Publishing
Endpoints related to publishing content, such as posts and drafts.
General
This endpoint allows users to upload media by providing a URL. The uploaded media will be processed and stored, returning a new media URL that is used to publish a new post. Most of the platforms require validated URLs for posting images.
You can upload:
publicly accessible URLs
base64 encoded image data
Media uploads are limited to 1GB file size or smaller.
Media upload has a user-level rate limit of 10 requests / minute.
Upload Google Drive
If you have a link in google drive like this:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/18-UgDEaKG7YR7AewIDd_Qi4QCLCX5Kop/view?usp=drivesdk
You can use the following link for your Blotato "upload media" API call:
https://drive.google.com/uc?export=download&id=18-UgDEaKG7YR7AewIDd_Qi4QCLCX5Kop
Note how the IDs match: 18-UgDEaKG7YR7AewIDd_Qi4QCLCX5Kop
To see examples of how to upload to Blotato from a Google Drive, you can also check out these tutorials and templates:
n8n: https://youtu.be/D9okDd_1tBI
make: https://youtu.be/f4Stdm4lDNM
Seeing error "Google Drive can't scan this file for viruses"?
This is the most common issue when using Google Drive. When you try to access your file, you see this popup "Google Drive can't scan this file for viruses".
The issue is when you host a large video on google drive, it will show this popup, which prevents Blotato from accessing the video.
Recommended workaround: if you're regularly posting large videos (100MB+), I recommend using frame.io, an AWS S3 bucket, or similar tool where there is no issue passing around large video files.
The URL of the media to upload.
https://example.com/image.jpgPOST /v2/media HTTP/1.1
Host: backend.blotato.com
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 39
{
"url": "https://example.com/image.jpg"
}{
"url": "https://database.blotato.io/media/12345.jpg"
}General
Creates a new post with the provided content and optional scheduling. The post can be published immediately or scheduled for a later time.
Every post is scheduled on a queue. Failed posts are available at https://my.blotato.com/failed. The most common issue of failed post is incorrect JSON structure. Please make sure that JSON payload conforms to the structure described above. If you are still having trouble with identifying the issue, please contact support via Intercom and provide your postSubmissionId.
Post creation has a user-level rate limit of 30 requests / minute to prevent spamming / abusing social media endpoints
Examples
Post to a Platform Immediately
POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/posts HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Headers:
{
"post": {
"accountId": "acc_12345",
"content": {
"text": "Hello, world!",
"mediaUrls": [],
"platform": "twitter"
},
"target": {
"targetType": "twitter"
}
}
}Post at a Scheduled Time
POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/posts HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
{
"post": {
"accountId": "acc_67890",
"content": {
"text": "Scheduled post example",
"mediaUrls": [],
"platform": "facebook"
},
"target": {
"targetType": "facebook",
"pageId": "987654321"
}
},
"scheduledTime": "2025-03-10T15:30:00Z"
}Post an Image or a Video
POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/posts HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
{
"post": {
"accountId": "acc_24680",
"content": {
"text": "Check out this image!",
"mediaUrls": [
"https://example.com/image1.jpg",
"https://example.com/image2.jpg"
],
"platform": "instagram"
},
"target": {
"targetType": "instagram"
}
}
}Post a Twitter-like Thread with Multiple Posts
POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/posts HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
Headers:
POST https://backend.blotato.com/v2/posts HTTP/1.1
Content-Type: application/json
{
"post": {
"accountId": "acc_13579",
"content": {
"text": "This is the first tweet in the thread.",
"mediaUrls": [],
"platform": "twitter",
"additionalPosts": [
{
"text": "Here's the second tweet, adding more info.",
"mediaUrls": []
},
{
"text": "And here's the third tweet to conclude!",
"mediaUrls": []
}
]
},
"target": {
"targetType": "twitter"
}
}
}The ID of the existing post draft to use for creating the post. Unused in the API call
12345The timestamp (ISO 8601) when the post should be published.
2025-08-09T22:27:17.940ZPOST /v2/posts HTTP/1.1
Host: backend.blotato.com
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json
Accept: */*
Content-Length: 328
{
"post": {
"target": {
"targetType": "tiktok",
"isYourBrand": false,
"autoAddMusic": false,
"disabledDuet": false,
"privacyLevel": "SELF_ONLY",
"isAiGenerated": false,
"disabledStitch": false,
"disabledComments": false,
"isBrandedContent": false
},
"content": {
"text": "Hello, blotato!",
"mediaUrls": [
"https://database.blotato.io/some-media-path.mp4"
]
}
}
}{
"postSubmissionId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000"
}Fetches the status of a post by its submission ID. This is useful for checking if a post was successfully published or if it failed. Post lookup has a user-level rate limit of 60 requests / minute to prevent spamming / abusing social media endpoints
The ID of the post submission to check.
123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000GET /v2/posts/{postSubmissionId} HTTP/1.1
Host: backend.blotato.com
blotato-api-key: YOUR_API_KEY
Accept: */*
{
"postSubmissionId": "123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000",
"status": "published",
"publicUrl": "https://x.com/post/12345",
"errorMessage": "Unsupported media type"
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