Hootsuite Publishing — Schedule Posts with Media

Hootsuite Publishing — Schedule Posts with Media

Overview

Schedule social media posts with images and videos using the Hootsuite REST API. The publishing workflow involves: uploading media to get a media ID, then scheduling a message referencing that media.

Prerequisites

• Completed hootsuite-install-auth setup
• Social profiles connected in Hootsuite
• Media files (images/videos) for upload

Instructions

Step 1: Upload Media

// publishing.ts
import 'dotenv/config';
import fs from 'fs';

const TOKEN = process.env.HOOTSUITE_ACCESS_TOKEN!;
const BASE = 'https://platform.hootsuite.com/v1';

// Step 1a: Create upload URL
async function createMediaUpload(sizeBytes: number, mimeType: string) {
  const response = await fetch(`${BASE}/media`, {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': `Bearer ${TOKEN}`,
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({ sizeBytes, mimeType }),
  });
  const { data } = await response.json();
  console.log('Upload URL:', data.uploadUrl);
  console.log('Media ID:', data.id);
  return data; // { id, uploadUrl, uploadUrlDurationSeconds }
}