Share a post now

This action will publish a post to the channel you choose immediately, bypassing the Buffer queue.

Developer info

API endpoint slug: buffer.share_post_now
Filter code method: Buffer.sharePostNow.skip(string?: reason)
Runtime method: runAction("buffer.share_post_now", {})

Action fields

Channel Dropdown list

Label: Which channel?
Helper text: Which Buffer channel (social account) should this post go to?
Slug: channel_id
Required: true
Can have default value: false

Post text Text input > Long text

Label: Post text
Helper text: What should the post say?
Slug: post_text
Required: true
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Buffer.sharePostNow.setPostText(string: post_text)

Image url Text input > Photo

Label: Image URL
Helper text: Public URL of an image to attach. Leave blank for a text-only post.
Slug: image_url
Required: false
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Buffer.sharePostNow.setImageUrl(string: image_url)

Post type Dropdown list

Label: Post type
Helper text: Only used when posting to a connected Instagram or Facebook account; ignored for every other network.
Slug: post_type
Required: false
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Buffer.sharePostNow.setPostType(string: post_type)

Video url Text input > File

Label: Video URL
Helper text: Public URL of a video to attach. Required for Reel. Also works for Post or Story instead of an image.
Slug: video_url
Required: false
Can have default value: true
Filter code method: Buffer.sharePostNow.setVideoUrl(string: video_url)