated from a Draft
dueAt : DateTime
Date when the post is scheduled to be published
ideaId : IdeaId
Is set when the Post is generated from an Idea
metadata : PostInputMetaData
Metadata of the post which differs based on the social network/service
mode : ShareMode
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.
saveToDraft : 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 : SchedulingType
Scheduling type to indicate notification publishing or automatic publishing. Omit it, or send null, to leave the post publishing the way it already does.
source : String
source where the composer was initiated from, used for tracking.
tagIds : [TagId!]
tags
text : 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.
INPUT FacebookPostMetadataInput
Facebook post metadata
Fields 4
annotations : [AnnotationInputFacebook!]
Annotations representing entities in the text
firstComment : String
Facebook post's first comment
linkAttachment : LinkAttachmentInput
Link attachment. Mutually exclusive with a non-empty `assets` array — input providing both is rejected.
type : PostTypeFacebook!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Facebook
INPUT GoogleBusinessEventMetaDataInput
Metadata for a GBP post that is an event
Fields 6
button : GoogleBusinessPostActionType
Action button. Optional: a post with no button, or `none`, publishes without a call-to-action. On edit, omitting it preserves the existing value.
endDate : DateTime
End date of the event. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
isFullDayEvent : Boolean!
Indicate whether the event has a start or end time.
link : String
Link to the action
startDate : DateTime
Start date of the event. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
title : String
Title of the event. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
INPUT GoogleBusinessOfferMetaDataInput
Metadata for a GBP post that is an offer
Fields 6
code : String
Coupon code for the offer
endDate : DateTime
End date of the offer. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
link : String
Link to the offer
startDate : DateTime
Start date of the offer. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
terms : String
Terms and Conditions
title : String
Title of the offer. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).
INPUT GoogleBusinessPostMetadataInput
Google Business Profile post metadata @deprecated: pending proposal for specific GBP post types: update, offer and event metadata types
Fields 5
detailsEvent : GoogleBusinessEventMetaDataInput
Details of the Event metadata
detailsOffer : GoogleBusinessOfferMetaDataInput
Details of the Offer metadata
detailsWhatsNew : GoogleBusinessWhatsNewMetaDataInput
Details of the Whats new metadata
title : String
Title if available in the given GBP post type: event and offer
type : PostTypeGoogleBusiness!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, offer, event for Google Business Profile
INPUT GoogleBusinessWhatsNewMetaDataInput
Metadata for a GBP post of type Whats new
Fields 2
button : GoogleBusinessPostActionType
Action button. Optional: a post with no button, or `none`, publishes without a call-to-action. On edit, omitting it preserves the existing value.
link : String
Link to the action
INPUT InstagramGeolocationInput
Instagram Geolocation
Fields 2
id : String
The id of this location
text : String
The name of this location
INPUT InstagramPostMetadataInput
Instagram post metadata
Fields 7
firstComment : String
Instagram post's first comment
geolocation : InstagramGeolocationInput
Geolocation of the post
isAiGenerated : Boolean
Whether the post discloses AI-generated content
link : String
Shop Grid link for the post
shouldShareToFeed : Boolean!
Indicates whether post should be shared to feed
stickerFields : InstagramStickerFieldsInput
Sticker fields for reminder-based publishing
type : PostType!
The channel-specific type of the post, eg, post, story, reel for Instagram
INPUT InstagramStickerFieldsInput
Instagram fields for reminder-based publishing. Upon the reminder for publishing, the user is prompted to copy and paste these fields into the Instagram app to complete the post.
Fields 5
music : String
Placeholder text for the post's music
other : String
Additional field for any other post content
products : String
Placeholder text for the post's linked products
text : String
Text for the Story or Reel
topics : String
Placeholder text for the post's topics (Reels only)
INPUT LinkAttachmentInput
Link attachment
Fields 4
description : String
Description shown on the link card
thumbnail : LinkAttachmentThumbnailInput
Thumbnail shown on the link card
title : String
Title shown on the link card
url : String!
URL that the link asset has been built from
INPUT LinkAttachmentThumbnailInput
Thumbnail of a link attachment
Fields 1
url : String!
URL of the thumbnail image
INPUT LinkedInPostMetadataInput
LinkedIn post metadata
Fields 3
annotations : [AnnotationInputLinkedIn!]
Annotations representing entities in the text
firstComment : String
LinkedIn post's first comment
linkAttachment : LinkAttachmentInput
Link attachment. Mutually exclusive with a non-empty `assets` array — input providing both is rejected.
INPUT MastodonPostMetadataInput
Mastodon post metadata
Fields 2
spoilerText : String
Spoiler text hiding the root text of this post
thread : [ThreadedPostInput!]
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.
INPUT MovePostInQueueInput ⚠️ Experimental
movePostInQueue mutation moves a queued post to the top or bottom of its channel's queue.
Fields 2
id : PostId!
ID of the post to move.
position : QueuePosition!
Target position within the channel's queue.
INPUT PinterestPostMetadataInput
Pinterest post metadata
Fields 3
boardServiceId : 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 : String
The title of the Pin
url : String
The Pin destination link
INPUT PostInput
Input for the post query
Fields 1
id : PostId!
The ID of the post to be retrieved
INPUT PostInputMetaData
Metadata of the post which differs based on the social network/service
Fields 11
bluesky : BlueskyPostMetadataInput
Metadata for Bluesky post
facebook : FacebookPostMetadataInput
Metadata for Facebook post
google : GoogleBusinessPostMetadataInput
Metadata for Google Business Profile post
instagram : InstagramPostMetadataInput
Metadata for Instagram post
linkedin : LinkedInPostMetadataInput
Metadata for LinkedIn post
mastodon : MastodonPostMetadataInput
Metadata for Mastodon post
pinterest : PinterestPostMetadataInput
Metadata for Pinterest post
threads : ThreadsPostMetadataInput
Metadata for Threads post
tiktok : TikTokPostMetadataInput
Metadata for TikTok post
twitter : TwitterPostMetadataInput
Metadata for Twitter post
youtube : YoutubePostMetadataInput
Metadata for Youtube post
INPUT PostsFiltersInput
Filter to apply to the posts query
Fields 10
channelIds : [ChannelId!]
When set, it will filter posts by channel
dueAt : DateTimeComparator
When set, it will filter posts by their scheduled posting date
dueAtPresence : DateTimePresence
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.
endDate : DateTime
When set, it will return posts with createdAt or dueAt date before endDate
postTypes : [PostType!]
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.
startDate : DateTime
When set, it will return posts with createdAt or dueAt date after startDate
status : [PostStatus!]
When set, it will filter posts by status
tagIds : [TagId!]
When set, it will filter posts by tag
tags : TagComparator
Filter posts by tags. Supports specific tags, untagged posts, or union of both.
createdAt : DateTimeComparator
When set, it will filter posts by the date they were created
INPUT PostsInput
Input for the posts query
Fields 3
filter : PostsFiltersInput
The filters to apply to the posts query
organizationId : OrganizationId!
The Organization id to fetch posts for
sort : [PostSortInput!]
The sort to apply to the posts results
INPUT PostSortInput
Sort order of post results. List multiple to create tie-breaking order.
Fields 2
direction : SortDirection!
The direction to sort by.
field : PostSortableKey!
The field to sort by.
INPUT PostTemplateInput 🧪 Preview
Input for fetching a single post template by ID.
Fields 1
id : PostTemplateId!
The unique identifier of the template to fetch.
INPUT PostTemplatesFilterInput
Filters for the template library. Visibility narrows the actor-scoped result set; it can never widen it.
Fields 1
visibility : PostTemplateVisibility
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.
INPUT PostTemplatesInput 🧪 Preview
Input for fetching templates accessible to the current actor for the template library. A caller can never reach templates outside their own scope — the server pins `private` to the actor's account and `internal` to the supplied `organizationId` regardless of input.
Fields 2
filter : PostTemplatesFilterInput
Optional filters to narrow the template list.
organizationId : OrganizationId!
Organization to scope `internal`-visibility templates to. The caller must be a member of this organization.
INPUT PromoteContentItemDraftToPostsInput ⚠️ Experimental
Input for promoteContentItemDraftToPosts.
Fields 3
id : ContentItemId!
The content item to promote.
posts : [CreatePostInput!]!
The channel-specific posts to create, one per channel. Provide at least one post, and at most one post per channel.
tagIds : [TagId!]
Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to keep the current tags. An empty list or null removes them all.
INPUT RetweetMetadataInput
Information about the initial Tweet that was retweeted
Fields 2
id : String!
Retweet ID
comment : String
Optional user comment shown above the embedded retweet
INPUT TagComparator
Comparator for filtering by tags
Fields 2
in : [TagId!]!
Include results that have any of the specified tags (union/OR).
isEmpty : Boolean!
When true, include results that have no tags assigned. Can be combined with 'in' for union filtering. Defaults to false if not specified.
INPUT TagInput
Input type for tag information used in idea creation
Fields 3
id : ID!
name : String!
color : String!
INPUT ThreadedPostInput
A post authored by the user which is posted to a thread. This is commonly used for long-format twitter and meta threads posts to allow authored content to span multiple threads. Threads are represented as a list of replies, each replying to the previous one. The first item in the list is the root post of the thread and should match the top-level `text` on the post input; the remaining items are replies.
Fields 3
assets : [AssetInput!]!
Ordered list of assets on this threaded post
metadata : ThreadItemMetadataInput
Service-specific fields for this threaded post
text : String
The text body content of the threaded post
INPUT ThreadItemBlueskyMetadataInput
Bluesky fields on a single item of a thread
Fields 1
linkAttachment : LinkAttachmentInput
Link attachment. Mutually exclusive with a non-empty `assets` array — input providing both is rejected.
INPUT ThreadItemMetadataInput
Service-specific fields on a single item of a thread. The key must match the channel's service; input under any other key is rejected.
Fields 2
bluesky : ThreadItemBlueskyMetadataInput
Bluesky fields for this thread item
threads : ThreadItemThreadsMetadataInput
Threads fields for this thread item
INPUT ThreadItemThreadsMetadataInput
Threads fields on a single item of a thread
Fields 1
linkAttachment : LinkAttachmentInput
Link attachment. Mutually exclusive with a non-empty `assets` array — input providing both is rejected.
INPUT ThreadsPostMetadataInput
Threads post metadata
Fields 6
linkAttachment : LinkAttachmentInput
Link attachment. Mutually exclusive with a non-empty `assets` array — input providing both is rejected.
locationId : String
LocationId associated with the post
locationName : String
Location name associated with the post
thread : [ThreadedPostInput!]
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.
topic : String
Topic associated with the post
type : PostType
The type of the post
INPUT TikTokPostMetadataInput
TikTok post metadata
Fields 2
isAiGenerated : Boolean
Whether the post discloses AI-generated content (TikTok video only)
title : String
The title of the TikTok post (for photo posts)
INPUT TwitterPostMetadataInput
Twitter post metadata
Fields 3
isAiGenerated : Boolean
Whether the post discloses AI-generated content (original tweets only, never retweets)
retweet : RetweetMetadataInput
The details of the tweet being retweeted
thread : [ThreadedPostInput!]
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.
INPUT UserTagInput
User tag in the image
Fields 3
handle : String!
The handle (username) of the account to tag, without the leading @.
x : Float!
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 : Float!
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.
INPUT YoutubePostMetadataInput
Youtube post metadata
Fields 8
categoryId : 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 : Boolean
Indicates whether the video allows embedding (default: true)
isAiGenerated : Boolean
Whether the post discloses AI-generated content
license : YoutubeLicense
Video license (default: youtube)
madeForKids : Boolean
Indicates whether the video is suitable for kids (default: false)
notifySubscribers : Boolean
Indicates whether to notify subscribers on publish video (default: true)
privacy : YoutubePrivacy
Privacy setting for post (default: public)
title : String
Title of the Youtube post. Required on create; optional on edit (omitted preserves existing value).

Enums 25

ENUM AnnotationType
List of possible types for an annotation
ENUM DateTimePresence
Presence filter for nullable date fields. When filtering the same field, absent dates cannot also match a date comparator range.
ENUM GoogleBusinessPostActionType
List of possible types for GBP cta
ENUM NoteAction
List of possible actions that can be performed on a note
ENUM NoteType
The type of a note.
ENUM NotificationStatus
List of possible statuses for a notification
ENUM PostAction
List of possible actions that can be performed on a Post
ENUM PostApprovalChange
A change to a post's approval state, for a post that is already a draft.
ENUM PostingGoalStatus
PostingGoalStatus is used to track the status of a posting goal.
ENUM PostMetricType
List of possible metrics available for a Post. Values fall into three groups: - **Cross-network normalized** (reactions, comments, shares, reposts, reach, impressions, views, clicks, engagementRate): Used wherever a concept maps cleanly across networks. Per-network adapters normalize their native names (e.g., Instagram `likes` → `reactions`, Twitter `retweets` → `reposts`). - **Network-specific** (saves, follows, quotes, viewers, totalTimeWatched, likes): Real metrics that don't have a cross-network equivalent. `likes` is intentionally distinct from `reactions` on Facebook — Facebook's Graph API surfaces them separately. - **Aggregation-only** (postCount): Meaningful only on aggregate endpoints; never emitted per-post. Deprecated values are pre-normalization legacy or tied to features being removed. They're kept in the enum for backwards compatibility until clients migrate.
ENUM PostMetricUnit
The unit representing the value of a PostMetric.
ENUM PostSortableKey
Key of collection to use for sorting
ENUM PostStatus
List of possible statuses for a Post
ENUM PostTemplateVisibility 🧪 Preview
The visibility level of a post template. `public` is reserved for Buffer-curated templates; setting it is only available to official Buffer clients.
ENUM PostType
List of possible types for a Post. Some services may have different types (e.g., Instagram has story, reel, post but Twitter has only post)
ENUM PostTypeFacebook
List of specific post types available for Facebook
ENUM PostTypeGoogleBusiness
List of specific post types available for Google Business profiles
ENUM PostVia
List of possible ways to create a Post
ENUM QueuePosition ⚠️ Experimental
Target position within a channel's queue that a post can be moved to.
ENUM SchedulingType
Indicates whether the post was scheduled for notification publishing or automatic publishing
ENUM ShareMode
How the post is being scheduled.
ENUM SortDirection
Direction to sort the results by.
ENUM TagColorName
Stable Buffer identifiers for the supported tag color palette. Clients map these values to platform- and theme-specific presentation. Values ending in `Light` are lighter palette variants, not UI theme modes.
ENUM YoutubeLicense
List of license types
ENUM YoutubePrivacy
List of privacy types

Scalars 6

SCALAR DraftId
The `DraftId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Buffer Draft
SCALAR NoteId
The `NoteId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Buffer Note
SCALAR PostGroupId
The `PostGroupId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Buffer Post Group.
SCALAR PostId
The `PostId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Buffer Post
SCALAR PostTemplateId
The `PostTemplateId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Post Template.
SCALAR TagId
The `TagId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Buffer Tag

Ideas

Queries 2

QUERY ideaGroups (input: IdeaGroupsInput!) : [IdeaGroup!]!

Retrieves idea groups based on the provided input parameters.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required IdeaGroupsInput! Input for retrieving idea groups.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "ideaGroups": [
      {
        "id": "...",
        "isLocked": true,
        "name": "..."
      }
    ]
  }
}
QUERY ideas (after: String, first: Int, input: IdeasInput!) : IdeasConnection!

Fetch a paginated list of ideas with optional filtering

Arguments
Name Type Description
after Optional String Cursor for pagination, marks where to start fetching from
first Optional Int Maximum number of items to return
input Required IdeasInput! Filtering criteria for the ideas list
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "ideas": {
      "edges": [
        {
          "cursor": "...",
          "node": {}
        }
      ],
      "pageInfo": {
        "endCursor": "...",
        "hasNextPage": true,
        "hasPreviousPage": true,
        "startCursor": "..."
      }
    }
  }
}

Mutations 1

MUTATION createIdea (input: CreateIdeaInput!) : CreateIdeaPayload!

Create a new idea with the given content and metadata

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required CreateIdeaInput! Input to create an idea
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "createIdea": {}
  }
}

Outputs 3

OUTPUT IdeaGroup
Idea groups are used to organize ideas in the board
Fields 3
id : ID!
Unique identifier for the idea group.
isLocked : Boolean!
Whether the idea group is locked.
name : String!
The name of the idea group.
OUTPUT IdeasConnection
Relay connection for paginated ideas.
Fields 2
edges : [IdeaEdge!]!
List of idea edges containing the ideas and their cursors
pageInfo : PaginationPageInfo!
Pagination metadata including hasNextPage and endCursor
OUTPUT CreateIdeaPayload
createIdea response (including errors)

Types 8

TYPE Idea
Ideas are the main entity in the create space
Fields 7
id : ID!
Unique identifier for the idea
content : IdeaContent!
The actual content and metadata of the idea
groupId : ID
ID of the group this idea belongs to (if any)
organizationId : ID!
ID of the organization that owns this idea
position : Float
Numerical position for ordering within a group
createdAt : Int!
Unix timestamp of when the idea was created
updatedAt : Int!
Unix timestamp of when the idea was last modified
TYPE IdeaContent
Content of an idea
Fields 7
aiAssisted : Boolean!
Indicates whether AI tools were used in creating this idea
date : DateTime
DateTime set by user associated with the idea - this often reflects a target publish date.
media : [IdeaMedia!]
List of media items attached to the idea
services : [Service!]!
Services tagged by the user - this is typically used to annotate ideas with their target services
tags : [PublishingTag!]!
Tags used to categorize and organize the idea
text : String
Main body text or description of the idea
title : String
Title or headline of the idea
TYPE IdeaEdge
Pagination type for Ideas
Fields 2
cursor : String!
Opaque cursor for pagination, used to fetch subsequent pages
node : Idea!
The idea object
TYPE IdeaResponse
createIdea response type
Fields 2
idea : Idea
The affected idea
refreshIdeas : Boolean!
If true, the client should refresh the ideas list because other ideas might have been moved
TYPE LimitReachedError
Error returned when the limit is reached
Fields 1
message : String!
Error message
TYPE PaginationPageInfo
Information to aid in pagination.
Fields 4
endCursor : String
The last cursor in the list. It can be used to fetch the next page.
hasNextPage : Boolean!
When set to true, it means there is a next page available.
hasPreviousPage : Boolean!
When set to true, it means there is a previous page available. Will always return false for now as we only support forward pagination.
startCursor : String
The first cursor in the list. It can be used to fetch the previous page.
TYPE UnauthorizedError
Error returned when the user is not authorized to perform the action
Fields 1
message : String!
Error message
TYPE UnexpectedError
Error returned when unexpected error occurs
Fields 1
message : String!
Error message

Inputs 6

INPUT CreateIdeaInput
createIdea input type
Fields 5
content : IdeaContentInput!
Content and metadata for the new idea
cta : String
Call-to-action identifier for analytics tracking
group : IdeaGroupInput
Group placement (null for unassigned group)
organizationId : ID!
Organization ID that will own the idea
templateId : String
Template ID used to create the idea
INPUT IdeaContentInput
content input for creating/updating an idea
Fields 7
aiAssisted : Boolean
Whether AI tools were used in creation
date : DateTime
Target date for the idea, often used for planning publish schedules
media : [IdeaMediaInput!]
List of media items to attach
services : [Service!]
Services associated with the idea for targeting specific platforms
tags : [TagInput!]
Tags to categorize the idea
text : String
Main body text or description
title : String
Title or headline of the idea
INPUT IdeaGroupInput
idea group input for create/update
Fields 2
groupId : ID
Target group ID (null for unassigned group)
placeAfterId : ID
ID of idea to place after (null for top position)
INPUT IdeaGroupsInput
Input type for retrieving idea groups by organization ID.
Fields 1
organizationId : ID!
Unique identifier for the organization.
INPUT IdeasGroupFilter
Selects which ideas to return by group membership. Exactly one field must be provided (enforced by @oneOf). To return ideas from all groups, omit `groupFilter` on IdeasInput rather than setting a field here.
Fields 2
groups : [ID!]
Return only ideas that belong to these specific groups (union/OR).
membership : IdeaGroupMembership
Return ideas by a group-membership bucket rather than by specific group IDs.
INPUT IdeasInput
Filtering criteria for the ideas list.
Fields 3
groupFilter : IdeasGroupFilter
Filter ideas by group membership. Omit this field entirely to return ideas across all groups.
organizationId : OrganizationId!
The organization to fetch ideas from.
tagsFilter : TagComparator
Filter ideas by tags using TagComparator.

Enums 1

ENUM IdeaGroupMembership
Named buckets for filtering ideas by their group membership.

Scalars 1

SCALAR IdeaId
The `IdeaId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Buffer Idea

Organizations

Types 3

TYPE MemberConnection
Represents the members connection edge. Later, we can add the list of members with the page info to follow our connection edge pattern.
Fields 1
totalCount : Int!
The total count of team members counting the org owner and team members from the Publish DB.
TYPE Organization
Organization is a representation of a Buffer Organization.
Fields 7
id : OrganizationId!
The ID of the organization.
channelCount : Int!
The total number of channels connected to the organization.
limits : OrganizationLimits!
The limits of the organization. Can be used to check if the organization has reached the limit of channels, members, etc.
members : MemberConnection!
The members of the organization. Can be used to check the total number of members in the organization. In the future, it might contain more information about the members.
name : String!
The name of the organization.
ownerEmail : String!
The owner email of the organization.
shouldEnforce2FASetup : Boolean!
Whether the requesting actor should be sent through 2FA setup before they can use this organization. Derived: true only when the org has `settings.enforce2FA` ON, the `organization-enforced-2fa` rollout Split is ON for the org, and the actor has no 2FA configured on their own account. This is the single source of truth for the forced-2FA gate; app-shell and publish-frontend redirect to the setup flow when it's true. Exposed to the API gateway so any stitched consumer reads the same value.
TYPE OrganizationLimits
Resource limits for an organization including channels, members, and content limits
Fields 11
channels : Int!
The maximum number of channels allowed for the organization.
generateContent : Int!
The maximum number of content generations allowed for the organization.
ideaGroups : Int!
The maximum number of idea groups allowed for the organization.
ideas : Int!
The maximum number of ideas allowed for the organization.
members : Int!
The maximum number of members allowed for the organization.
postTemplates : Int!
The maximum number of post templates allowed for the organization.
savedReplies : Int!
The maximum number of saved replies allowed for the organization.
scheduledPosts : Int!
The maximum number of scheduled posts allowed for the organization.
scheduledStoriesPerChannel : Int!
The maximum number of scheduled stories allowed per channel.
scheduledThreadsPerChannel : Int!
The maximum number of scheduled threads allowed per channel.
tags : Int!
The maximum number of tags allowed for the organization.

Inputs 1

INPUT OrganizationFilterInput
Allow retrieving a specific Organization
Fields 1
organizationId : String!

Enums 1

ENUM OrganizationAction
List of possible actions that can be performed on a Organization

Scalars 1

SCALAR OrganizationId
The `OrganizationId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a Buffer Organization

Other

Queries 2

QUERY contentItem (input: ContentItemInput!) : ContentItem! ⚠️ Experimental

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.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required ContentItemInput! Input for fetching a single content item.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "contentItem": {
      "id": "...",
      "accountId": "...",
      "author": {
        "id": "...",
        "avatar": "...",
        "email": "...",
        "isDeleted": true
      },
      "body": {}
    }
  }
}
QUERY contentItems (after: String, first: Int, input: ContentItemsInput!) : ContentItemsConnection! ⚠️ Experimental

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.

Arguments
Name Type Description
after Optional String The cursor after which to return results. Cursors are opaque: treat them as a black box and reset to null when the input changes, since a cursor from a different result set produces undefined behavior.
first Optional Int The number of content items to return, up to 100.
input Required ContentItemsInput! Input for listing content items.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "contentItems": {
      "edges": [
        {
          "cursor": "...",
          "node": {}
        }
      ],
      "pageInfo": {
        "endCursor": "...",
        "hasNextPage": true,
        "hasPreviousPage": true,
        "startCursor": "..."
      },
      "totalCount": 0
    }
  }
}

Mutations 3

MUTATION createContentItem (input: CreateContentItemInput!) : CreateContentItemPayload! ⚠️ Experimental

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.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required CreateContentItemInput! Input for createContentItem.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "createContentItem": {}
  }
}
MUTATION createContentItemDraft (input: CreateContentItemDraftInput!) : CreateContentItemDraftPayload! ⚠️ Experimental

Create a content item holding a channel-less draft, before any channels are selected. No network-specific validation applies to the draft content.

This API is an early preview and can change without a deprecation period.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required CreateContentItemDraftInput! Input for createContentItemDraft.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "createContentItemDraft": {}
  }
}
MUTATION deleteContentItem (input: DeleteContentItemInput!) : DeleteContentItemPayload! ⚠️ Experimental

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.

Arguments
Name Type Description
input Required DeleteContentItemInput! Input for deleteContentItem.
Example Response 
{
  "data": {
    "deleteContentItem": {}
  }
}

Outputs 4

OUTPUT ContentItemsConnection ⚠️ Experimental
A paginated connection of content items.
Fields 3
edges : [ContentItemEdge!]!
The list of content item edges.
pageInfo : PaginationPageInfo!
Pagination information for the connection.
totalCount : Int!
The total number of content items matching the request.
OUTPUT CreateContentItemDraftPayload ⚠️ Experimental
All possible responses for createContentItemDraft.
OUTPUT CreateContentItemPayload ⚠️ Experimental
All possible responses for createContentItem.
OUTPUT DeleteContentItemPayload ⚠️ Experimental
All possible responses for deleteContentItem.

Types 19

TYPE ContentItemEdge ⚠️ Experimental
An edge in a content item connection.
Fields 2
cursor : String!
A cursor for pagination.
node : ContentItem!
The content item node at the end of the edge.
TYPE CreateContentItemDraftFailure ⚠️ Experimental
createContentItemDraft failure. When any part of the input is invalid, nothing is created.
Fields 2
errors : [InvalidInputError!]!
The recoverable errors behind this failure.
message : String!
Summary error message.
TYPE CreateContentItemDraftSuccess ⚠️ Experimental
Successful createContentItemDraft response.
Fields 1
contentItem : ContentItem!
The content item created in the channel-less draft state.
TYPE CreateContentItemFailure ⚠️ Experimental
createContentItem failure. Every recoverable error is reported together so the caller can surface them all at once. When the input fails validation, no content item and no variants are created. When one or more variants fail while being processed after creation, the content item and all of its variants already exist; the per-channel errors identify the variants that need attention.
Fields 2
errors : [CreateContentItemError!]!
The recoverable errors behind this failure.
message : String!
Summary error message.
TYPE CreateContentItemSuccess ⚠️ Experimental
Successful createContentItem response.
Fields 1
content : ContentItem!
The content item created by this mutation.
TYPE CreateContentItemVariantInvalidInputError ⚠️ Experimental
Invalid input for a single post variant in the createContentItem input list.
Fields 2
channelId : ChannelId!
Channel targeted by the failing variant.
message : String!
Error message.
TYPE CreateContentItemVariantLimitReachedError ⚠️ Experimental
Limit reached for a single post variant in the createContentItem input list.
Fields 2
channelId : ChannelId!
Channel targeted by the failing variant.
message : String!
Error message.
TYPE CreateContentItemVariantNotFoundError ⚠️ Experimental
The channel targeted by a single post variant in the createContentItem input list was not found or is not accessible.
Fields 2
channelId : ChannelId!
Channel targeted by the failing variant.
message : String!
Error message.
TYPE DeleteContentItemFailure ⚠️ Experimental
deleteContentItem failure. When any post cannot be deleted, nothing is deleted: the content item and all of its posts remain unchanged. Every blocked post is reported together so the caller can surface them all at once.
Fields 2
errors : [PostNotDeletableError!]!
The recoverable errors behind this failure.
message : String!
Summary error message.
TYPE DocumentAsset
Document asset
Fields 6
id : ID
The ID of the asset in the database
document : DocumentMetadata!
Document specific metadata
mimeType : String!
The MIME type of the asset
source : String!
URL to the file source
thumbnail : String!
URL to the static thumbnail of the asset
type : AssetType!
The type of the asset
TYPE DocumentMetadata
Document metadata
Fields 4
filesize : Int
Document fileSize in bytes
numPages : Int!
Number of pages in the document
thumbnails : [String!]!
URLs to the static thumbnails of the document pages
title : String
Document title
TYPE ImageAsset
Image asset
Fields 6
id : ID
The ID of the asset in the database
image : ImageMetadata!
Image specific metadata
mimeType : String!
The MIME type of the asset
source : String!
URL to the file source
thumbnail : String!
URL to the static thumbnail of the asset
type : AssetType!
The type of the asset
TYPE ImageMetadata
Image metadata
Fields 6
altText : String!
Alternative text for accessibility
animatedThumbnail : String
Animated thumbnail URL
height : Int!
Image height in pixels
isAnimated : Boolean!
Is the image animated?
userTags : [UserTag!]
User tags in the image
width : Int!
Image width in pixels
TYPE VideoAsset
Video asset
Fields 6
id : ID
The ID of the asset in the database
mimeType : String!
The MIME type of the asset
source : String!
URL to the file source
thumbnail : String!
URL to the static thumbnail of the asset
type : AssetType!
The type of the asset
video : VideoMetadata!
Video specific metadata
TYPE VideoMetadata
Video metadata
Fields 14
audioCodec : String
Audio codec
containerFormat : String
Video container format
durationMs : Int!
Video duration in seconds
fileSize : Int
Video fileSize in bytes
frameRate : Int
Video framerate
height : Int!
Video height in pixels
isTranscodingRequired : Boolean!
Whether the video needs to be transcoded before it can be broadcasted
isVideoProcessing : Boolean!
Whether the video is currently being processed (transcoding in progress)
rotationDegree : Int
Rotation degree
thumbnailOffset : Int
Offset of the thumbnail chosen for the video, in ms
title : String
Video title
videoBitRate : Int
Video bitrate in kbps
videoCodec : String
Video codec
width : Int!
Video width in pixels
TYPE MutationError
Base Mutation Error type
Fields 1
message : String!
Error message
TYPE MutationSuccess
Base Mutation Success type Used when we have a success response with no data, we return this type with empty string
Fields 1
_empty : String!
The value is alwaus an empty string '' Note: GraphQL doesn't allow types with no fields, so we have to add this field
TYPE CreateContentItemError ⚠️ Experimental
A recoverable error that prevented a content item from being created. Variant errors identify the specific channel they apply to; the others apply to the request as a whole.

Inputs 8

INPUT ContentItemInput ⚠️ Experimental
Input for fetching a single content item by id.
Fields 1
id : ContentItemId!
The unique identifier of the content item to fetch.
INPUT ContentItemsFilter ⚠️ Experimental
Filters for listing content items. Omitted fields do not filter.
Fields 3
contentStatus : ContentItemStatus
Only return content items with this content status. When omitted, content items in every status are returned.
tags : TagComparator
Only return content items carrying one of these tags, or, with `isEmpty`, content items with no tags at all. Matches the tags applied to the content item itself, not tags applied later to an individual post.
targetDate : ContentItemsTargetDateFilter
Only return content items matching this target date filter.
INPUT ContentItemsInput ⚠️ Experimental
Input for listing an organization's content items.
Fields 3
filter : ContentItemsFilter
Filters to apply. When omitted, all of the organization's content items are returned.
organizationId : OrganizationId!
Organization to list content items for. The caller must be a member of this organization.
sort : [ContentItemsSortInput!]
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.
INPUT ContentItemsSortInput ⚠️ Experimental
One sorting criterion for the content items query. List several to break ties.
Fields 2
direction : SortDirection!
The direction to sort by.
field : ContentItemSortableKey!
The field to sort by.
INPUT ContentItemsTargetDateFilter ⚠️ Experimental
Filter for a content item's target date. Provide exactly one field (enforced by @oneOf).
Fields 2
presence : DateTimePresence
Only return content items by whether a target date is set: `present` returns only dated items, `absent` only undated ones.
range : DateTimeComparator
Only return content items whose target date falls within this range. A range with no bounds returns every content item that has a target date.
INPUT CreateContentItemDraftInput ⚠️ Experimental
Input for createContentItemDraft.
Fields 5
draft : DraftContentInput!
The channel-less draft content to start with.
organizationId : OrganizationId!
Organization that will own the content item.
tagIds : [TagId!]
Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to create it with no tags.
targetDate : DateTime
Optional date indicating when this piece of content should go out. This is a planning aid only and does not schedule any posts.
title : String
Optional title describing what this piece of content is about.
INPUT CreateContentItemInput ⚠️ Experimental
Input for createContentItem.
Fields 5
organizationId : OrganizationId!
Organization that owns the content item and all variants created in it.
posts : [CreatePostInput!]!
The channel-specific post variants to create, one per channel. Provide at least one variant, and at most one variant per channel.
tagIds : [TagId!]
Tags to apply to this content item. Omit to create it with no tags.
targetDate : DateTime
Optional date indicating when this piece of content should go out. This is a planning aid only and does not schedule any posts.
title : String
Optional title describing what this piece of content is about.
INPUT DeleteContentItemInput ⚠️ Experimental
Input for deleteContentItem.
Fields 1
id : ContentItemId!
The content item to delete.

Enums 2

ENUM ContentItemSortableKey ⚠️ Experimental
Field to sort content items by.
ENUM ContentItemStatus ⚠️ Experimental
The status of a content item's body.

Scalars 3

SCALAR Email
The `Email` scalar represents a valid, normalized email address. Input is trimmed and lowercased before validation.
SCALAR InvitationId
The `InvitationId` scalar represents the MongoDB ObjectId of a pending team invitation
SCALAR Uuid
The `Uuid` scalar represents an RFC 4122 v4 UUID, e.g. `550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000`.

Directives 1

@oneOf

Indicates exactly one field must be supplied and this field must not be null.

Locations: INPUT_OBJECT