Write and publish Nextdoor business posts with an AI agent

1. Verify the Business Page first. Nextdoor gives Business Posts only to claimed and verified pages, through Settings > Verify with a business license, tax registration or a similar document.
2. Log in or switch to the business profile, then click Post in the left menu on web (the bottom menu in the iPhone and Android apps).
3. Enter the text, add photos, video, an event or a poll if you want, and click Post.
4. Fix a typo later from the menu to the right of the post with Edit, then Save. Nextdoor marks the post with the edit date, sends no new email notifications and does not move it back up the newsfeed.
5. Write something new again next week. Nextdoor treats repeated or templated posts as spam, so last month's post cannot simply be pasted again.

Write this week's Nextdoor post from my notes on the fall gutter checks, make sure it does not repeat a recent post, and publish it after I approve.

1. 01

   Check the page may post

   get_business_page confirms the signed-in account runs a claimed page and returns its category. If Nextdoor refuses the post because the page is not verified yet, the agent stops and points you to Settings > Verify. A political business or CBD seller hears up front that Nextdoor lets it keep a page but not post.

2. 02

   Write for neighbors, not like an ad

   The draft opens with something local and useful: changed hours, an event, a tip from your trade or a question for the neighborhood. Links to Craigslist, OfferUp or Marketplace, claims you cannot back up and remarks about competitors stay out, since Nextdoor's posting guidelines forbid them.

3. 03

   Compare with recent posts

   list_posts returns what you published over the last weeks. When the new draft is close to an earlier one, the agent changes the angle instead of reposting, because near-copies count as spam on Nextdoor.

4. 04

   Publish after your OK

   create_post sends the title and text once you approve. The agent promises no reach: Nextdoor decides how far a business post travels from reactions, comments, clicks and Faves.

5. 05

   Edit, do not delete

   For a mistake spotted after publishing, the agent tells you to use Edit in Nextdoor rather than delete and repost. An edited post keeps its place in the feed, and a reposted near-copy can read as spam.

Page: Clearwater Gutter Care, category Gutter cleaning.
Recent posts checked: 4 in the last 30 days, latest on 8 Oct.
Published after your OK on Tue 13 Oct 09:02: "Fall gutter checks start Monday", 96 words, no links.
Held: the workshop question repeats most of the 29 Sep post. A new angle is suggested: ask which repair neighbors want shown.

• Nextdoor verification for Business Posts needs a current document (PDF, JPEG or PNG) whose business name matches the Business Page name exactly, punctuation included.
• Nextdoor's help center says business posts have no fixed radius or mileage: a post reaches more neighbors as it gets reactions, comments and clicks, and neighbors who Faved the page are eligible to see it.
• Business posting on Nextdoor has no count limit, but repeated, similar or templated posts count as spam and can lead to a warning, read-only access or suspension.
• Only local businesses may post into the Nextdoor newsfeed. National brands and e-commerce companies cannot, while local franchises of national companies can.
• A business event on Nextdoor appears as a post, and neighbors within 10 miles of the event location also see it when they browse events.

create_post asks for your OK by default. To run it weekly without you, switch confirmation off for that tool in your dashboard.

Sources: Nextdoor Help: Create a business post on Nextdoor · Nextdoor Help: Business page policy and posting guidelines · Nextdoor Help: About verified business pages · Nextdoor Help: Edit a post on Nextdoor

curl https://cotlet.dev/api/v1/nextdoor/create_post \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"title":"Fall gutter checks start Monday","body":"Leaves are coming down early on Maple Hill this year. We start fall gutter checks on Monday; message the page and we will fit you in."}'

{
  "post_id": "bp_8812046",
  "status": "published",
  "neighborhoods": 14,
  "url": "https://nextdoor.com/p/yourname-open-house"
}

MCP: add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 with the same key; the tool is nextdoor_create_post. Example data.

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