API Terms/Social/Buffer API

Buffer API

bufferapp.com

A GraphQL API that lets developers connect tools, agents, and automations to a Buffer account to create posts, schedule content, manage ideas, and retrieve channels and organizations.

The Buffer API API uses bearer token authentication; has freemium pricing; offers a free tier (Free plan includes API access: 1 API key, 1 app client, 3,000 requests/month); rate limits: Per API key: 15-min limit 100 requests (all plans); 24-hr limit 100 (Free)/250 (Essentials)/500 (Team); 30-day limit 3,000 (Free)/7,500 (Essentials)/15,000 (Team). Verified 2026-07-12 with per-field source links.

Social Verified 2026-07-12 high confidence
Base URL
https://api.buffer.com
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Auth
bearer_token
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Free tier
Free plan includes API access: 1 API key, 1 app client, 3,000 requests/month
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Pricing model
freemium
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Pricing
API access included on all plans (Free, Essentials $5/channel/mo, Team $10/channel/mo); higher plans grant more API keys and higher request limits
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Rate limits
Per API key: 15-min limit 100 requests (all plans); 24-hr limit 100 (Free)/250 (Essentials)/500 (Team); 30-day limit 3,000 (Free)/7,500 (Essentials)/15,000 (Team)
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OpenAPI spec
not documented null
no source
MCP server
MCP server available with native connections for Claude, Cursor, Raycast, ChatGPT, and Perplexity
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