Buffer MCP connector
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Buffer is a social media management platform that helps marketers and agencies schedule and publish content across multiple channels. The Buffer MCP connector allows AI agents to manage posting schedules, create and organize updates, and retrieve pending or sent posts for connected profiles. It also supports fetching profile and configuration details, reordering or shuffling queued content, and tracking link shares for performance insights.
Authentication type
- OAuth 2.0 Authorization Code - Requires a one-time user login to authorize the agent to access the service on their behalf.
Uses
Use the Buffer MCP connector to perform the following actions:
- Schedule social media posts across multiple connected profiles
- Track engagement metrics like shares, favorites, and retweets on updates
- Reorder or shuffle queued posts to optimize posting sequence
- Publish pending updates immediately to bypass the scheduled queue
- Analyze link share counts to measure content performance
- Configure posting schedules tailored to each social media profile
- Edit or delete scheduled updates before they go live
- Monitor sent updates and audience interactions across connected accounts
Example prompts
Use the following example prompts to invoke Buffer MCP connector tools from your AI assistant or Boomi Connect workflow:
Schedule a post to go out on all my connected profiles tomorrow morning.Show me how many shares this blog link has gotten through Buffer.What updates are still pending in my Buffer queue?Move my latest announcement post to the top of the Buffer queue.Shuffle the order of my scheduled posts in Buffer.Delete that draft update I created earlier in Buffer.Show me all the social media profiles connected to my Buffer account.What times are my posts scheduled to go out this week in Buffer?Share this pending update right now instead of waiting for its scheduled time.How many retweets did my last post get according to Buffer?
Buffer MCP connector tools
The Buffer MCP connector provides the following tools. Each tool maps to a specific action you can invoke from your AI agent or automation.
| Tool | Description |
|---|---|
| getInfoConfigurationMediatypeextension | Returns an object with the current configuration that Buffer is using, including supported services, their icons and the... |
| getLinksSharesMediatypeextension | Returns an object with a the numbers of shares a link has had using Buffer. |
| createProfilesSchedulesUpdateMediatypeextension | "Set the posting schedules for the specified social media profile. |
| getProfilesSchedulesMediatypeextension | Returns details of the posting schedules associated with a social media profile. |
| getProfilesUpdatesPendingMediatypeextension | "Returns an array of updates that are currently in the buffer for an individual social media profile. |
| createProfilesUpdatesReorderMediatypeextension | Edit the order at which statuses for the specified social media profile will be sent out of the buffer. |
| getProfilesUpdatesSentMediatypeextension | Returns an array of updates that have been sent from the buffer for an individual social media profile. |
| createProfilesUpdatesShuffleMediatypeextension | Randomize the order at which statuses for the specified social media profile will be sent out of the buffer. |
| getProfiles | Returns details of the single specified social media profile. |
| getProfilesMediatypeextension | Returns an array of social media profiles connected to a users account. |
| createUpdatesCreateMediatypeextension | Create one or more new status updates. |
| createUpdatesDestroyMediatypeextension | Permanently delete an existing status update. |
| getUpdatesInteractionsMediatypeextension | Returns the detailed information on individual interactions with the social media update such as favorites, retweets and... |
| createUpdatesMoveToTopMediatypeextension | Move an existing status update to the top of the queue and recalculate times for all updates in the queue. |
| createUpdatesShareMediatypeextension | Immediately shares a single pending update and recalculates times for updates remaining in the queue. |
| createUpdatesUpdateMediatypeextension | Edit an existing, individual status update. |
| getUpdates | Returns a single social media update. |
| getUserMediatypeextension | Returns a single user. |
