# How do I schedule or publish a post to LinkedIn?

Source: https://www.flypost.io/help/schedule-and-publish-posts
Last updated: 2026-10-25

Quick answer: Open the post and click Schedule / Publish at the top. Choose who it posts as, then pick Publish now or Schedule and choose a day and time. Your scheduled posts appear on the Schedule page, where you can drag them to another day. You need a connected LinkedIn account first.

Are you ready to get a post onto LinkedIn? You can send it straight away or pick a time, and Flypost
takes care of the rest, including posting as your company page or a teammate. Once a post is
scheduled you can see everything going out on a calendar, and move things around by dragging.

In this guide we'll cover publishing and scheduling a post, the Schedule page, changing or cancelling
a scheduled post, and what to do when something goes wrong. Read on to find out more.

## What do I need before I can schedule posts?

A connected LinkedIn account. If you haven't done it yet, follow
[how to connect your LinkedIn account](https://www.flypost.io/help/connect-linkedin) first. Until then, the editor shows
"LinkedIn not connected" in place of the scheduling options.

## How do I publish or schedule a post?

1. Open the post and click **Schedule / Publish** at the top of the editor.
2. If you have more than one account or company page, choose one under **Post as**.
3. Choose **Publish now** to send it immediately, or **Schedule** to pick a time.
4. If you're scheduling, pick a day on the calendar and a time. There are quick buttons for 7:30 AM,
   9:00 AM, 12:00 PM and 5:00 PM, or type any other time. The line underneath confirms it, for example
   "Goes out Tue 27 Oct at 9:00 AM as Sam Cassman".
5. Click **Schedule post** (or **Publish now**).

![The Flypost 'Schedule or publish on LinkedIn' window with Publish now and Schedule options, a two-week date picker and time buttons](https://www.flypost.io/help/schedule-and-publish-posts/schedule-dialog.webp)

_The Schedule / Publish window. The line at the bottom confirms exactly when and as whom it goes out._

The window closes straight away and the post's status updates at the top of the editor. When it's
done you'll see "Post scheduled on LinkedIn" or "Your post is live on LinkedIn".

If the person you've picked already has a post going out that day, Flypost warns you, because two posts on one day compete for the same audience. It suggests a free day instead.

## Where can I see my scheduled posts?

Click **Schedule** in the sidebar. You'll see every scheduled and published post on a calendar, with
a **Month** and **Week** view, or switch to **List**. The colours show each post's status: Scheduled,
Publishing, Published, Failed, Cancelled or Unpublished.

![The Flypost Schedule page in Calendar view, showing scheduled posts on their days with a colour key for each status](https://www.flypost.io/help/schedule-and-publish-posts/schedule-calendar.webp)

_The Schedule page. Drag a scheduled post to another day to move it._

Click any post to open it. If more than one person posts from the project, use **Posted as** to see
just one person's posts.

## How do I move a scheduled post to another day?

On the Schedule page, drag it to another day. Only posts that are still scheduled for the future can
be moved, and you can't drop a post into the past. In the **List** view, use **Move post** instead.

## How do I change or cancel a scheduled post?

Scheduled posts are locked so that what goes out is exactly what you approved. To change one:

1. Open the post and click **Unschedule to edit** (or **Unschedule** at the top).
2. Confirm with **Unschedule post**. It goes back to being a draft.
3. Make your changes, then schedule it again.

To cancel a post completely, unschedule it and leave it as a draft. If you'd rather keep the
scheduled version and work on a copy, click **Duplicate as new post**.

## What happens if a post fails to publish?

The post is marked **Publishing failed**, and the editor shows a red box with LinkedIn's reason. The
most common causes:

| What you see                                         | What to do                                                                                                   |
| ---------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| "Your LinkedIn connection expired"                   | [Reconnect LinkedIn](https://www.flypost.io/help/connect-linkedin), then schedule the post again.            |
| "LinkedIn posts must be 3000 characters or fewer"    | Shorten the post.                                                                                            |
| "Publishing as a teammate requires the manager role" | Ask the project owner to make you a manager. See [team roles](https://www.flypost.io/help/invite-your-team). |
| "Subscribe to keep generating and publishing"        | Your plan or trial has ended. See [plans and billing](https://www.flypost.io/help/plans-and-billing).        |

If a LinkedIn connection expires or is disconnected, anything scheduled through it is **cancelled**, not paused. Those posts quietly go back to drafts and drop off the Schedule page. Find them on the Posts page by setting the status filter to **Not scheduled**.

## What does "Mark as unpublished" do?

If you delete a post on LinkedIn, Flypost doesn't find out straight away. Open the post's menu and
choose **Mark as unpublished** to update Flypost's records. The post becomes an editable draft
again. This doesn't delete anything on LinkedIn.

## Common questions

### What time zone does Flypost schedule in?

Your computer's own time zone. The time you pick is the local time on the device you're using, and that exact moment is sent to LinkedIn. There's no separate time zone setting.

### How do I edit a scheduled post?

Open it and click Unschedule to edit. It goes back to being a draft, so make your changes and schedule it again.

### Why did my scheduled post disappear?

Most likely your LinkedIn connection expired or was disconnected, which cancels everything scheduled through it. Reconnect LinkedIn in Project settings, then find the posts on the Posts page under the Not scheduled status and schedule them again.

### Is there a character limit?

Yes, LinkedIn's own limit of 3,000 characters per post. Flypost won't schedule a post that's longer.

### I deleted a post on LinkedIn but Flypost still says Published. How do I fix that?

Open the post's menu on the Posts page (or the editor header) and choose Mark as unpublished. It only updates Flypost's records and turns the post back into an editable draft. Nothing is deleted on LinkedIn.

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