List publishing posts
List scheduled posts, drafts or posts waiting for approval.
MCP tool sprout_social_read → list_publishing_posts
read
Returns posts from the Publishing section with their profiles, text, scheduled time and status. status picks the tab: scheduled for the Publishing Calendar, draft for Drafts, needs_approval for Needs Approval. Posts submitted for approval do not appear in scheduled. Results are paged.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| status string | string | scheduled (default), draft or needs_approval. |
| profile_ids string[] | string[] | Profile IDs from list_profiles. Leave empty for every profile your login can see. |
| since string | string | Only posts scheduled after this ISO date-time. |
| until string | string | Only posts scheduled before this ISO date-time. |
| cursor string | string | Next page cursor from the previous call. |
tools/call
{
"jsonrpc": "2.0",
"id": 1,
"method": "tools/call",
"params": {
"name": "sprout_social_read",
"arguments": {
"operation": "list_publishing_posts",
"arguments": {}
}
}
}Example response
{
"content": [
{
"type": "text",
"text": "{ ... same JSON as structuredContent ... }"
}
],
"structuredContent": {
"posts": [
{
"post_id": "pub_3301",
"profile_id": "p_li_02",
"network": "linkedin",
"text": "Our autumn release is live.",
"scheduled_at": "2026-10-21T09:00:00+02:00",
"status": "needs_approval",
"approval_workflow": "Brand review"
},
{
"post_id": "pub_3302",
"profile_id": "p_ig_01",
"network": "instagram",
"text": "Behind the scenes at the studio.",
"scheduled_at": "2026-10-22T10:00:00+02:00",
"status": "scheduled",
"approval_workflow": null
}
],
"next_cursor": null
},
"isError": false
}