Snapchat Story API

Snapchat Story API for posting and scheduling story-first campaign teams

A Snapchat Story API for campaign-timed vertical creative, with media readiness and Public Profile permissions resolved in the same layer.

Build Snapchat Story workflows for Public Profiles, vertical creative preparation, campaign timing, and performance context.

Last updated: July 2026

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One API key. No per-account fees. 15 platforms.

StoriesSaved StoriesMobile-first creative

Quick start

API request

1await fetch("https://api.bundle.social/api/v1/post", {2  method: "POST",3  headers: {4    "x-api-key": process.env.BUNDLE_SOCIAL_API_KEY,5    "Content-Type": "application/json"6  },7  body: JSON.stringify({8    teamId: "team_123",9    title: "Snapchat Story drop",10    postDate: "2026-05-14T10:00:00.000Z",11    status: "SCHEDULED",12    socialAccountTypes: ["SNAPCHAT"],13    data: {14      SNAPCHAT: {15        type: "STORY",16        text: "Behind the scenes from launch week.",17        uploadIds: ["upload_story_video"]18      }19    }20  })21});

Official APIs500k+ connected accountsDirect engineer support

Building directly on Snapchat Public Profile API

Story workflows expire quickly, so timing and creative readiness matter more than generic scheduling.

Snapchat Story work depends on Public Profile eligibility, account permissions, and native platform rules.

Teams need to compare Snapchat Stories with Instagram Stories, Reels, TikTok, and Shorts in one campaign plan.

What bundle.social handles

Plan Snapchat Story demand beside the visual channels your team already manages.

Keep vertical creative, launch timing, and Public Profile context tied to one workflow.

Use Story and Saved Story content as part of a wider creator or brand campaign plan.

Snapchat Stories need story-specific product design

Story workflows are fast, visual, and campaign-timed. bundle.social keeps media readiness, scheduling context, and Public Profile permissions in the same operational layer.

Workflow

How it works

Connect accounts once, then create and schedule posts with channel-specific fields from one API.

Create an API key

Generate an organization API key in the dashboard and use it with the x-api-key header.

Connect accounts

Connect each social account once. bundle.social keeps the account mapping ready for future posts.

We publish to the public profile surface

Snapchat Stories and Spotlight have separate media requirements and both need a public profile on the connected account. You send one request; bundle.social targets the right surface and validates media before upload.

Product architecture

Build social media workflows without rebuilding every platform

Snapchat Story API for vertical creative and campaign timing

A Snapchat Story API workflow is different from a text-first social scheduler. Product teams need vertical media handling, launch windows, Public Profile eligibility, account permissions, short-lived content expectations, and Saved Story decisions. If those details are bolted onto a generic media upload, Story publishing becomes hard to support.

bundle.social keeps Snapchat Story planning inside the same workflow used for the rest of your visual social stack. Your product can organize Story-ready media, reference upload IDs, schedule campaign moments, and track status without building a standalone Snapchat Story planner from scratch.

Story metadata and Public Profile context belong in the product flow

Snapchat Stories need explicit product decisions: vertical creative readiness, caption or text behavior, profile context, account tier, permission state, and whether the content should remain ephemeral or become part of a longer-lived Saved Story. These fields decide whether the workflow fits the campaign and whether users can understand what will happen.

With bundle.social, Story-specific context stays inside the Snapchat payload while the surrounding account, media, scheduling, and status model remains shared. That lets creator tools, agencies, and SaaS products build Story workflows without losing cross-platform consistency.

Snapchat Story reporting connected to the content pipeline

Story teams care about what happens after launch: profile context, Story availability, campaign timing, creator fit, and how Snapchat performed compared with Instagram Stories, Reels, TikTok, and Shorts. Reporting is easier when performance context stays connected to the account and scheduled campaign that produced it.

bundle.social keeps Snapchat Story workflows close to post history, scheduled campaigns, media uploads, and cross-platform reporting. That gives products a stronger base for customer dashboards, agency reporting, and AI workflows that need campaign data after content goes live.

Capabilities

Snapchat Story API workflows for mobile campaigns

Story creative preparation, media validation, launch timing, and Public Profile context for teams managing Snapchat beside other visual channels.

Story-ready payloads

Organize vertical creative, captions, media references, and launch timing around Snapchat Story expectations.

Saved Story context

Separate ephemeral Story planning from longer-lived Saved Story content when campaign assets should remain on a Public Profile.

Public Profile eligibility

Keep account tier, permissions, OAuth state, and native API limits visible before a Story workflow runs.

Cross-channel planning

Plan Snapchat Stories beside Instagram Stories, Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and the rest of a mobile campaign.

Reporting context

Connect Story execution and available profile metrics to the same reporting workflow as other supported channels.

Platform specifics

Snapchat Stories are not generic posts

A useful Story API has to respect vertical creative, campaign timing, short-lived content expectations, and Public Profile permissions.

Vertical creative

Story-first teams need media checks and previews that match mobile-first consumption.

Launch windows

Stories often support launches, drops, and creator moments where timing is part of the product value.

Channel comparison

Snapchat Stories should be planned alongside Instagram Stories, Reels, TikTok, and Shorts.

Developer example

Schedule a Snapchat Story post

Examples use bundle.social's public API shape: API key authentication, a post date, selected social account types, and platform-specific data.

TypeScript

API request

1await fetch("https://api.bundle.social/api/v1/post", {2  method: "POST",3  headers: {4    "x-api-key": process.env.BUNDLE_SOCIAL_API_KEY,5    "Content-Type": "application/json"6  },7  body: JSON.stringify({8    teamId: "team_123",9    title: "Snapchat Story drop",10    postDate: "2026-05-14T10:00:00.000Z",11    status: "SCHEDULED",12    socialAccountTypes: ["SNAPCHAT"],13    data: {14      SNAPCHAT: {15        type: "STORY",16        text: "Behind the scenes from launch week.",17        uploadIds: ["upload_story_video"]18      }19    }20  })21});

Supported content

StoriesSaved StoriesVertical creativeCampaign timingPublic Profile context

Honest limitations

Snapchat Story workflows depend on Snap account eligibility, permissions, app review, and Public Profile access.
Story availability, metrics, and management capabilities depend on the account tier and official API surface.

Guarantees

Developer-first infrastructure

Visible post status

Track scheduled, processing, posted, retrying, and error states per post.

Verbose errors

When native APIs fail, we return human-readable error messages and actionable recovery steps.

Flat pricing

No per-post counting. Predictable pricing for teams managing many users, workspaces, and connected accounts.

Same-day support

Direct access to the engineers building the API. We respond to technical issues the same day, sometimes the same hour.

FAQ

Questions developers ask before building

What media does a Snapchat Story require?

Vertical creative meeting Snap's Story requirements, published to a public profile. Media validation before upload is what turns a rejected transfer into a composer-time error.

Can a Story be scheduled like a feed post?

It can be planned in the same calendar, but Story timing behaves differently: campaign windows are short and creative readiness is the gating factor rather than the scheduling slot.

How is a Story different from Spotlight?

Different surface, different media requirements, and a different lifespan. Both require the public profile, but a payload valid for one is not automatically valid for the other.

Does this replace Snapchat Public Profile API?

No. bundle.social calls Snapchat Public Profile API for you and absorbs the work around it: token storage and refresh, media handling, scheduling, status transitions, and turning platform errors into a cause and a next action.

Are Snapchat Story analytics available through the API?

Snapchat Story analytics are limited or unavailable through the native API, so post status and delivery state are the reliable signals to build on.

Snapchat API

See the broader Snapchat Public Profile workflow.

Snapchat Scheduler

See the Snapchat planning page.

Instagram API

Current Instagram Stories and Reels workflows.