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Social Media APIs
Social media APIs connect software to social platforms; choose by the networks and tasks you need to support. They can help with publishing, analytics, account management, and updates through webhooks.
Use the signal score out of 10 as one comparison point. Check the API, open-source, and free-tier marks, then compare supported networks, platform availability, pricing, rate limits, and data history.
- 20 platforms
- 1 with a public API on this page
- 12 with a free tier
- Checked 23 Sept 2026
- 1 MMastodonjoinmastodon.org
Free social platform with custom domains and moderation tools, available on web and mobile.
- 2 D
Discorddiscord.comDiscord describes itself as a communications platform for meaningful connections through voice, video, and text, especially around gaming.
- 3 AP
AT Protocolatproto.comOpen social protocol for portable accounts, shared data formats, and a live feed of public activity.
- 4 SA
SocialBu APIsocialbu.comAPI that adds social posting and content tools to apps across services such as Facebook and TikTok.
- 5 T
Telegramtelegram.orgCloud-based messaging app with file sharing, device-synced chats, and channels for unlimited audiences.
- 6 Z
Zerniozernio.comSocial publishing API with scheduling, bulk CSV uploads, queues, and a content calendar.
- 7 A
Ayrshareayrshare.comAyrshare provides one API to publish, schedule, analyze, and manage engagement across 14+ social networks.
- 8 OAOutstand APIoutstand.so
Social media API for posting, scheduling, analytics, media handling, and webhooks across 12 platforms.
- 9 UP
Upload-Postupload-post.comPosting API that publishes to multiple networks, schedules content, and provides post metrics.
- 10 WA
WoopSocial APIwoopsocial.comAPI for managing posts and content results across nine social networks.
- 11 BS
bundle.socialbundle.socialSocial media API for coordinating posts across services such as Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, and Bluesky.
- 12 SA
SocialAPI.aisocial-api.aiService for posting and handling messages, feedback, and reviews on social platforms.
- 13 RRedditreddit.com
- 14 USUnified Social Media APIunified.to
API that brings social profiles, posts, reviews, and publishing into a shared format.
- 15 USUnipile Social Media APIunipile.com
API for social account details, connections, posts, and messaging on five platforms.
- 16 BS
Brandwatch Social Media Managementbrandwatch.comSocial media management app with an inbox and approval steps for nine networks.
- 17 SNSocial News Desk APIsocialnewsdesk.com
API for posting to social accounts and checking delivery and post-level results.
- 18 B
Bulkitbulkit.ioSocial media API for publishing, scheduling, and combined reach and engagement metrics.
- 19 PF
Post for Mepostforme.devPost for Me is a unified REST API for posting and scheduling content, fetching social account feeds, and retrieving post analytics.
- 20 XAX APIdocs.x.com
API for accessing X posts, conversations, trends, users, and engagement figures.
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How to choose
Which social networks does it need to support?
Start with the networks your software needs to connect to. Compare the supported-networks details, since coverage can differ between tools.
If you need to publish or gather analytics, check those capabilities for the networks that matter to you rather than assuming they work the same way across platforms.
What do you need the API to do?
Match the API features to your workflow. Compare publishing API, analytics API, account management, and webhooks.
A webhook is an automatic update sent when an event happens. Check whether that kind of update fits your workflow, along with the API features you need.
Where does the software need to run?
Check platform availability before choosing. The board tracks web, API, Android, iOS, self-hosted, and Linux availability.
An API is a way for software to exchange information with another service. If your own software needs to connect directly, check the API mark and the product details.
Can I try it before paying?
Compare the free-plan mark, any listed trial, and the paid starting price. A free plan and a free trial are different: a trial is time-limited, while a free plan is listed separately.
Listed examples show different pricing approaches: AT Protocol has a free plan, Ayrshare lists a 28-day trial and a $149 monthly starting price, and bundle.social lists a free plan, a 14-day trial, and paid plans from $90 per month billed annually.
How much data can it handle?
Compare the rate limit and data history details with the amount of activity and historical information your workflow needs.
A rate limit is a cap on how often software can make requests.
Questions
What is a social media API?
It lets software connect with social platforms. Depending on the tool, listed comparison fields include publishing, analytics, account management, and webhooks.
How do I choose a social media API?
Check supported networks, the tasks you need, platform availability, rate limits, data history, and pricing. Use the signal score as a comparison point, not a fit guarantee.
What does a free plan mean for a social media API?
A free plan is a no-cost plan listed for the product. It is separate from a free trial, which is time-limited.
What does the API mark mean?
It indicates whether a public API is listed. Check the product details to see whether its API supports the networks and tasks you need.
What is a social media API rate limit?
It is a cap on how often software can make requests. Compare the listed limit with the activity your workflow expects.
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