Snapchat API

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Posting to Snapchat

The Snapchat API enables direct publishing of content to both Stories and Spotlight. Stories are temporary posts that disappear after 24 hours, while Spotlight posts are permanent and can help creators and businesses reach a wider audience.

There are three types of posts you can create on Snapchat:

• Stories
• Saved Stories
• Spotlight

Snapchat accepts either video or image media. Only one media item is allowed per post.

See Snapchat Media Guidelines and Snapchat Authorization for more information.

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Stories

Stories are ephemeral Snaps viewable by friends, subscribers, and non-subscribers in the Snapchat app’s 4th tab Discover feed for up to 24-hours.

Publish a Snapchat story as you would any other post:

{
  "post": "An amzing story",
  "platform": "snapchat",
  "mediaUrl": ["https://img.ayrshare.com/video.mp4"]
}

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Saved Stories

Saved Stories are permanent Stories that are viewable on a Public Profile indefinitely.

Publish a Snapchat story with snapchatOptions and the savedStory option:

{
  "post": "An amazing saved story",
  "platform": "snapchat",
  "mediaUrl": ["https://img.ayrshare.com/video.mp4"],
  "snapchatOptions": {
    "savedStory": true
  }
}

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Spotlight

Spotlights are permanent video Snaps that are distributed and viewable on Spotlight, Snapchat’s entertainment platform for user-generated content. Spotlight offers a channel for creators and businesses to grow their audience on Snapchat.

Publish a Snapchat story with snapchatOptions and the spotlight option:

{
  "post": "An amazing spotlight",
  "platform": "snapchat",
  "mediaUrl": ["https://img.ayrshare.com/video.mp4"],
  "snapchatOptions": {
    "spotlight": true
  }
}