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Buffer: pricing, API and MCP for AI agents

by Buffer · buffer.com

Checked 2026-10-17 on Buffer's own pages. Anything we could not confirm says “not verified”.

What is Buffer? Social media scheduling app with a free plan, a public API on every plan and an MCP server. Paid plans are priced per connected channel.

How an agent uses it: The Buffer MCP lets Claude, ChatGPT and other clients draft and schedule posts into your Buffer queue; the API is open on every plan including Free.

Best for: Individuals and small teams who want a free start and an agent that drafts into a queue they review.

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Pricing

Free tier
Free: 3 channels, 10 scheduled posts per channel, 1 API key [source, checked 2026-10-17]
Entry paid price
Essentials $5 per channel/month, Team $10 per channel/month, billed yearly (annual billing saves 20%) [source, checked 2026-10-17]
What you pay for (meter)
Per connected channel on paid plans [source]
Data retention
not verified

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For agents

API and SDKsAPI on all plans including Free (Free: 1 API key; Essentials 3; Team 5) [source]
MCP serverMCP server included on every plan, including Free [source]
Open sourcenot verified
Compliancenot verified

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Sources

Last checked 2026-10-17. Vendor links on this page are plain links. Data: agent-tools.json · agent-tools.csv (CC BY 4.0). Canonical: https://evalsreview.com/agent-tools/buffer