Post to WordPress automatically

01

Connect WordPress

1. In WordPress (5.6 or later, on https), open Users → Profile → Application Passwords.
2. Add one named Reelspan and copy it.
3. Paste it in the dashboard with your site and username.

Posting for clients? Send them a connect link so they connect their own WordPress account without a Reelspan login.

02

Get an API key

In the dashboard, open Developers → API keys and create one. Keep it in an environment variable such as REELSPAN_KEY; never in code you share.

03

Post with one request

Send the video as a file, or as a public URL like below. Add more platform[] fields to post the same thing everywhere at once.

curl -X POST https://api.reelspan.com/v1/posts/video \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $REELSPAN_KEY" \
  -F user=my-brand \
  -F "platform[]=wordpress" \
  -F "video=https://example.com/clip.mp4" \
  -F "title=Your post body" \
  -F "wordpress_status=…"

const form = new FormData();
form.append('user', 'my-brand');
form.append('platform[]', 'wordpress');
form.append('video', 'https://example.com/clip.mp4');
form.append('title', 'Your post body');

const res = await fetch('https://api.reelspan.com/v1/posts/video', {
  method: 'POST',
  headers: { Authorization: `Bearer ${process.env.REELSPAN_KEY}` },
  body: form,
});
console.log(await res.json());

import os, requests

res = requests.post(
    "https://api.reelspan.com/v1/posts/video",
    headers={"Authorization": f"Bearer {os.environ['REELSPAN_KEY']}"},
    files=[
        ("user", (None, "my-brand")),
        ("platform[]", (None, "wordpress")),
        ("video", (None, "https://example.com/clip.mp4")),
        ("title", (None, "Your post body")),
    ],
)
print(res.json())

wordpress_title sets WordPress’s title (up to 200 characters), separate from the text.

04

WordPress options

wordpress_title

The post title.

wordpress_status

publish (default) or draft.

wordpress_excerpt

The excerpt.

wordpress_slug

The URL slug.

• Published as a blog post on your site with the video or photos embedded.
• Publish right away or save it as a draft to finish in WordPress.

Every field, with its limits: the docs.

05

Schedule it and check the result

• Add scheduled_date (ISO 8601) and timezone to post later, or add_to_queue=true to take the next slot of your posting schedule.
• The response has WordPress’s status and the post’s link. For big files send async_upload=true and check GET /v1/posts/status?request_id=…, or get a signed webhook when it’s live.
• If WordPress refuses a post, the error says why in plain words, and you can retry just that network.

06

Without code

• n8n, Make, Zapier or Airtable: the same request from a workflow.
• Claude, ChatGPT or any MCP client: ask “post this to WordPress”.
• The dashboard: write once, check WordPress’s limits as you type, post now or schedule.

07

Ideas

• Publish every YouTube video as a blog post with the video embedded.
• Save drafts for your editor to finish.

More on WordPress: what you can post there. Other networks: all upload guides.