# Preview or cancel a bounded scheduled batch

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`POST /v1/posts/bulk/cancel`

Supply 1 to 200 unique IDs, one profile, and an inclusive timezone-qualified scheduled-time window. dryRun returns a snapshot of all stored post fields and the selection scope. Send it on apply to reject any intervening change, including media/options edits. Cancellation is all-or-none, scheduled-only and never retracts published content. Legacy calls without a snapshot retain execution-time compare-and-swap protection only.

## Request

Authenticate with a bearer API key. This batch operation is REST-only; MCP cancel_post handles one post at a time.

```bash
curl -X POST https://api.postlake.dev/v1/posts/bulk/cancel \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTLAKE_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"ids":["…"],"profile":"…","from":"…","to":"…"}'
```

### Body

| Field | Type | Required | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `ids` | array of string | Yes | Exact IDs of scheduled posts to preview or cancel. |
| `profile` | string | Yes | Every target of every selected post must belong to this profile. |
| `from` | string | Yes | Inclusive earliest scheduled time, with Z or an explicit offset. |
| `to` | string | Yes | Inclusive latest scheduled time, with Z or an explicit offset. |
| `dryRun` | boolean | No | Preview the selection without cancelling anything. |
| `snapshot` | string | No | Full-post and selection snapshot returned by preview. Apply rejects changed content or scope with HTTP 409. |


## Response

Preview or all posts cancelled (`200`).

| Field | Type | Required | What it is |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `dryRun` | boolean | Yes |  |
| `snapshot` | string | Yes |  |
| `matched` | integer | Yes |  |
| `results` | array of object | Yes |  |



### Example

```json
{
  "dryRun": false,
  "snapshot": "…",
  "matched": 0,
  "results": [
    {
      "id": "…",
      "cancelled": "…",
      "error": "…"
    }
  ]
}
```


## Calling this from an agent

This batch operation is REST-only. MCP agents can cancel scheduled posts individually with `cancel_post`; an agent using a PostLake API key may call this REST endpoint for a bounded batch.

## 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?**

MCP's cancel_post handles one scheduled post at a time. The bounded, profile-scoped batch operation is currently REST-only. An agent with an API key can call it directly.

**Is it safe to retry this call?**

Do not automatically repeat a write after a timeout unless that endpoint explicitly documents idempotency. First read the resulting state; a second request could repeat the action.

**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}`
- [List posts](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-posts.md) `GET /v1/posts`
- [Get post](https://docs.postlake.dev/api/get-posts-by-id.md) `GET /v1/posts/{id}`