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# Schedule Posts

Schedule a website draft at an exact time or in a recurring slot, select destinations, and verify the scheduled result.

## Schedule a Post

To schedule a post to your calendar:

The DRAFT / Not scheduled yet status means the draft has not been submitted. Account selection alone does not schedule it.

1. Open [Content Studio > Post editor](https://my.blotato.com/agent).
2. Click the draft card you want to schedule.
3. Open the Schedule panel.
4. Select the destination accounts.
5. Complete the destination selectors in Options: a Facebook Page, LinkedIn profile or company Page, or Pinterest board.
6. Select Pick a time under Publish time.
7. Choose the date and time in your computer's local timezone.
8. Click the Schedule button showing the number of pending accounts.
9. Verify each destination in [Posts > Scheduled](https://my.blotato.com/posts?status=scheduled).

For recurring slots, [configure a matching weekly slot](/web-app-features/content-calendar/create-schedule.md), then select Next free slot time instead of Pick a time. Exact-time scheduling does not require slots. If no matching slot time is available, scheduling fails instead of publishing immediately.

![Publish time choices: Next free slot time, Pick a time, and Now](https://2374509648-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FevfU9S4Nh53PiGflQLah%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-caac83eed99619a4a5d2e60e0774acec2734362d%2Fui-publish-time-2026-10.jpg?alt=media)

To publish without scheduling, select Now, then Publish now. Only submit after the user approves the content and destinations.

The submission controls require a pending destination. Already scheduled or published destinations are not resent by the same draft's scheduling action. Read the per-destination status before retrying. See [disabled scheduling controls](/support/faqs.md#the-schedule-button-is-grey-and-does-not-work).

Scroll within the Schedule panel to reach each platform's Options section. Selecting a LinkedIn company Page is not required when posting to the personal profile.

![Schedule panel showing an unsubmitted draft and per-account status](https://2374509648-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FevfU9S4Nh53PiGflQLah%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-bd2ab3bfeddb6f39a66e448cdcf9a787208afe04%2Fui-draft-not-scheduled-2026-10.jpg?alt=media)

For an external assistant using MCP or REST, use [Schedule and manage posts](/agent-workflows/agent-workflows/schedule.md). Website panel labels are not API parameters.

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