Social Analytics
View social media analytics and insights via the Nosy Pandas API from Claude Code.
Configuration
This skill shares the same ~/.pandas config file as panda-publish. See that skill for the full setup flow.
Required values: api_url and api_key.
Reading Configuration
# Read config values (use these instead of env vars in all curl commands)
PANDAS_API_URL="https://nosypandas.com/api"
PANDAS_API_KEY=$(grep '^api_key=' ~/.pandas 2>/dev/null | cut -d= -f2-)
If ~/.pandas doesn't exist or is missing api_key:
- Ask: "Paste your API key" (tell them to generate one from the dashboard under API Keys)
- Write the values to
~/.pandas:
cat > ~/.pandas << 'EOF'
api_url=https://nosypandas.com/api
api_key=the-pasted-key
media_folder=~/social-media
EOF
chmod 600 ~/.pandas
If the user pastes what looks like an API key without being asked, detect it and offer to save it to ~/.pandas.
Available Commands
| Command | Description |
|---|---|
| Overview | Post analytics with engagement metrics (paginated) |
| Best Time | Optimal times to post based on historical performance |
| Content Decay | How engagement drops off over time |
| Daily Metrics | Day-by-day engagement stats (filterable by date range) |
| Follower Stats | Follower growth and demographics |
| Post Timeline | Engagement timeline for posts |
| Posting Frequency | How often you're posting and consistency |
Pro Plan Gate
All 7 analytics endpoints require a Pro plan. Before displaying any analytics data, you must handle the 403 response.
When any analytics API call returns a 403 status with {"message": "Pro plan required."}, do the following:
- Do NOT show the raw error or JSON response
- Display this message exactly:
Analytics requires a Pro plan.
You're currently on the Basic plan. Analytics — including post performance, best posting times, follower growth, and content decay — are available on Pro.
Upgrade to Pro ($79/year) from your dashboard's Billing page to unlock analytics.
- STOP. Do not retry, do not offer workarounds, do not show empty states or dummy data.
Overview
Post analytics with engagement metrics.
Steps
- Verify
~/.pandasconfig hasapi_urlandapi_key - Make the API call
- If 403, show the Pro Plan Gate upgrade message and stop
- Format and display results
API Call
curl -s "$PANDAS_API_URL/analytics" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDAS_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Optional query parameters:
?postId=ID— filter to a specific post?page=N— pagination (default page 1)
For paginated results, offer to fetch the next page if more data is available.
Best Time
Optimal times to post based on historical performance.
Steps
- Verify
~/.pandasconfig hasapi_urlandapi_key - Make the API call
- If 403, show the Pro Plan Gate upgrade message and stop
- Format and display results
API Call
curl -s "$PANDAS_API_URL/analytics/best-time" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDAS_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Content Decay
How engagement drops off over time.
Steps
- Verify
~/.pandasconfig hasapi_urlandapi_key - Make the API call
- If 403, show the Pro Plan Gate upgrade message and stop
- Format and display results
API Call
curl -s "$PANDAS_API_URL/analytics/content-decay" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDAS_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Daily Metrics
Day-by-day engagement stats.
Steps
- Verify
~/.pandasconfig hasapi_urlandapi_key - Make the API call
- If 403, show the Pro Plan Gate upgrade message and stop
- Format and display results
API Call
curl -s "$PANDAS_API_URL/analytics/daily-metrics" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDAS_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Optional query parameters:
?days=30— number of days to look back (default varies by API)
Follower Stats
Follower growth and demographics.
Steps
- Verify
~/.pandasconfig hasapi_urlandapi_key - Make the API call
- If 403, show the Pro Plan Gate upgrade message and stop
- Format and display results
API Call
curl -s "$PANDAS_API_URL/analytics/follower-stats" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDAS_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Post Timeline
Engagement timeline for posts.
Steps
- Verify
~/.pandasconfig hasapi_urlandapi_key - Make the API call
- If 403, show the Pro Plan Gate upgrade message and stop
- Format and display results
API Call
curl -s "$PANDAS_API_URL/analytics/post-timeline" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDAS_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Optional query parameters:
?postId=ID— filter to a specific post's timeline
Posting Frequency
How often you're posting and consistency.
Steps
- Verify
~/.pandasconfig hasapi_urlandapi_key - Make the API call
- If 403, show the Pro Plan Gate upgrade message and stop
- Format and display results
API Call
curl -s "$PANDAS_API_URL/analytics/posting-frequency" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $PANDAS_API_KEY" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
Display Guidelines
When presenting analytics data to the user:
- Tables for tabular data (daily metrics, post lists, overview results)
- Bullet points for insights (best time recommendations, frequency analysis)
- Highlight key numbers — top-performing posts, growth trends, peak engagement times
- Summaries first, details on request — lead with the headline stat, offer to drill down
- Paginated results (overview) — offer to fetch the next page if more data is available
- Date ranges — when showing daily metrics, clearly label the date range covered
Error Handling
| Status | Meaning | Recovery |
|---|---|---|
| 401 | Invalid API key | Check api_key in ~/.pandas is correct |
| 403 | Pro plan required | Show the upgrade message (see Pro Plan Gate section) |
| 422 | Validation error | Show the specific error messages from the response body and help the user fix them |
| 500 | Server error | Try again later |