Social SDK is an open-source TypeScript toolkit for solo founders and small teams adding social features to their apps. Publish, read, and access analytics or comments where available across X, Threads, Bluesky, YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, and LinkedIn through a typed interface.

Choose direct platform access or a managed backend: Zernio, Post for Me, PostFast, Postiz, or Buffer.

Start with the quickstart · Install from npm

Direct adapters for Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, X, and YouTube
Optional managed backends for Zernio, Post for Me, PostFast, Postiz, and Buffer
Typed capability manifests and platform-native operations behind explicit subpath imports
Independent per-destination outcomes for complete, processing, uncertain, and failed work
A deterministic mock backend for local development and contract tests
An offline CLI for adapter discovery, capability checks, diagnostics, and request validation

Install

Social SDK runs in trusted server-side code on Node.js 22.12+ or Bun. Keep platform tokens, managed-provider keys, OAuth secrets, and webhook secrets out of browser bundles.

npm install @opencoredev/social-sdk
# or
bun add @opencoredev/social-sdk

For application setup and integration options, see the installation guide.

Usage

Start with the mock backend to verify an integration without credentials, platform calls, or billable provider requests:

import { createSocial, connectedAccountRef } from "@opencoredev/social-sdk";
import { mockBackend } from "@opencoredev/social-sdk/testing";

const social = createSocial({
  backend: mockBackend({ scenario: "immediate-text-success" }),
});

const result = await social.posts.publish({
  targets: [
    {
      account: connectedAccountRef({
        backend: "default",
        platform: "x",
        accountId: "mock-account-1",
      }),
    },
  ],
  content: { text: "Hello from Social SDK" },
  idempotencyKey: "quickstart-1",
});

console.log(result.status, result.outcomes[0]?.state);
// complete published

The same client shape works with a direct platform adapter or a managed backend. Import only the adapter you use from its documented subpath.

Platforms and backends

Direct platform adapters cover Bluesky, Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads, TikTok, X, and YouTube. Hosted execution routes are available through the Zernio, Post for Me, PostFast, Postiz, and Buffer adapters. Managed services are optional; a direct integration does not require a Social SDK account.

Read the platform capability matrix before choosing an adapter. It describes the normalized operations implemented by each integration and does not replace provider permissions, account eligibility, or live verification.

CLI

The social-sdk CLI is offline. It does not authenticate accounts, upload media, publish content, or make hidden network requests.

The package installs the binary into your project's node_modules/.bin, which is not on your shell PATH. After installing @opencoredev/social-sdk, run it from that project directory with npm exec, or replace npm exec -- with bun run under Bun:

npm exec -- social-sdk adapters --json
npm exec -- social-sdk capabilities --adapter youtube --json
npm exec -- social-sdk doctor --adapter zernio --json
npm exec -- social-sdk examples --json
npm exec -- social-sdk validate --adapter mock --file request.json --json

See the CLI reference for command output, validation limits, and exit codes.

Documentation

Full documentation lives at social-sdk.dev/docs. Good places to start:

Sponsors

Social SDK is supported by companies that help keep platform integrations practical and maintained. Want your logo here? Become a sponsor →

PostFast, social media scheduling with a public API
Postiz, open-source social media scheduling, hosted or self-hosted

_{MIT License · Built by @leodev}