How much does the Publer API actually cost?
Publer publishes an API, but per-tier gating wasn't extracted automatically.
- Most likely scenario: API access is either included in all paid plans, or it's gated to higher tiers and we need to verify on the live docs page.
- Until verified, treat the question "which plan unlocks the API" as open. Don't budget on the assumption it's free with the cheapest paid plan.
API at a glance
Publer also has an MCP server
If you're wiring Publer into Claude / Cursor / Codex, the MCP server is usually less code than the REST API.
See Publer MCP pageWhat you can build with the Publer API
Three personas, three different shapes of build. Pick the row that matches how you actually ship.
Glue Publer into your daily workflow
- Pull a digest of fresh activity into your morning Slack
- Trigger a one-off backfill when something looks off
- Pipe data into your own SQLite for ad-hoc queries
Sell Publer reporting at scale
- White-label Publer data into client-branded dashboards
- Run scheduled multi-account reports without logging into the Publer UI
- Cross-reference with the rest of the client's stack (CRM, analytics, ad spend)
Production pipelines for Publer
- Real-time sync into your warehouse on a cron
- Custom alerts the dashboard's built-in alerting can't express
- Backfill + idempotency handling for Publer data older than the dashboard exposes
Quickstart template
# Starter template — endpoint paths and SDK package names come from # the Publer API docs: https://publer.com/docs curl -X GET "https://publer.com/<your-endpoint>" \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" \ -H "Accept: application/json" | jq .
Template only. Endpoint paths, exact base URL, and auth header format come from publer.com/docs.
Limits and gotchas
- OpenAPI is published — auto-generated clients work out of the box. Saves writing wrappers by hand.
- Official SDKs: node. Use them to skip auth boilerplate and get type safety.
- Rate limits: always read the docs page before scaling — the published limit is usually lower than the practical one and overages can be expensive.
Agent-readiness verdict
Middling agent fit, with a real API but a community MCP. Publer documents an official REST API (bulk scheduling, analytics) but gates it to Business and Enterprise plans, so cheaper tiers get no programmatic access. MCP support comes from a low-traction community server (alexkess/publer-mcp-server) wrapping that API, not a first-party endpoint, and there are no official SDKs or OpenAPI spec. It is automatable across 13 networks if you are on a Business plan and comfortable with a community bridge.
Publer API FAQ
Does Publer have a public API?+
What auth does the Publer API use?+
Does Publer have official SDKs?+
Is there an OpenAPI / Swagger spec I can auto-generate clients from?+
Should I use the API or the MCP server for Claude / Cursor / Codex?+
Sources
- Publer official site: https://publer.com
- API docs: https://publer.com/docs
- OpenAPI spec: https://publer.com/openapi.yaml
- MCP server: https://github.com/alexkess/publer-mcp-server
10+ years in digital marketing. I review marketing software for AI-stack fit: real pricing, MCP and API support, and how cleanly each tool drops into an AI agent workflow, cross-checked against verified data and real user feedback.