Publish your first social media post

Get from a fresh account to a published post in under a minute. Whether you use the CLI, an AI agent over MCP, the REST API, or the web dashboard, every interface uses the same authentication, request schema, and publishing workflow.

How Inklate works

Every post follows the same lifecycle:

1. Connect one or more social accounts.
2. Create your content.
3. Validate it against each platform’s publishing rules.
4. Save it as a draft, schedule it, or publish immediately.
5. Track performance from the dashboard or API.

Once you understand this workflow, switching between the CLI, MCP, REST API, and the dashboard is seamless.

Before you begin

You’ll need:

• An Inklate account
• An organisation
• At least one connected social account

If you haven’t created an account yet, see Onboarding.

Quickstart (CLI)

Install the CLI, authenticate, connect a social account, and publish your first post.

npm i -g inklate
inklate auth login
inklate channels connect x
inklate posts create \
  --content "hello world" \
  --channels x \
  --scheduled-at now

These commands:

1. Install the CLI.
2. Sign in to your account.
3. Connect your X account.
4. Publish your first post.

Publishing modes

The same command supports drafts, scheduled posts, and immediate publishing.

Automatic validation

Every post is automatically validated before it can be scheduled or published.

Validation includes:

• Character limits
• Images and videos
• Platform-specific media rules
• Channel requirements

Drafts are always saved, even when validation fails.

Scheduling and publishing only succeed when every selected channel passes validation.

Run validation without saving a draft:

inklate posts validate

Publish from any interface

The CLI, MCP server, REST API, and dashboard all use the same request schema.

The only difference is how the request is sent.

CLI

inklate posts create \
  --content "hello world" \
  --channels x \
  --scheduled-at 2h

MCP

{
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "posts_create",
    "arguments": {
      "content": "hello world",
      "channels": ["x"],
      "scheduled_at": "2h"
    }
  }
}

REST

curl -X POST https://api.inklate.com/api/v1/posts \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer inklate_XXXXXXXX" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "hello world",
    "channels": ["x"],
    "scheduled_at": "2h"
  }'

Use AI agents

AI agents can connect through a hosted MCP endpoint:

https://api.inklate.com/mcp

If you don’t use MCP, every feature is also available through the REST API.

Learn more:

• Connect over MCP
• REST API

Publish from the dashboard

Prefer the web app? Follow these steps to publish your first post from the dashboard.

1. Sign in

Inklate is passwordless.

Sign in with either:

• Continue with Google
• A one-time email verification code

There is no password to create, remember, or reset.

Signing in with the same email always returns you to the same account.

2. Create an organisation

Every account belongs to an organisation.

An organisation contains your:

• Social accounts
• Posts
• Team members
• Billing

Use one organisation for each brand or client.

During onboarding you’ll:

1. Confirm your profile.
2. Name your organisation.
3. Choose a subscription.

For more information, see Onboarding.

3. Connect a social account

You must connect at least one social account before publishing.

1. Open Settings → Social Profiles.
2. Select Connect a profile.
3. Choose a platform.
4. Complete the provider’s OAuth flow.
5. Select the profiles or pages you want to connect.

Supported today:

• LinkedIn
• X
• Instagram
• Facebook

Additional platforms appear automatically as they become available.

4. Create your first post

1. Select Create new post.
2. Write your content in the Base tab.
3. Add images or videos.
4. Select one or more channels.

Inklate automatically creates platform-specific versions while keeping them linked.

Each channel is validated independently before publishing.

5. Publish or schedule

Choose one of two options:

• Post now publishes immediately.
• Schedule publishes at a future date and time.

Each channel publishes independently.

A failure on one platform never prevents successful publishing to the others.

After publishing, monitor status and analytics from All posts.

Next steps

Learn more about the core concepts behind Inklate or start building with AI agents.