Overview
Content scheduling lets you prepare posts in advance and have them automatically published at a specified date and time. This feature is available on Pro and Enterprise plans.
Setting a Publish Date
When editing a post in Draft or InReview state, you can set a Scheduled Publish Date:
- Open the post editor
- In the publishing options panel, find Schedule
- Select the date and time you want the post to go live
- Save the post
The post's status changes to Scheduled. When the scheduled date and time arrives, Postnomic automatically transitions the post to Published, making it visible through the public API and Client SDKs.
Setting an Unpublish Date
You can also schedule a post to be automatically taken offline by setting a Scheduled Unpublish Date. This is useful for:
- Time-sensitive content — Announcements, event promotions, or seasonal campaigns
- Limited-time offers — Content tied to specific marketing windows
- Compliance requirements — Content that must be removed after a certain period
Set the unpublish date in the same scheduling panel as the publish date. When the unpublish date arrives, the post automatically transitions from Published to Unpublished.
Timezone Handling
All scheduled dates are stored and processed in UTC. The dashboard displays dates in your browser's local timezone for convenience, but the underlying values are timezone-agnostic.
When scheduling posts, keep in mind:
- Dates shown in the dashboard reflect your local timezone
- API requests and responses use UTC
- The scheduling engine processes transitions based on UTC timestamps
If you publish content for a global audience, plan your schedule around your target audience's timezone.
Managing Scheduled Posts
Viewing Scheduled Posts
From the dashboard, filter posts by the Scheduled status to see all upcoming publications. Posts are displayed with their scheduled publish date, making it easy to review your content calendar.
Modifying the Schedule
To change a scheduled post's publish date:
- Open the scheduled post
- Update the date and time in the scheduling panel
- Save the changes
Canceling a Schedule
To cancel a scheduled publication, change the post's status back to Draft. The scheduled date is cleared and the post will not be published automatically.
Scheduling and Review Workflows
When review workflows are enabled on your blog, the scheduling process integrates with the review flow:
- Author writes the post and submits for review
- Reviewer approves the post
- Editor or Admin sets a scheduled publish date
- Post transitions to Scheduled status
- Post automatically publishes at the scheduled time
This ensures all content goes through editorial review before being queued for publication.
Plan Requirements
Content scheduling requires a Pro or Enterprise subscription. On Free and Plus plans, posts can only be published immediately. If you attempt to set a schedule on an unsupported plan, the API returns a 403 Forbidden response indicating that content scheduling is not available on your current plan.