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Sprout Social API and MCP server

Sprout Social's API cannot reply to messages, apply tags or create cases. Sign in to Sprout Social once in your own Cloud Browser, and your AI agent does the work there for you. The same tools work over MCP for agents and as a REST API for scripts.

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Sprout Social has no API for this. So we run one for you.

Sprout Social's own API, a GitHub MCP server and Cotlet compared
What you need Sprout Social's APIGitHub MCP serverCotlet
Replies, tags, cases No Partly Yes, 14 tools
Acts as you, signed in 24/7 No No Yes, Cloud Browser
Fixed for you when Sprout Social changes N/A No Yes, tested every 6h
Runs with your laptop off N/A No Yes, hosted

Checked Oct 17, 2026. Sources: Sprout Social API documentation · Sprout Social Help: ChatGPT Integration Use and Starter Prompts · Sprout Social Help: ChatGPT Integration Overview and Setup · Sprout Social pricing

Your own Cloud Browser, on 24/7. Sign in once. We keep it connected.

  1. 01Sign in to Sprout Social in your own Cloud Browser

  2. 02Connect it for your agents

  3. 03Cotlet keeps it signed in and working

How do I connect Sprout Social to Claude, ChatGPT or my code?

AI agents connect over MCP, scripts call the REST API. Both reach the same 14 tools with one API key.

For AI agents: MCP

Add Cotlet to your agent once. Sprout Social and every other app you connect show up as its tools.

  • Claude
  • ChatGPT
  • OpenClaw
  • Hermes
  • GrokBot
  • Cursor
  • n8n
  • Any MCP client
  1. 1

    Add Cotlet to your agent

    Claude Code
    claude mcp add --transport http cotlet \
  https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 \
  --header "Authorization: Bearer $COTLET_API_KEY"
    Cursor
    {
  "mcpServers": {
    "cotlet": {
      "url": "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${COTLET_API_KEY}"
      }
    }
  }
}
    Codex
    # ~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.cotlet]
url = "https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1"
bearer_token_env_var = "COTLET_API_KEY"

    Paste the snippet for your client. The same server and key serve every app you connect, so you do this once.

For scripts: REST API

Every tool is an endpoint under /api/v1/sprout-social with its own method and path, such as POST /api/v1/sprout-social/messages/{message_id}/replies, with the same API key. Our open-source repo has ready scripts to start from.

REST API docs

What can the Sprout Social API and MCP server do?

14 tools on your own Sprout Social account. Agents call them as operations of the MCP tools sprout_social_read and sprout_social_write; scripts call each one at its own REST endpoint, with the same inputs and answers.

API reference
Sprout Social tools in Cotlet's MCP server and REST API
Tool What it does Access
list_profiles List the social profiles connected to your Sprout account. read
list_inbox_messages List messages in a Smart Inbox view, with their reply, completed and tag state. read
get_message Read one message with its conversation, tags and case. read
list_publishing_posts List scheduled posts, drafts or posts waiting for approval. read
list_tags List the message tags that exist in your Sprout account. read
list_case_assignees List the queues and people a message can be assigned to as a case. read
get_post_performance Get post-level numbers for a date range, with a total. read
get_profile_performance Get profile-level numbers for a date range. read
create_draft_post Create a draft in Sprout for one or more profiles. write
schedule_post Schedule a post for one or more profiles, optionally through an approval workflow. writeasks first
reply_to_message Reply to a comment or private message from the Smart Inbox. writeasks first
tag_message Add or remove tags on a Smart Inbox message. write
complete_message Mark a Smart Inbox message as complete so it leaves the main feed. write
assign_case Assign a Smart Inbox message to a queue and a person as a case. writeasks first

Scroll the table for all 14 tools.

Ask in plain words. Your agent does the rest.

All Sprout Social use cases

Is it safe to connect Sprout Social?

You sign in yourself in your own Cloud Browser, we never save your password, and anything that reaches your readers waits for your OK. The browser profile is encrypted in the EU. Independent scanners grade cotlet.dev A+.

Security overview

How much do the Sprout Social API and MCP server cost?

One price for both: a tool call costs the same over MCP or REST. Free 7-day trial with 2,000 credits, no card needed. Then one-time credit packs, no subscription, valid 12 months. Most calls use 25 credits, and your Cloud Browser uses 50 credits a day while Sprout Social is enabled for agents, so 20 calls a day come to 550 credits.

See full pricing
Cotlet credit packs: price, credits and calls at 25 credits each
Credits Price, one time Calls at 25 credits Per 1,000 credits
5,000 $29 200 $5.80
15,000 $79 600 $5.27
32,000 $149 1,280 $4.66
60,000 $249 2,400 $4.15

Only successful calls use credits; failed calls and timeouts cost nothing. At a balance of 0 calls pause, never a surprise charge. Authenticate with the Authorization: Bearer header.

Questions

Does Sprout Social have an API?

Sprout Social has a REST API, but only on the Advanced plan and above, and it reads more than it writes (checked 17 Oct 2026). It returns analytics, Smart Inbox messages, listening data and cases, and it creates posts as drafts only. It has no endpoint to reply to a message. Sprout's own MCP server is documented for ChatGPT only and limited to TikTok data.

How do I get access?

Sign up free, open Sprout Social under Integrations in the console and press Request access. Your free trial starts with your account, no card needed.

Is the MCP server different from the API?

No, only the way in. Cotlet builds each integration as a REST API and puts an MCP server on top, so both have the same 14 tools, the same inputs and answers, one API key and one price. AI agents such as Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor use MCP; scripts, cron jobs and HTTP steps in n8n, Make or Zapier use the REST API.

What is the Cloud Browser?

Your own Chrome that Cotlet runs for you in the EU, around the clock. You open it from the console, sign in to Sprout Social yourself and press Enable for agents. Your agent's calls go through it, from its IP with its cookies, so Sprout Social sees the browser you signed in with. Password saving is off and the profile is stored encrypted with AES-256-GCM.

Can my agent act without asking me?

Not on anything that reaches other people: schedule_post, reply_to_message, assign_case wait for your OK by default. You can switch that off per tool for scheduled runs.

Does a post my agent schedules still go through my approval workflow?

Yes, if you name the workflow. A scheduled post that needs approval does not publish until someone approves it, and a post that is not approved before its scheduled time is not published and stays in the Needs Approval tab (Sprout Help: Message Approval Workflows). Approval workflows are on the Professional and Advanced plans.

Which Sprout plan and role does my agent need?

The plan and role you already have. Your agent works through your login, so it can do what you can do in Sprout. Tagging needs the Apply Tags permission and completing needs Manage Message Status (Sprout Help: Message management with tagging, Message Actions). The official API needs the Advanced plan, which Sprout lists at $399 per seat per month (checked 17 Oct 2026).

Should I use a Sprout Social MCP server from GitHub instead?

Pick one if you want the code on your own computer and do not mind the upkeep: you install it, sign it in and fix it when Sprout Social changes. Pick Cotlet if you want it hosted and kept working for you.

Can I use it in n8n, Make or Zapier?

Yes. Add https://cotlet.dev/mcp/v1 in n8n's MCP Client node, or call the REST endpoints from an HTTP step in Make or Zapier.

Who runs Cotlet?

Cotlet is run by Take Group, a Polish software company working since 2019. Take Group runs about 3,200 websites on its own systems and has its own DevOps team for infrastructure security. We built and used integrations like this inside the company for years before opening them as Cotlet.

Is Cotlet affiliated with Sprout Social?

No. Cotlet is independent and not affiliated with Sprout Social.

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