# Tumblr API: List blog posts > Lists recent public posts of a Tumblr blog, optionally only those with a given tag. Private or login-only blogs cannot be read. Unofficial. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Tumblr. - Page: https://fous.com/methods/tumblr.com/list-blog-posts - Method: `tumblr.com/list_blog_posts`, version 1 - Website: tumblr.com - Returns: blog title, description and link; posts with type, title, text, images, tags, note count, posting time, reblog flag and link - Effect: read (it gets data and changes nothing) - Sign-in: none needed - Cost: 1 credit per completed run (1¢ with pay as you go); failed runs are free - Verified: Nov 2, 2026 ## Inputs | Field | Type | Required | In the run below | Description | |---|---|---|---|---| | `tag` | string | no | | Only posts tagged with this tag, for example art. Default "". | | `blog` | string | yes | `"staff"` | Blog name or Tumblr blog link, for example staff or staff.tumblr.com. | | `max_results` | integer | no | `100` | Maximum number of posts to return, for example 20. Default 20. | ## Output From a run on Oct 31, 2026, shortened. Its input: ```json { "blog": "staff", "max_results": 100 } ``` Its output: ```json { "posts": [ { "tags": [ "tumblr premium", "new features" ], "text": "Premium just got better\nYour feedback matters. Tumblr Premium now includes a few brand new, top-requested features.\nSaved Posts & Collections\nNever lose a post again. Use the bookmark icon to save any post you want to come back to, and sort them into private Collections. This is available on web rig…", "title": "Premium just got better", "post_id": "828009069026721792", "is_reblog": false, "post_link": "https://staff.tumblr.com/post/828009069026721792/premium-just-got-better", "post_type": "text", "posted_at": "2026-09-17T13:16:22Z", "note_count": 2832, "image_links": [ "https://64.media.tumblr.com/8b352dd852517abad49b7b3aeae47ac1/0401186cfa311dc5-8b/s1280x1920/dbfb5aa1f846151c2aa25da0f7041829a01f2af3.pnj", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/0cbcad38ff8141c6aabf32d9442648ec/0401186cfa311dc5-b0/s1280x1920/f6921cd84eb290a95e17d7500c859c3d7fbdd89b.gifv", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/419975ae50a0cb928a94f0d33ecce9d9/0401186cfa311dc5-dd/s1280x1920/a6363773b973a30df1b993013c2de09861dbf5a1.gifv" ] }, { "tags": [ "tumblr" ], "text": "Deleted accounts can now be recovered up to 30 days later\nWe’re making a big change to how account deletion works on Tumblr, and we’re really excited about it, because this is something that some of you have been requesting for… well… a literal decade.\nBefore today, when you deleted your Tumblr acco…", "title": null, "post_id": "822057428507049984", "is_reblog": true, "post_link": "https://staff.tumblr.com/post/822057428507049984/in-case-youre-looking-for-a-blog-thats-gone", "post_type": "text", "posted_at": "2026-07-13T20:37:36Z", "note_count": 12393, "image_links": [] }, { "tags": [ "radical speed month", "rsm", "radicalspeedmonth" ], "text": "Where's that comment?\nHello Tumblr! \n@jubs here, today, to tell you about a feature we're building: Comments by author!\nComments (or replies) have been around for a while, but they have always been tucked away from your regular feed, and so we're working on a few ways to integrate them into the rest…", "title": "Where's that comment?", "post_id": "818408523445731328", "is_reblog": true, "post_link": "https://staff.tumblr.com/post/818408523445731328", "post_type": "text", "posted_at": "2026-06-03T13:59:49Z", "note_count": 7548, "image_links": [ "https://64.media.tumblr.com/b70baed40b8a42f2647f1e9727980326/bc08fda5fd4aaa10-94/s1280x1920/bde5fcc74d6cbed9f11ef7118606884423d43ac1.pnj", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/1b0af89e8b0e820c96223492c467801e/bc08fda5fd4aaa10-f1/s1280x1920/58c455711260d7dceb148657a8e8f8faea2d6b9b.pnj", "https://64.media.tumblr.com/bd5d92dc4ca0657b07706a8b37644e01/d633fec0a0ddd954-a0/s1280x1920/0155a6809e97ee7113e089a13986d0fdd98bc8ac.pnj" ] } ], "blog_link": "https://www.tumblr.com/staff", "blog_title": "Tumblr Staff", "blog_description": "" } ``` ## Run it From code, with a Fous API key in `FOUS_API_KEY`; the answer's `data` holds the output: ```bash curl https://api.fous.com/v1/runs \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $FOUS_API_KEY" \ -H "Content-Type: application/json" \ -d '{"method":"tumblr.com/list_blog_posts","input":{"blog":"staff","max_results":100}}' ``` From an AI agent connected to the Fous MCP server: its `run` with the same method and input. To connect one, give it `set up https://fous.com/SKILL.md`. ## Ask your agent - Pull the 20 most recent posts from the staff blog on Tumblr, including note counts and whether each one is a reblog - What has nasa.tumblr.com posted lately? Give me titles, text, and links for the last 10 posts - Show me up to 50 posts tagged 'fanart' from the blog artsofaria, with image links and tags - I need the latest 5 entries from the blog 'thelastgoodtumblr' — post type, posting time, and how many notes each got - Get the blog description and the newest 30 posts tagged 'writing prompts' from writingprompts on tumblr.com ## Input schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "blog" ], "properties": { "tag": { "type": "string", "default": "", "description": "Only posts tagged with this tag, for example art." }, "blog": { "type": "string", "description": "Blog name or Tumblr blog link, for example staff or staff.tumblr.com." }, "max_results": { "type": "integer", "default": 20, "maximum": 100, "minimum": 1, "description": "Maximum number of posts to return, for example 20." } } } ``` ## Output schema ```json { "type": "object", "required": [ "blog_title", "blog_description", "blog_link", "posts" ], "properties": { "posts": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "object", "required": [ "post_id", "post_type", "title", "text", "image_links", "tags", "note_count", "posted_at", "is_reblog", "post_link" ], "properties": { "tags": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "text": { "type": "string" }, "title": { "type": [ "string", "null" ] }, "post_id": { "type": "string", "description": "Tumblr post identifier." }, "is_reblog": { "type": "boolean" }, "post_link": { "type": "string" }, "post_type": { "enum": [ "text", "photo", "quote", "link", "video", "audio", "answer" ], "type": "string" }, "posted_at": { "type": [ "string", "null" ], "description": "Posting time in UTC." }, "note_count": { "type": [ "integer", "null" ] }, "image_links": { "type": "array", "items": { "type": "string" } } }, "additionalProperties": false } }, "blog_link": { "type": "string" }, "blog_title": { "type": "string" }, "blog_description": { "type": "string" } }, "additionalProperties": false } ``` ## See more - [Threads API: List recent posts](https://fous.com/methods/threads.com/list-recent-posts.md): Lists an account's latest public Threads posts, newest first, with text, engagement counts, thumbnails and links. Only posts shown without logging in are returned. - [Mastodon API: List recent posts](https://fous.com/methods/mastodon.social/list-recent-posts.md): Lists a Mastodon account's latest public posts, newest first. Replies and boosts are optional. Private and unlisted posts are left out. - [Instagram API: List recent posts](https://fous.com/methods/instagram.com/list-recent-posts.md): Lists the latest publicly embeddable posts and reels from an Instagram account, newest first. Without login Instagram may show fewer posts than requested. View counts that are not available are null. - [Bluesky API: List recent posts](https://fous.com/methods/bsky.app/list-recent-posts.md): Lists an account's latest public Bluesky posts, newest first. Replies and reposts are left out unless requested; a repost's time is when the account reposted it. - [Medium API: List a writer's or publication's latest articles](https://fous.com/methods/medium.com/list-author-articles.md): Lists the latest public articles by a Medium writer or publication (by username, publication name or Medium link), with dates, reading times, claps, member-only labels and tags. - [Telegram API: List channel posts](https://fous.com/methods/t.me/list-channel-posts.md): Lists the latest posts from a public Telegram channel preview, with text, posting time, approximate views, edit flag, forwarded source, thumbnails and post links. - [Mastodon API: List hashtag posts](https://fous.com/methods/mastodon.social/list-hashtag-posts.md): Lists the latest public posts for a hashtag on a Mastodon server, newest first. 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