# How to create social drafts from approved copy with the DunSocial CLI

> Move approved campaign copy from a document or internal workflow into shared DunSocial drafts without publishing or scheduling it automatically.

- Published: 2026-08-06
- Last updated: 2026-08-06
- Author: DunSocial
- Topics: cli, how-to

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The CLI can be a quiet handoff between an approved content document and the DunSocial review queue. It does not have to generate the words or bypass the marketer who owns them.

Creating a draft is especially useful when another system prepares copy but a person still needs to check platform formatting, links and media.

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## What you will do

- Select the shared marketing workspace.
- Create an unpublished multi-platform draft.
- Return the draft ID to the originating workflow.

## Before you start

- Node.js 20 or newer and the DunSocial CLI installed with `npm install -g dunsocial`.
- A selected workspace and the DunSocial account IDs returned by `dun accounts list`.
- Browser login for a laptop, or a workspace-bound token stored in a secret manager for automation.

## Step by step

### 1. Confirm the workspace and accounts

Run the checks interactively before copying the command into a script.

```
dun workspace current
dun accounts list
```

### 2. Create the draft

Pass the approved text and intended platforms. Account IDs are optional while an idea is early, but adding them makes the destination clearer.

```
dun drafts create \
  --text "Approved campaign copy" \
  --platforms x,linkedin \
  --accounts X_ACCOUNT_ID,LINKEDIN_ACCOUNT_ID
```

### 3. Use JSON for a handoff

A content pipeline should capture the returned draft ID and link rather than scraping terminal prose.

```
dun drafts create --text "$APPROVED_COPY" --platforms x,linkedin --json
```

### 4. Review before scheduling

Open the draft in DunSocial, adapt each platform version and attach approved media. Keep the originating record linked to the DunSocial draft ID.

## Check before you finish

- `dun workspace current` shows the intended workspace before a write command.
- The command uses DunSocial account IDs rather than social @handles.
- The new item appears in DunSocial with the expected CLI source, copy and time.

## Where to go next

Once review is complete, use the campaign scheduling guide with an explicit timezone and media asset IDs.

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