Building Bismito: Why I’m Creating My Own Social Media Automation Engine

As a developer, I’ve always been fascinated by how APIs can bridge the gap between an idea and a global audience. For years, I’ve handled web scraping and complex automation for clients at Softadom, but recently, I decided it was time to build something of my own. Enter Bismito. The Problem Managing multiple social media channels is a full-time job. While tools like Ayrshare exist, I wanted to build a codebase that offers more granular control for developers who want to integrate social posting directly into their own Python workflows without the heavy enterprise price tag. The Tech Stack I’m currently "hacking" on this using: Python (Django): The backbone of the application. Task Queues: Handling the heavy lifting of media uploads across X, Facebook, and LinkedIn. OAuth 2.0: Managing secure, multi-account authentication. Why I’m Writing This I’m a firm believer in building in public. I’ll be sharing the challenges I face—from navigating the Meta Graph API to optimizing media processin