Octapost

Schedule & Drafts

Save drafts, schedule posts on the calendar, manage timezones and build a content queue.

Drafts

A draft is a post that has been saved but not published or scheduled. Drafts let you start writing content without committing to a publish date, and share work-in-progress posts with your team for review.

Saving a Draft

1

Open the Composer

Navigate to Compose in the sidebar.
2

Write your post

Fill in your caption, attach media, and select target accounts as you normally would.
3

Click 'Save as Draft'

Instead of publishing or scheduling, click the Save as Draft button. The post is saved immediately without being sent to any platform.
Drafts auto-save every 30 seconds while you are typing, so you won't lose work if you accidentally close the tab.

Editing & Resuming Drafts

All your drafts are listed on the Posts page with a "Draft" status badge.

  • Click a draft to open it in the Composer and resume editing.
  • Any team member with Member role or above can view and edit drafts.
  • Deleting a draft is permanent — there is no trash or recovery.

Scheduling Posts

Scheduling a post tells Octapost to publish it automatically at a specific date and time. Once scheduled, the post is locked from editing (you must unschedule it first).

1

Finish composing your post

Write your caption, attach media, and select the target social accounts.
2

Click 'Schedule'

Click the Schedule button in the composer toolbar.
3

Pick a date and time

Use the date/time picker to select when the post should go live. The picker respects your organization's timezone setting.
4

Confirm

Click Confirm Schedule. The post moves to the calendar and appears in your Posts list with a "Scheduled" badge.
Octapost publishes posts at the scheduled time ±5 minutes depending on server load. Plan critical posts at least 10 minutes ahead to avoid edge cases.

Timezone Settings

All scheduled times are stored in UTC internally but displayed in your organization's configured timezone. If you collaborate across different time zones, this ensures everyone sees the same scheduled time.

  • Set your organization's timezone in Organization Settings → General.
  • Individual members can override the display timezone in their personal account settings.
  • The calendar always shows times in the organization's default timezone.

Calendar View

The Calendar page shows all scheduled and published posts laid out across a monthly or weekly grid. It gives you a visual overview of your content pipeline.

  • Click any day to see the posts scheduled for that slot.
  • Color-coded dots indicate which platforms a post targets.
  • Drag a post to a different day to reschedule it (weekly view).
  • Filter by social account using the filter bar above the calendar.

Editing Scheduled Posts

You can edit a scheduled post up until 2 minutes before its publish time.

1

Find the post

Open the Posts list or the Calendar and locate the scheduled post.
2

Click the post then 'Edit'

The post opens in the composer in read-only mode. Click Edit to unschedule and allow changes.
3

Make changes

Update caption, media, or target accounts as needed.
4

Reschedule or publish now

Choose a new scheduled time or publish immediately.

Content Queue

The queue is an ordered list of posts waiting to be published. When you add a post to the queue (instead of picking a specific time), it is automatically slotted into the next available publishing slot based on your queue schedule.

  • Define your preferred publishing slots (days + times) per social account in Accounts → Queue Schedule.
  • Add posts to the queue by selecting Add to Queue in the composer footer.
  • Reorder queued posts by dragging them on the Queue list page.
  • The queue pauses automatically if an account loses its token — posts are held until reconnected.
Use the queue when you have a backlog of content and want Octapost to space it out automatically — no need to manually assign times to each post.