A comprehensive automation tool for navigating developer portals and managing OAuth credentials for major social media and content platforms.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install platform-api-connector
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install platform-api-connector using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
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Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Platform API Connector?
The Platform API Connector is a specialized utility within the Openclaw Skills ecosystem designed to simplify the complex landscape of social media API integration. It provides standardized workflows for authenticating with Facebook Graph, Instagram Business, YouTube Data, Twitter/X, and TikTok APIs. By centralizing the process of app creation, permission scoping, and credential storage, this skill enables developers to build robust content automation and analytics tools without getting bogged down in platform-specific OAuth nuances.
Whether you are refreshing expired tokens or setting up a new multi-platform application from scratch, this skill ensures that your authentication flows are secure and persistent. It bridges the gap between raw developer portals and actionable API access, making it an essential part of any modern Openclaw Skills toolkit for social media automation.
Platform API Connector Use Cases
- Automating cross-platform content distribution for marketing teams.
- Managing long-lived access tokens for background data synchronization tasks.
- Centralizing credential management for multi-tenant SaaS applications in a secure JSONB format.
- Debugging and verifying API permission scopes across diverse developer environments like Google Cloud and Meta for Developers.
- Streamlining the TikTok app review process by implementing interim manual posting modes.
How Platform API Connector Works
- Initialize the developer application within the target platform's portal (e.g., Meta, Google Cloud, or X Developer).
- Configure specific OAuth redirect URIs and request the necessary permission scopes for your application's functionality.
- Execute the OAuth handshake or generate static API keys and secrets as required by the platform.
- Transform the resulting credentials into a structured JSON format and store them in a secure database like Supabase.
- Implement an automated token refresh logic to maintain persistent access without manual intervention.
Platform API Connector Setup
To integrate this Platform API Connector into your Openclaw Skills workflow, start by preparing your environment for OAuth interactions. If you are integrating with Google-based services, install the required authentication libraries:
pip install google-auth-oauthlib
Configure your database to handle flexible credential storage. A JSONB column is recommended for SQL-based systems to accommodate the varying data structures across different platforms:
CREATE TABLE platform_connections (
id UUID PRIMARY KEY DEFAULT gen_random_uuid(),
platform TEXT NOT NULL,
credentials JSONB NOT NULL,
updated_at TIMESTAMPTZ DEFAULT now()
);
Platform API Connector Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes platform data into a flexible schema to ensure compatibility with various Openclaw Skills and automation frameworks.
| Property | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
platform |
String | The service name (e.g., facebook, youtube, twitter). |
credentials |
JSONB | A structured object containing tokens, IDs, and secrets. |
scopes |
Array | The specific permissions granted (e.g., instagram_content_publish). |
status |
String | Indicates if the connection is active or requires re-auth. |
token_expiry |
Timestamp | Tracking for platforms with short-lived access tokens. |
Platform API Connector Advanced Features
- Permanent Token Conversion: Automatically exchanges short-lived user tokens for permanent Facebook Page Access Tokens.
- Proactive Token Refresh: Includes logic to refresh YouTube and TikTok tokens before they expire, ensuring uninterrupted service.
- Unified Credential Storage: Uses JSONB patterns to allow different auth shapes per platform without schema migrations.
- Scope Management: Detects and prompts for re-authorization when permission scopes are insufficient for specific API actions.
- Multi-Tier Support: Provides specific configurations for X/Twitter Free tier limitations and TikTok sandbox modes.
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