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# Create a repurpose

> Create a draft repurpose. It does not watch the source until you activate it.

Requires **manage repurposes** permission (Owner / Admin / Member). Viewers get `403`. Other-workspace source or destination IDs return `422`.

Conceptual guide: [Repurpose](/knowledge-base/repurposes).

The row is always created as `draft`. Only videos published **after** [activate](/api-reference/endpoint/activate-repurpose) are replicated.

The dashboard create dialog only sends `source_social_account_id`. If a `reel` row already exists for that source, the app opens it instead of creating another. This endpoint does not do that — you get `422`.

The source must be an Instagram (`instagram` / `instagram-facebook`) or Facebook account in this workspace, switched on. Each workspace may have only one row per `source_social_account_id` + `source_format` pair — a collision returns `422` on `source_social_account_id`.

Destinations are optional on create. A destination `content_type` must accept video. Required publish meta (TikTok `privacy_level`, …) can be omitted on a draft; [activate](/api-reference/endpoint/activate-repurpose) enforces it.

The source cannot appear in `destinations`.

## Request

<ParamField body="source_social_account_id" type="string" required>
  UUID of the Instagram or Facebook account to watch.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="source_format" type="string">
  `reel`, `video`, or `story`. Defaults to `reel`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="publish_mode" type="string">
  `publish` or `draft`. Defaults to `publish`.
</ParamField>

<ParamField body="destinations" type="array">
  Accounts that receive each video. Each item:

  * `social_account_id` (required UUID in this workspace)
  * `content_type` (required, must match the account's platform and accept video)
  * `meta` (optional; same keys as [per-platform meta](/api-reference/endpoint/update-post#per-platform-meta))
</ParamField>

## Response

`201` with the created repurpose. Same shape as [`GET /repurposes/{repurpose}`](/api-reference/endpoint/get-repurpose).

<RequestExample>
  ```bash theme={null}
  curl -X POST https://app.trypost.it/api/repurposes \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" \
    -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
    -d '{
      "source_social_account_id": "9f1a2b3c-4d5e-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e2f3a4b5c",
      "source_format": "reel",
      "publish_mode": "publish",
      "destinations": [
        {
          "social_account_id": "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901",
          "content_type": "tiktok_video",
          "meta": { "privacy_level": "PUBLIC_TO_EVERYONE" }
        }
      ]
    }'
  ```
</RequestExample>

<ResponseExample>
  ```json theme={null}
  {
    "id": "a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890",
    "source_social_account_id": "9f1a2b3c-4d5e-6f7a-8b9c-0d1e2f3a4b5c",
    "source_format": "reel",
    "publish_mode": "publish",
    "destinations": [
      {
        "social_account_id": "b2c3d4e5-f6a7-8901-bcde-f12345678901",
        "content_type": "tiktok_video",
        "meta": { "privacy_level": "PUBLIC_TO_EVERYONE" }
      }
    ],
    "status": "draft",
    "paused_reason": null,
    "activated_at": null,
    "last_polled_at": null,
    "next_poll_at": null,
    "last_error": null,
    "created_at": "2026-09-10T11:55:00+00:00",
    "updated_at": "2026-09-10T11:55:00+00:00"
  }
  ```
</ResponseExample>