API reference
Get a post
Fetch a single post with its status and metrics.
GET
/api/v1/posts/{id}Requires a Bearer API key — see authentication.
Returns one post by id, including its current status and any reach and engagement reported so far. Poll this after publishing to watch a scheduled post flip to published.
Path parameters
idstringrequiredThe post id.
Request
Send the request to GET /api/v1/posts/{id}. Set your key in the environment as POSTMYISH_KEY to run these as-is.
curl https://postmyish.com/api/v1/posts/post_7d1a9c8b \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $POSTMYISH_KEY"Response
{
"id": "post_7d1a9c8b",
"caption": "We just shipped v2 🚀",
"platforms": ["x", "linkedin", "bluesky"],
"status": "published",
"has_media": false,
"scheduled_at": null,
"published_at": 1752566400000,
"reach": 0,
"engagement_rate": 0
}Response fields
idstringUnique identifier for the post.
captionstringThe caption text as stored.
platformsarray<string>The network ids this post targets.
statusstringOne of
draft, scheduled, publishing, or published.has_mediabooleanWhether media is attached to the post.
scheduled_atinteger | nullUnix milliseconds the post is scheduled to publish, or
null.published_atinteger | nullUnix milliseconds the post was published, or
null.reachintegerTotal reach reported back by the networks. Starts at 0 and only grows once a network reports.
engagement_ratenumberBlended engagement rate as a percentage, rounded to two decimals. Starts at 0.
Try it
Run this endpoint live with your own key. The key is kept in your browser (local storage) and sent straight to the API — nothing passes through the docs.