Does the scheduler expose a public REST API for external automation?

Yes. Business and Teams plans expose REST endpoints for creating, updating, and cancelling scheduled posts, plus outbound webhooks on publish, fail, retry, and approval events. Pass a brand profile ID per request. Premium covers UI scheduling only. Smart Schedule slot recommendations are also queryable through the API.

How does Smart Schedule choose the best posting time for each channel?

Smart Schedule looks at the past 60 days of engagement on each connected channel and picks the slot inside your defined window where similar posts earned the highest engagement rate. It updates weekly. Override per post or per channel. The picker shows the predicted lift versus a manual time slot.

Can I duplicate a scheduled post across multiple time zones in one click?

Yes. Open any scheduled post and choose Duplicate across time zones. Pick the target zones (London, New York, Sydney) and the scheduler creates one queued post per zone at the matching local hour. Useful for global brand profile rollouts. Each duplicate counts as one scheduled post against fair-use limits.

Does the scheduler keep version history of edits made to a queued post?

Yes. Every edit to a queued post saves a new revision with editor name and timestamp. Open the history panel to compare two revisions side by side or revert to an earlier draft. Approvals on the Teams plan are also logged in the history, so the audit trail covers every change end to end.

How does the scheduler handle posts that need approval before publishing?

On Teams, scheduled posts stay in pending status until an admin or approver clears the queue. The composer marks the slot in the calendar with a lock icon. If a post is still unapproved at its scheduled time, the queue pauses it and emails the approver. Approved posts publish at the next slot.

Can I bulk-reschedule a week of posts with one drag-select operation?

Yes. Select multiple posts in the calendar view, choose Shift, and move them by hours, days, or weeks. Holiday blackouts, product launch delays, and channel pauses become one operation. Smart Schedule can re-distribute the shifted posts across high-engagement slots so the cadence stays balanced after the move.

What happens to scheduled posts when a channel OAuth token expires?

PostNext pauses posts on the affected channel and emails the owner days before expiry. Queued posts stay in the calendar with a warning icon. Reconnect the channel through OAuth and the queue resumes at the original times. Posts already missed get a one-click reschedule to the next Smart Schedule slot.

Can I export the full schedule for a client report or external calendar?

Yes. From the calendar, choose Export and pick CSV for spreadsheets, PDF for client reports, or iCal to subscribe in Google Calendar or Outlook. Exports honour your active filters: brand profile, channel, status, date range. Teams plans share a read-only schedule link to clients without giving them a paid seat.

Visual calendar

Visual Content Calendar with Drag-and-Drop Scheduling

Drop posts onto a calendar, drag them between days, and let the queue publish to X, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Threads at the local times you set.

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How teams use the calendar and queue

Michael Thompson

"We run 12 client accounts across X, Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok. The calendar lets me plan a client's month in one sitting, drag posts between days when a launch shifts, and hand the view to the client for sign-off. Bulk CSV import cut our Monday planning block from six hours to about 90 minutes."

Jessica Martinez

"I handle five brands across all six channels solo. Per-channel recurring slots mean I drop content into the next open Instagram or LinkedIn slot without thinking about timing. Time-zone publishing matters for the two clients with US audiences — I queue from London and the posts land at 9 a.m. Eastern."

David Kim

"We tested four schedulers before settling on PostNext. The retry on failed posts caught two TikTok auth expirations last month that would have cost us a launch window. Per-account time zones are correct for our DACH and UK handles. The drag-and-drop calendar is what the team actually opens every morning."

Visual calendar

Drag-and-drop calendar for a month of posts at once

Open the calendar, see every queued post by day or week, and drag items between slots to reshuffle. Filter by channel to focus on one feed at a time, or view all six channels stacked together. Each card shows the channel icon, scheduled local time, and a thumbnail of the asset.

Day, week, and month views with channel filters for X, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Threads

Drag posts between dates and times without reopening the editor

Bulk import from CSV to schedule a month of content in one upload

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Drag-and-drop calendar for a month of posts at once

Per-channel queues

Separate queues for each of the six channels

Set recurring posting slots per channel — three a day on X, one a day on LinkedIn, twice a week on YouTube — and drop new content into the next open slot. Each channel keeps its own queue, so a TikTok upload does not push your LinkedIn schedule out of order.

Recurring weekly slots configured per channel and per account

Queue ordering with manual reorder and pin-to-top for time-sensitive posts

Channel-specific previews showing how the post renders on Instagram, X, or LinkedIn before it publishes

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Separate queues for each of the six channels

Time-zone publishing

Publish in your audience's local time, not yours

Set a default time zone per social account so a post scheduled for 9 a.m. lands at 9 a.m. local time for that audience. Daylight-saving shifts are handled automatically, and the calendar shows both your local time and the publish time side by side so you can plan from anywhere.

Per-account time zones for global brands running regional handles

Automatic daylight-saving adjustments without manual reschedules

Failed-post retry with email alerts and a one-click reschedule from the notification

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How scheduling works in PostNext: four steps

Connect your channels

Link X, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Threads accounts. Premium covers 15 channels, Business 20, and Teams gives each user 5.

Pick a slot on the calendar

Click an empty slot, write the post or paste from your draft library, attach media, and choose which channels publish that day.

Drag to adjust

Reshuffle by dragging cards between days. Bulk-edit times, duplicate a post for a second channel, or move a whole week.

Queue publishes for you

Posts go out at the scheduled local time. You get an email if anything fails, with a one-click retry inside the alert.

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Scheduling questions answered

Common questions about the calendar, queues, and time-zone publishing.

Which channels does the scheduler publish to?

Six channels: X (formerly Twitter), Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Threads. Premium connects 15 channels in total, Business connects 20, and Teams gives each member 5 channels with a 5-user minimum.

How does the visual calendar work?

Open it to see every queued post by day, week, or month. Each card shows the channel, scheduled local time, and asset thumbnail. Drag a card to a new day or time slot to reschedule, or click it to edit the copy and media without leaving the calendar.

Can I schedule recurring posts?

Yes. Define weekly slots per channel — for example, Tuesday and Thursday at 10 a.m. on LinkedIn — then drop content into the next open slot. The queue keeps publishing on that cadence until you remove or change the recurring slot.

Can I schedule posts in bulk?

Upload a CSV with copy, dates, times, and channel assignments to queue dozens of posts in one go. You can also duplicate an existing post across channels, with each version edited for the channel's character limit and media format.

How does time-zone scheduling work?

Set a default time zone per social account. A post scheduled for 9 a.m. on your London Instagram will publish at 9 a.m. London time, even if you queued it from New York. Daylight-saving changes are applied automatically, so your spring and autumn slots stay accurate.

What happens if a scheduled post fails?

The queue retries automatically and sends you an email and in-app alert if the failure persists. Common causes are an expired channel token or a media file the channel rejected. You can retry, edit, or reschedule directly from the alert.

How far ahead can I schedule?

There is no limit. Schedule a post for tomorrow, next month, or a year out — useful for holiday campaigns, product launches, and content lined up before a holiday or parental leave.

What does scheduling cost?

Free covers 1,000 posts per month under fair use. Premium is €11 per month with 15 channels. Business is €39 per month with 20 channels. Teams is €4 per user per month with a 5-user minimum and 5 channels per user. All paid plans include a 7-day trial.

Plan a month of posts on a calendar that publishes for you

Free plan covers 1,000 posts per month across X, Instagram, LinkedIn, TikTok, YouTube, and Threads. Premium starts at €11 per month for 15 channels, with a 7-day trial.

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