Copy a Post

Copy an existing post to new social media platforms

Available on Premium, Business, Enterprise plans.

Copy an existing post to new social media platforms with the same content and settings. This endpoint allows you to reuse successful posts across different platforms or with different configurations.

Please be sure to add your API_KEY, and the PROFILE_KEY if copying to a User Profile, in the Authorization header. The API Key can be found in the Ayrshare Developer Dashboard under the API Key page.

Header Parameters

Authorization · string · required

API Key of the Primary Profile.

Format: Authorization: Bearer API_KEY

Profile-Key · string

Profile Key of a User Profile.

Format: Profile-Key: PROFILE_KEY

Body Parameters

postId · string · required

The ID of the existing post to copy. This is the Ayrshare Post ID returned from the original /post endpoint.

platforms · array · required

Social media platforms to post the copied content to. Accepts an array of Strings with values: bluesky, facebook, gmb, instagram, linkedin, pinterest, reddit, snapchat, telegram, threads, tiktok, twitter, or youtube.

Please note: use facebook for Facebook Pages, and gmb for Google Business Profile.

The platforms specified here will override the original post’s platforms - you must explicitly choose which platforms to copy to.

scheduleDate · string

The datetime to schedule the copied post. Accepts a UTC date time.

For example, use format YYYY-MM-DDThh:mm:ssZ and send as 2026-07-08T12:30:00Z. Please see utctime for more examples.

If not provided, the post will be published immediately.

blueskyOptions · object

Override the original post’s Bluesky settings. See Bluesky details.

faceBookOptions · object

Override the original post’s Facebook settings. See Facebook details.

gmbOptions · object

Override the original post’s Google Business Profile settings. See Google Business Profile details.

instagramOptions · object

Override the original post’s Instagram settings. See Instagram details.

linkedInOptions · object

Override the original post’s LinkedIn settings. See LinkedIn details.

pinterestOptions · object

Override the original post’s Pinterest settings. See Pinterest details.

redditOptions · object

Override the original post’s Reddit settings. See Reddit details.

snapChatOptions · object

Override the original post’s Snapchat settings. See Snapchat details.

telegramOptions · object

Override the original post’s Telegram settings. See Telegram details.

threadsOptions · object

Override the original post’s Threads settings. See Threads details.

tikTokOptions · object

Override the original post’s TikTok settings. See TikTok details.

twitterOptions · object

Override the original post’s X/Twitter settings. See X/Twitter details.

youTubeOptions · object

Override the original post’s YouTube settings. See YouTube details.

shortenLinks · boolean

Override the original post’s link shortening setting.

Max Pack required for link shortening.

autoHashtag · object

Override the original post’s auto hashtag settings. See auto hashtags for details.

disableComments · boolean

Override the original post’s comment settings. Only available for Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok.

firstComment · object

Override the original post’s first comment settings. See first comment for details.

notes · string

Add new notes to the copied post. These will replace any notes from the original post. Notes are for reference only and do not affect the post content.

cURL

curl \
-H "Authorization: Bearer API_KEY" \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-d '{
  "postId": "RhrbDtYh7hdSMc67zC8H",
  "platforms": ["twitter", "facebook", "linkedin"],
  "scheduleDate": "2026-07-08T12:30:00Z"
}' \
-X POST https://api.ayrshare.com/api/post/copy

200: Success - Immediate Post

{
   "status": "success",
   "copiedFrom": "RhrbDtYh7hdSMc67zC8H",
   "originalPost": "Today is a great day!",
   "errors": [],
   "postIds": [
       {
           "status": "success",
           "id": "1288899996423983106",
           "platform": "twitter",
           "postUrl": "https://x.com/handle/status/1288899996423983106"
       },
       {
           "status": "success",
           "id": "104923907983682_108329000309743",
           "platform": "facebook", 
           "postUrl": "https://www.facebook.com/104923907983682_108329000309743"
       },
       {
           "status": "success",
           "id": "urn:li:share:7282181682126807042",
           "postUrl": "https://www.linkedin.com/feed/update/urn:li:share:7282181682126807042",
           "owner": "urn:li:organization:77682157",
           "platform": "linkedin"
       }
   ],
   "id": "KpwxFmNj3kgQLa92vE5T"
}