# List posts

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> PostLake is the social media API for AI agents: https://postlake.dev/llms.txt

`GET /v1/posts`

List posts by creation time (default), or use state=scheduled and sort=scheduledAt to walk a scheduled calendar chronologically. The scheduled cursor remains valid if earlier posts are cancelled.

## Request

Authenticate with a bearer API key. Agents calling over MCP authorise with OAuth instead and never handle the key.

```bash
curl -X GET https://api.postlake.dev/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTLAKE_API_KEY"
```

### Parameters

| Field | Type | Required | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `sort` | string | No | Query string. scheduledAt requires state=scheduled. Return posts in ascending scheduled time with stable keyset pagination. |
| `q` | string | No | Query string. Case-insensitive literal caption search, applied before pagination. |
| `campaign` | string | No | Query string. Exact campaign slug. |
| `targetCount` | string | No | Query string. Single-destination or shared multi-destination posts. |
| `state` | string | No | Query string. |
| `account` | string | No | Query string. Filter to posts that targeted this connected account id (acc_…). |
| `profile` | string | No | Query string. Filter to posts that targeted a channel in this profile (username). |
| `network` | string | No | Query string. Filter to posts that targeted this social network. |
| `agent` | string | No | Query string. Filter by stable agent id (plc_… or key_…). Use `any` for all machine-created posts or `manual` for dashboard-created posts. |
| `surface` | string | No | Query string. Filter by creation surface. This distinguishes dashboard work, direct API integrations, and agent tools. |
| `approval` | string | No | Query string. Filter the human approval workflow. |
| `from` | string | No | Query string. Include posts on or after this date. Uses published time, scheduled time, then creation time. |
| `to` | string | No | Query string. Include posts on or before this date. Uses published time, scheduled time, then creation time. |
| `limit` | integer | No | Query string. |
| `cursor` | string | No | Query string. |


## Response

Success (`200`).

| Field | Type | Required | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `posts` | array | Yes |  |
| `nextCursor` | string or null | Yes |  |



### Example

```json
{
  "posts": [
    "…"
  ],
  "nextCursor": "…"
}
```


## Calling this from an agent

Agents do not call REST. They call tools. Over the hosted MCP server this operation is `list_posts`, and the agent authorises with OAuth so your API key is never pasted into a chat or seen by the model. You control what any one agent may do: which brands it may act for, which networks it may reach, how much a day, and whether it may spend credits bought up front.

## Errors

Every failure uses one shape: a stable `type`, a granular `code`, the field at fault in `param`, and a plain-language `fix`. See https://docs.postlake.dev/errors.md .

Check the result before retrying a write. Only operations that explicitly support idempotency can safely replay an `Idempotency-Key`.

## Common questions

**Can an AI agent do this without the REST API?**

Yes. Over MCP the same job is the list_posts tool. The agent authorises with OAuth, so no API key is pasted into a chat or seen by the model, and the answer comes back in the same normalised shape.

**How often can I call this?**

Reads are rate limited per account and every response carries X-RateLimit-Remaining and X-RateLimit-Reset. On a 429 the Retry-After header tells you how long to wait.

**What happens when it fails?**

You get one error shape: a stable type, a granular code you can branch on, the offending field in param, and a fix written so an agent can correct itself rather than stop. Full list on Errors and retries.

## Related

- [Cancel a scheduled post, discard a draft, or retract a live one](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/delete-posts-by-id.md) `DELETE /v1/posts/{id}`
- [Recover a creation receipt without replaying a write](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-idempotency-receipt.md) `GET /v1/idempotency/{key}`
- [Get post](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-posts-by-id.md) `GET /v1/posts/{id}`
- [Preview cancellation or published-post removal](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-posts-by-id-deletion.md) `GET /v1/posts/{id}/deletion`