# Preview channel disconnect

> Markdown version of https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-social-accounts-by-id-disconnect-preview . The canonical page for humans.
> PostLake is the social media API for AI agents: https://postlake.dev/llms.txt

`GET /v1/social-accounts/{id}/disconnect-preview`

Read-only, on-demand preview of at most 100 affected scheduled posts. Returns a full-state snapshot. Queued posts, schedules due within 30 seconds, or more than 100 schedules block disconnect. Larger selections must first use bounded bulk destination edits. No polling or historical-post scan is required.

## 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/social-accounts/{id}/disconnect-preview \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTLAKE_API_KEY"
```

### Parameters

| Field | Type | Required | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `id` | string | Yes | In the URL. |


## Response

Preview (`200`).

| Field | Type | Required | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `affectedSchedules` | integer | Yes | Count, capped at 100. Check hasMore. |
| `hasMore` | boolean | Yes |  |
| `snapshot` | string | Yes |  |
| `blocked` | boolean | Yes |  |
| `reason` | string | No |  |



### Example

```json
{
  "affectedSchedules": 0,
  "hasMore": false,
  "snapshot": "…",
  "blocked": false,
  "reason": "…"
}
```


## Calling this from an agent

Agents do not call REST. They call tools. Over the hosted MCP server this operation is `list_social_accounts`, 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_social_accounts 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

- [Disconnect a social account](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/delete-social-accounts-by-id.md) `DELETE /v1/social-accounts/{id}`
- [List social accounts](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-social-accounts.md) `GET /v1/social-accounts`
- [Retrieve a social account](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-social-accounts-by-id.md) `GET /v1/social-accounts/{id}`
- [Search Facebook Pages for a mention](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-social-accounts-by-id-facebook-pages-search.md) `GET /v1/social-accounts/{id}/facebook-pages/search`