# Posta

> Post to Instagram, TikTok, LinkedIn, YouTube, X/Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, Threads and Bluesky from your terminal. Create posts with AI-generated images and captions, upload media, schedule or publish instantly, view analytics, and manage all your social accounts — without leaving your editor. Use this skill when the user wants to create social media content, generate images/videos/text with AI, upload media, create posts, schedule or publish posts, view analytics, compare post performance, or manage social accounts through Posta.

- Skill: `lord1egypt/posta` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add lord1egypt/posta`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/lord1egypt/posta/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Data & Analytics
- License: MIT
- Author: Lord1Egypt (https://skillmd.com/u/lord1egypt)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/lord1egypt/posta

---


# Posta — Social Media Content & Scheduling

Posta is a social media management platform that lets you create, schedule, and publish posts across Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X/Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Pinterest, Threads, and Bluesky.

This skill enables you to interact with the Posta API to manage social media content end-to-end: authenticate, list accounts, upload media, create/schedule/publish posts, generate AI content, and view analytics.

## Setup

### Authentication (one of the following)

- `POSTA_API_TOKEN` — **Recommended.** Personal API token (starts with `posta_`). Long-lived, revocable, no password exposure.
- `POSTA_EMAIL` + `POSTA_PASSWORD` — Legacy login. The skill logs in and caches a JWT automatically.

If `POSTA_API_TOKEN` is set, email/password are not needed and the login flow is skipped entirely.

### Optional Environment Variables

- `POSTA_BASE_URL` — API base URL (default: `https://api.getposta.app/v1`)
- `FIREWORKS_API_KEY` — Fireworks.ai API key (for image generation). Keys start with `fw_`. Get one at https://fireworks.ai/account/api-keys. The skill auto-discovers this from env vars, `~/.posta/credentials`, or `.env` files.
- `GEMINI_API_KEY` — Google Gemini API key (for caption/text generation)
- `OPENAI_API_KEY` — OpenAI API key (alternative text generation)

### Credentials Auto-Discovery

The skill searches a fixed list of dedicated config files for `POSTA_API_TOKEN` (or legacy `POSTA_EMAIL`/`POSTA_PASSWORD`). Only exact variable names are matched — no other file content is read. Shell profiles (`~/.zshrc`, `~/.bashrc`) are **never** accessed. Search order:

1. Already-set environment variables (no file access)
2. `~/.posta/credentials` — dedicated Posta config file (preferred)
3. `.env`, `.env.local`, `.env.production` in the working directory

If `POSTA_API_TOKEN` is found, the skill uses it immediately and skips email/password lookup. See `SECURITY.md` in the repo root for full details.

### Helper Script

Source the bash helper for all API interactions:

```bash
source "${POSTA_SKILL_ROOT:-${OPENCLAW_SKILL_ROOT:-${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}}}/skills/posta/scripts/posta-api.sh"
```

This provides:
- **Auth & Core:** `posta_login`, `posta_get_token`, `posta_api`, `posta_discover_credentials`
- **Media:** `posta_detect_mime`, `posta_upload_media`, `posta_upload_from_url`, `posta_list_media`, `posta_get_media`, `posta_delete_media`, `posta_generate_carousel_pdf`
- **Posts:** `posta_list_posts`, `posta_create_post`, `posta_create_post_from_file`, `posta_get_post`, `posta_update_post`, `posta_delete_post`, `posta_schedule_post`, `posta_publish_post`, `posta_cancel_post`, `posta_get_calendar`
- **Platform Discovery:** `posta_list_platforms`, `posta_get_platform_specs`, `posta_get_aspect_ratios`, `posta_get_platform`, `posta_get_pinterest_boards`
- **Analytics:** `posta_get_analytics_overview`, `posta_get_analytics_capabilities`, `posta_get_analytics_posts`, `posta_get_post_analytics`, `posta_get_analytics_trends`, `posta_get_best_times`, `posta_get_content_types`, `posta_get_hashtag_analytics`, `posta_compare_posts`, `posta_get_benchmarks`, `posta_export_analytics_csv`, `posta_export_analytics_pdf`, `posta_refresh_post_analytics`, `posta_refresh_all_analytics`
- **User:** `posta_get_plan`, `posta_get_profile`, `posta_update_profile`
- **Fireworks:** `fireworks_validate_key`

### Reference Docs

- [Posta API Reference](references/posta-api-reference.md) — Full REST API documentation
- [Content Generation Patterns](references/content-generation.md) — Fireworks/Gemini/OpenAI usage
- [Workflow Examples](examples/workflows.md) — Full example conversations

---

## Core Workflows

### 1. Authenticate

Authentication is automatic. If `POSTA_API_TOKEN` is set, the skill uses it directly — no login step needed. Otherwise it falls back to email/password login with JWT caching. If a request returns 401:
- **API token**: reports the token is invalid/revoked (no retry)
- **JWT**: re-authenticates and retries once

```bash
source "${POSTA_SKILL_ROOT:-${OPENCLAW_SKILL_ROOT:-${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT:-}}}/skills/posta/scripts/posta-api.sh"
# Token is fetched/cached automatically on first API call
```

To verify credentials are working:
```bash
posta_api GET "/auth/me"
```

### 2. List Connected Social Accounts

```bash
ACCOUNTS=$(posta_list_accounts)
# Returns a plain array (wrapper is auto-unwrapped)
echo "$ACCOUNTS" | jq -r '.[] | "\(.platform)\t\(.username)\t\(.isActive)"'
```

Display as a table showing: Platform, Username, Active status, Last used.

> **Note:** Account IDs from `posta_list_accounts` are integers (e.g. `35`). Wrap them in quotes when passing to `socialAccountIds`: `"socialAccountIds": ["35"]`

### 3. Upload Media

The upload flow has 3 steps: create signed URL → PUT binary → confirm upload. MIME type is auto-detected from the file — no need to specify it manually.

**From a local file (auto-detect MIME):**
```bash
MEDIA_ID=$(posta_upload_media "/path/to/file.jpg")
```

**From a local file (explicit MIME):**
```bash
MEDIA_ID=$(posta_upload_media "/path/to/file.jpg" "image/jpeg")
```

**From a URL (auto-detect from extension):**
```bash
MEDIA_ID=$(posta_upload_from_url "https://example.com/image.png")
```

**Detect MIME type separately:**
```bash
MIME=$(posta_detect_mime "/path/to/file.mp4")
# Returns: video/mp4
```

**Supported formats:**
- Images: `image/jpeg`, `image/png`, `image/webp`, `image/gif` (max 20MB)
- Videos: `video/mp4`, `video/quicktime`, `video/webm` (max 500MB)

After upload, the media enters `processing` status. For images this is fast (thumbnails/variants). For videos it takes longer. Check status with:
```bash
posta_get_media "$MEDIA_ID"
```

**List media library:**
```bash
ALL_MEDIA=$(posta_list_media)
IMAGES_ONLY=$(posta_list_media "image")
COMPLETED=$(posta_list_media "" "completed" 50)
```

**Delete media:**
```bash
posta_delete_media "$MEDIA_ID"
```

**Generate carousel PDF from images:**
```bash
RESULT=$(posta_generate_carousel_pdf '["media-id-1", "media-id-2", "media-id-3"]' "My Carousel Title")
```

### 4. Create, Schedule & Publish Posts

**Create a draft post:**
```bash
POST=$(posta_create_post '{
  "caption": "Your caption here",
  "hashtags": ["tag1", "tag2"],
  "mediaIds": ["media-uuid"],
  "socialAccountIds": ["35", "42"],
  "isDraft": true
}')
POST_ID=$(echo "$POST" | jq -r '.id')
```

**Create a post with multiline caption (from file):**
```bash
cat > /tmp/caption.txt << 'EOF'
Line one of the caption.

Line two with details.

Call to action here.
EOF
POST=$(posta_create_post_from_file /tmp/caption.txt '["media-uuid"]' '["35", "42"]' true '["tag1", "tag2"]')
POST_ID=$(echo "$POST" | jq -r '.id')
```

**Schedule for a specific time:**
```bash
posta_schedule_post "$POST_ID" "2026-03-15T09:00:00Z"
```

**Reschedule an already-scheduled post:**
The API only allows scheduling posts in draft status. To reschedule, cancel first, then schedule again:
```bash
posta_cancel_post "$POST_ID"
posta_schedule_post "$POST_ID" "2026-03-16T09:00:00Z"
```

**Publish immediately:**
```bash
posta_publish_post "$POST_ID"
```

**Platform-specific configuration** (optional):
```json
{
  "platformConfigurations": {
    "tiktok": {
      "privacyLevel": "PUBLIC_TO_EVERYONE",
      "allowComment": true,
      "allowDuet": false,
      "allowStitch": false
    },
    "pinterest": {
      "boardId": "board-id",
      "link": "https://your-link.com",
      "altText": "Image description"
    }
  }
}
```

Note: Either `caption` or at least one `mediaIds` entry is required. Text-only posts work for X/Twitter.

### 5. Generate AI Content

**Generate an image with Fireworks SDXL:**
```bash
curl -s -X POST \
  "https://api.fireworks.ai/inference/v1/image_generation/accounts/fireworks/models/stable-diffusion-xl-1024-v1-0" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer ${FIREWORKS_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -H "Accept: image/png" \
  -d '{
    "prompt": "your descriptive prompt, photorealistic, natural colors, high quality, detailed",
    "negative_prompt": "text, watermark, blurry, low quality, distorted",
    "width": 1024, "height": 1024, "steps": 30, "guidance_scale": 7.5
  }' --output /tmp/generated.png

MEDIA_ID=$(posta_upload_media /tmp/generated.png "image/png")
```

**Generate a caption with Gemini:**
```bash
CAPTION=$(curl -s -X POST \
  "https://generativelanguage.googleapis.com/v1beta/models/gemini-2.0-flash:generateContent?key=${GEMINI_API_KEY}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "contents": [{"parts": [{"text": "Write an engaging Instagram caption about [topic]. Max 150 words."}]}],
    "generationConfig": {"temperature": 0.8, "maxOutputTokens": 300}
  }' | jq -r '.candidates[0].content.parts[0].text')
```

See [content-generation.md](references/content-generation.md) for full patterns including OpenAI and hashtag generation.

### 6. View Analytics

**Overview stats:**
```bash
OVERVIEW=$(posta_get_analytics_overview "30d")
echo "$OVERVIEW" | jq '{totalPosts, totalImpressions, totalEngagements, avgEngagementRate}'
```

**Best posting times:**
```bash
BEST_TIMES=$(posta_get_best_times)
```

**Top performing posts:**
```bash
TOP=$(posta_api GET "/analytics/posts?limit=10&sortBy=engagements&sortOrder=desc")
```

**Trends over time:**
```bash
TRENDS=$(posta_api GET "/analytics/trends?period=30d&metric=engagements")
```

**Check plan and usage:**
```bash
PLAN=$(posta_get_plan)
echo "$PLAN" | jq '{plan, usage, limits}'
```

### 7. Platform Discovery

Query platform capabilities, character limits, media requirements, and supported features before creating posts.

**List all supported platforms:**
```bash
posta_list_platforms
```

**Get full specs (char limits, media requirements, features):**
```bash
SPECS=$(posta_get_platform_specs)
```

**Get specs for a specific platform:**
```bash
posta_get_platform "instagram"
```

**Get aspect ratio reference:**
```bash
posta_get_aspect_ratios
```

**Get Pinterest boards for a connected account:**
```bash
BOARDS=$(posta_get_pinterest_boards "$ACCOUNT_ID")
```

Use platform discovery to validate content before posting — check character limits, required media dimensions, and supported post types.

### 8. Calendar View

View scheduled and posted content on a calendar:
```bash
CALENDAR=$(posta_get_calendar "2026-03-01" "2026-03-31")
echo "$CALENDAR" | jq '.items[] | {id, caption: .caption[:50], status, scheduledAt}'
```

### 9. Extended Analytics

**Analytics capabilities (what your plan supports):**
```bash
posta_get_analytics_capabilities
```

**Top performing posts (sorted, paginated):**
```bash
TOP=$(posta_get_analytics_posts 10 0 "engagements" "desc")
```

**Single post analytics:**
```bash
posta_get_post_analytics "$POST_ID"
```

**Trends over time with custom period:**
```bash
TRENDS=$(posta_get_analytics_trends "90d" "engagement_rate")
```

**Content type performance breakdown:**
```bash
posta_get_content_types
```

**Hashtag performance (pro plan):**
```bash
posta_get_hashtag_analytics
```

**Compare posts side by side (2-4 posts, pro plan):**
```bash
posta_compare_posts "post-id-1,post-id-2,post-id-3"
```

**Engagement benchmarks (pro plan):**
```bash
posta_get_benchmarks
```

**Export analytics:**
```bash
posta_export_analytics_csv "30d"
posta_export_analytics_pdf "90d"
```

**Refresh analytics:**
```bash
posta_refresh_post_analytics "$POST_RESULT_ID"
posta_refresh_all_analytics  # Rate limited: 1 per hour
```

---

## Guidelines

1. **Always show a preview before publishing.** Display the caption, target platforms, media description, and scheduled time. Ask for confirmation before calling publish or schedule.

2. **Suggest optimal posting times.** When the user wants to schedule, fetch best-times analytics and recommend the highest-engagement time slot.

3. **Ask before spending API credits.** Image generation (Fireworks) and text generation (Gemini/OpenAI) cost money. Confirm with the user before making generation API calls.

4. **Handle errors gracefully.** If an API call fails, show the error message and suggest next steps (check credentials, verify account connection, check plan limits).

5. **Respect plan limits.** Check the user's plan with `posta_get_plan` before attempting operations that may exceed limits (posts, accounts, storage).

6. **Use appropriate aspect ratios.** Match the content format to the target platform — portrait for TikTok/Reels, square for Instagram feed, landscape for LinkedIn/X.

7. **Create posts as drafts first.** Always set `isDraft: true` when creating posts, then schedule or publish after user confirmation.

8. **Combine media types strategically.** For maximum reach, generate both an image (for Instagram/LinkedIn) and a video (for TikTok/Reels) from the same content.

9. **Preview generated images before uploading.** After generating an image with Fireworks, use the Read tool to preview it visually before uploading to Posta. This prevents wasted uploads and media quota.

10. **Use `posta_create_post_from_file` for multiline captions.** Write the caption to a temp file and use the file-based helper instead of trying to embed multiline text in JSON strings. This avoids escaping issues.

11. **Suggest hashtags for posts.** When creating a post, suggest 5–10 relevant hashtags based on the caption content, target platform, and topic. Mix broad reach tags (e.g. #AI, #Marketing) with niche tags (e.g. #LaborMarket, #FutureOfWork). Show the suggested hashtags to the user and include them in the post only after the user approves or edits them.

12. **Use `/tmp/.posta_last_response` for captured output.** When capturing `posta_api` output in a variable with `$()`, avoid using `echo` to re-output it — macOS echo corrupts `\n` in JSON strings. Instead pipe directly (`posta_api ... | jq`) or read from the file (`jq ... /tmp/.posta_last_response`).

13. **Use platform discovery for validation.** Before creating posts for unfamiliar platforms, call `posta_get_platform_specs` or `posta_get_platform "<platform>"` to check character limits, required media dimensions, and supported features. This prevents failed posts due to platform constraints.

14. **Auto MIME detection for uploads.** When uploading media, you can omit the MIME type parameter — `posta_upload_media` and `posta_upload_from_url` auto-detect it from the file content or extension. Only specify MIME type manually when the auto-detection might be wrong (e.g., `.bin` files).

15. **Always set TikTok privacy level.** When creating posts that include TikTok, you MUST include `platformConfigurations.tiktok.privacyLevel` — TikTok requires it and publishing will fail without it. Use `"PUBLIC_TO_EVERYONE"` unless the user specifies otherwise. Valid values: `PUBLIC_TO_EVERYONE`, `MUTUAL_FOLLOW_FRIENDS`, `SELF_ONLY`, `FOLLOWER_OF_CREATOR`.