Make Your First 5 Posts
Guide a website user from a topic or existing caption to a draft, media attachment, account selection, and verified publication. Distinguish AI Agent from older Remix controls.
This guide covers the Blotato website. Start with 1 draft and 1 destination, verify the result, then repeat for more posts. For an external assistant using API or MCP tools, use Start with an AI agent.
Login
Sign in to Blotato.
Select Switch to Content Studio in the navigation menu if Developer Platform is selected.
Select New Post.
New Post opens the in-app AI Agent with a “Write posts about...” prompt box. New draft starts another draft when the draft workspace is open. The older Remix screen uses “Add New,” “Add Post,” platform checkboxes, and “Generate Post.” Follow the instructions for the screen you opened. See Website modes and navigation if a menu item is missing.
Add Context
Context supplies source material for draft generation. Skip this section if you already have a caption to paste, or want to describe a topic in the prompt box.
Click the + button beside Context in the AI Agent sidebar.
Select Text.
Paste your notes or source text.
Click Add.
Confirm the source finished loading and its checkbox is selected.
For a YouTube video, choose YouTube instead of Text and paste its URL. Extraction requires English captions. Adding context does not generate or publish a post. See Understanding Context for other source types, extraction failures, and saving sources.
Select Platforms and Create Posts
AI Agent
Enter “Create 1 LinkedIn post from my selected context. Keep it as a draft.” in the “Write posts about...” box. Replace LinkedIn with your destination, or describe your topic if you have no context.
Press Enter.
Wait for a draft card.
Review and edit its text before publishing.
If the draft workspace is already open, click New draft and replace the placeholder text to use your own caption. No context extraction is required.
For revisions, select the draft and use Chat. For example: “Shorten this draft for Threads without adding claims.” Selecting a platform in a prompt does not connect or select a publishing account.
Older Remix screen
Add source material through Add New, or open an existing source.
Select the platform checkboxes and post counts. This screen supports up to 5 posts per generation.
Click Generate Post.
Review the resulting drafts.
The platform checkboxes choose draft formats, not connected publishing accounts.
Add Images or Videos
Open the draft in the AI Agent.
Click Photo / Video.
Upload your image or video through the Upload tab.
Wait for the upload to finish and the attachment to appear on the draft.
Photo / Video is an upload dialog, not a template generator. For generated visuals, follow the website video and carousel workflow.
For 3 finished videos, create 3 drafts and attach 1 video to each. Review and schedule each draft. Selecting 3 destination accounts on 1 draft crossposts that draft, rather than creating 3 different videos.
Check the destination's media requirements before publishing. Context extraction does not attach the source video to your post.
Publish or Schedule Your Posts
These steps apply to the AI Agent. If you only want a draft, stop before publishing or scheduling.
DRAFT / Not scheduled yet means nothing has been sent. Opening the Schedule panel or selecting accounts does not submit the post.
Connect your destination through Accounts > Connect account if it is not connected.
Select the draft card.
Open Schedule.
Select the destination account and any required Page or board.
Choose Now, Pick a time, or Next free slot time under Publish time.
For Pick a time, select the date and time. For Next free slot time, confirm the account has recurring slots.
Review the selected accounts, media, and time.
Click the final Publish now or Schedule button showing the number of pending accounts only when you intend to submit.
Check the result for each destination. Verify immediate publications in Posts > Published, or future entries in Calendar.
A submitted request is not proof of publication. If a result is pending, failed, or missing, follow Find a post's outcome before retrying. Do not resend a post already published to another destination.
Reuse a Post Across More Platforms
Select the additional connected accounts in Schedule, then follow the publication steps above. Do not include destinations which already received the post unless you intend to publish a duplicate.
If an account is missing, connect it through Accounts > Connect account. If the draft workspace is open but the original draft is unavailable, click New draft and enter your caption.
Different Platform Character Limits
Selecting several accounts does not rewrite 1 caption for each platform. A caption accepted by LinkedIn or Facebook might exceed the limit for Threads or a standard X account.
To create a shorter version:
Open the draft in the AI Agent.
Ask Chat to shorten the post for the destination.
Review the revision.
Select only the intended account before publishing or scheduling this version.
See Social Platform Requirements for each platform's limits.
Saved Draft Posts
AI Agent drafts are saved automatically and stay in the browser session where you created them. They do not appear on another device. If a post draft is missing from the AI Agent, open the older Remix screen before troubleshooting the browser. Drafts created in Remix or moved back from scheduled posts often appear there. See Find your drafts and Drafts on another device.
Leave a draft unpublished to keep working on it. Scheduling commits it to future publication, so do not schedule as a substitute for saving. New draft starts another draft in the workspace. Confirming Discard drafts clears the current session's drafts and messages.
If drafts disappear in the same browser and are missing from Remix, copy any remaining text before taking further steps. Do not use Discard drafts or clear browser data to recover missing drafts. Send support the screen URL, approximate time, and the last action you took. Missing work is not proof of successful saving or recovery. See draft troubleshooting.
Bonus Tips for Better Content Quality
Check facts and quotations against the source.
Add your own experience or perspective.
Request more draft variations after reviewing the first result.
The beginner tutorial and 5-post walkthrough provide demonstrations. If a recording shows different controls, use the screen-specific steps above.
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