aid: buffer
name: Buffer
description: Buffer is a social media scheduling and analytics platform with a GraphQL
  API for scheduling posts, managing content queues, accessing engagement metrics,
  and publishing across multiple social channels including Instagram, LinkedIn, X,
  TikTok, Facebook, Threads, Pinterest, Bluesky, YouTube, Mastodon, and Google Business
  Profiles.
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/buffer/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Social Media
- Scheduling
- Analytics
- Publishing
- Content Management
apis:
- aid: buffer:buffer-api
  name: Buffer API
  description: GraphQL API for scheduling and publishing posts, managing social media
    channels, handling content ideas, and accessing post metrics across 11 major social
    media platforms.
  image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developers.buffer.com/
  baseURL: https://api.buffer.com/
  tags:
  - Social Media
  - Scheduling
  - GraphQL
  - Publishing
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.buffer.com/
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://support.buffer.com/article/859-does-buffer-have-an-api
  - url: graphql/buffer-graphql.md
    type: GraphQL
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://buffer.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.buffer.com/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/bufferapp
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bufferapp
- type: Blog
  url: https://buffer.com/resources/
- type: Pricing
  url: https://buffer.com/pricing
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.buffer.com/
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/buffer
- type: Plans
  url: plans/buffer-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/buffer-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/buffer-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com