socialrails

Official Python SDK for the SocialRails API. Schedule and manage social media posts across Twitter/X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, Bluesky, Pinterest, Threads, and YouTube.

Installation

pip install socialrails

Quick start

from socialrails import SocialRails

client = SocialRails(api_key="sr_live_...")

# Create a scheduled post
post = client.posts.create(
    content="Launching our new feature today!",
    platform="twitter",
    scheduled_for="2026-03-15T14:30:00Z",
)
print(post["id"])

client.close()

Async usage

import asyncio
from socialrails import AsyncSocialRails

async def main():
    async with AsyncSocialRails(api_key="sr_live_...") as client:
        post = await client.posts.create(
            content="Hello from async Python!",
            platform="linkedin",
        )
        print(post["id"])

asyncio.run(main())

Configuration

Option	Environment variable	Description
api_key	SOCIALRAILS_API_KEY	Your API key (starts with sr_live_). Required.
base_url	--	API base URL. Defaults to https://socialrails.com/api/v1.

The constructor checks for the SOCIALRAILS_API_KEY environment variable when no api_key argument is provided:

import os
os.environ["SOCIALRAILS_API_KEY"] = "sr_live_..."

client = SocialRails()  # picks up the env var automatically

API reference

Posts

client.posts.create(...)

Create a new post.

post = client.posts.create(
    content="Check out our blog post!",
    platform="twitter",
    scheduled_for="2026-03-15T14:30:00Z",  # optional
    media=["workspace-id/api-uploads/images/uuid.jpg"],  # optional
    platform_settings={"selectedCommunities": ["12345"]},  # optional
)

Thread support (Twitter and Threads):

post = client.posts.create(
    content="Thread intro",
    platform="twitter",
    thread=["First tweet", "Second tweet", "Third tweet"],
    thread_delay=5,  # minutes between tweets
)

client.posts.list(...)

List posts with optional filters and pagination.

result = client.posts.list(
    status="scheduled",       # draft, scheduled, posted, failed
    platform="twitter",       # filter by platform
    sort="scheduled_for",     # created_at (default) or scheduled_for
    from_date="2026-03-01",   # ISO 8601 date
    to_date="2026-03-31",     # ISO 8601 date
    limit=25,                 # 1-100, default 50
    offset=0,                 # pagination offset
)
# result is a dict: the API returns {"data": [...], "pagination": {...}}
# The SDK unwraps "data", so result is the list of posts when no pagination,
# or the full response dict when pagination is present.

client.posts.get(post_id)

Get a single post by ID.

post = client.posts.get("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")

client.posts.update(post_id, ...)

Update a draft or scheduled post.

updated = client.posts.update(
    "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
    content="Updated content!",
    scheduled_for="2026-03-20T10:00:00Z",
)

client.posts.delete(post_id)

Delete a draft or scheduled post.

result = client.posts.delete("550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000")
# {"id": "...", "deleted": True}

client.posts.batch(...)

Create posts across multiple platforms in a single request.

result = client.posts.batch(
    content="Cross-platform announcement!",
    platforms=["twitter", "linkedin", "facebook"],
    scheduled_for="2026-03-15T14:30:00Z",
    platform_content={
        "twitter": "Short version for Twitter!",
        "linkedin": "Detailed professional version for LinkedIn.",
    },
)
print(result["batch_id"])
print(len(result["posts"]))

Analytics

client.analytics.get(...)

Retrieve aggregate or per-post analytics.

# Aggregate analytics for the last 30 days
analytics = client.analytics.get(period="30d")
print(analytics["total_posts"])
print(analytics["by_platform"])

# Filter by platform
analytics = client.analytics.get(platform="twitter", period="7d")

# Per-post analytics
post_analytics = client.analytics.get(post_id="550e8400-...")

Accounts

client.accounts.list()

List all connected social media accounts.

accounts = client.accounts.list()
for account in accounts:
    print(f"{account['provider']}: {account['name']} ({account['status']})")

client.accounts.get_settings(account_id)

Get platform capabilities and default settings for an account.

settings = client.accounts.get_settings("550e8400-...")
print(settings["capabilities"]["character_limit"])
print(settings["available_tools"])

client.accounts.trigger_tool(account_id, tool)

Trigger a platform discovery tool (e.g. list Facebook pages, Pinterest boards).

result = client.accounts.trigger_tool("550e8400-...", "pages")
for page in result["results"]:
    print(page)

AI

client.ai.generate(...)

Generate AI-powered social media content.

result = client.ai.generate(
    prompt="Write a tweet about our new Python SDK launch",
    platform="twitter",
    tone="professional",
)
print(result["content"])

Workspace

client.workspace.get()

Get workspace information including plan limits and current usage.

workspace = client.workspace.get()
print(f"Plan: {workspace['plan']}")
print(f"Posts this month: {workspace['usage']['posts_this_month']}")
print(f"Monthly limit: {workspace['limits']['max_posts_per_month']}")

Media

client.media.upload(file, filename, ...)

Upload a media file via multipart form data.

with open("photo.jpg", "rb") as f:
    media = client.media.upload(f, "photo.jpg")
print(media["key"])  # use this key when creating posts

# Upload a video thumbnail
with open("thumb.jpg", "rb") as f:
    thumb = client.media.upload(f, "thumb.jpg", media_type="thumbnail")

client.media.upload_from_url(url, ...)

Upload media from a remote URL.

media = client.media.upload_from_url(
    "https://example.com/image.jpg",
    media_type="image",
)
print(media["key"])

Webhooks

client.webhooks.list()

List all registered webhooks.

webhooks = client.webhooks.list()
for wh in webhooks:
    print(f"{wh['url']} -> {wh['events']}")

client.webhooks.create(url, events)

Register a new webhook. Returns the signing secret (store it securely).

webhook = client.webhooks.create(
    url="https://example.com/webhook",
    events=["post.published", "post.failed"],
)
print(webhook["id"])
print(webhook["secret"])  # save this -- only shown once

client.webhooks.delete(webhook_id)

Delete a webhook.

result = client.webhooks.delete("550e8400-...")

Error handling

All API errors raise SocialRailsError with message, code, and status attributes:

from socialrails import SocialRails, SocialRailsError

client = SocialRails(api_key="sr_live_...")

try:
    client.posts.create(content="", platform="twitter")
except SocialRailsError as e:
    print(f"Error {e.status}: [{e.code}] {e.message}")
    # Error 400: [BAD_REQUEST] Field "content" is required and must be a string.

Common error codes:

Code	Status	Description
BAD_REQUEST	400	Invalid request parameters
UNAUTHORIZED	401	Missing or invalid API key
FORBIDDEN	403	API key lacks required scope
NOT_FOUND	404	Resource not found
RATE_LIMITED	429	Too many requests
LIMIT_EXCEEDED	429	Monthly plan limit reached
PAYLOAD_TOO_LARGE	413	Request body or file too large
INTERNAL_ERROR	500	Server error

Context manager

Both clients support context managers for automatic cleanup:

# Sync
with SocialRails(api_key="sr_live_...") as client:
    posts = client.posts.list()

# Async
async with AsyncSocialRails(api_key="sr_live_...") as client:
    posts = await client.posts.list()

Requirements

• Python 3.8+
• httpx >= 0.24.0

License

MIT