# How to schedule or publish social media posts?

> Open a finished social post, select Publish now or Schedule post, and choose the connected profiles. Check each profile before you confirm. A scheduled post needs a time at least five minutes from now.

Page: https://docs.selljam.ai/publishing/schedule-and-publish

## Choose where the post goes

1. Open your post from **Content**.
2. Select **Publish now** or **Schedule post** in the top right. The publish window opens.
3. In **Select profiles**, choose the accounts you want to use.
4. Check the preview and any notes beside each profile.
5. Confirm the action.

> **Screenshot at this point on the web page (image not included):** The publish window with connected profiles and the Publish now action

You can send one post to up to 20 profiles. A post can have one image, which must be saved in your Library. Publishing uses credits for each profile. See [how credits work](https://docs.selljam.ai/account/how-credits-work.md).

## Set a time

Choose a time at least five minutes from now. Open a scheduled post and select **Edit schedule** to move it, or **Cancel schedule** to stop the planned publish. The calendar shows your planned posts but does not move them by dragging.

> **Screenshot at this point on the web page (image not included):** The Schedule post picker with a calendar, time selector and Set schedule button

> **Screenshot at this point on the web page (image not included):** A scheduled social post with connected profiles and an Edit schedule action

## Check the result

Open **Content** to refresh the status. **Published** means the selected profiles received the post. **Partial** means some profiles succeeded and others failed. Open the post and select **Retry** for failed profiles. A profile that already published cannot be selected again.

> **Tip:** Fix any warning shown for a profile before you publish. The [platform rules](https://docs.selljam.ai/reference/platform-limits-and-requirements.md) list image and text limits.

## Common questions

### Can I schedule a post for right now?

No. Pick a time at least five minutes ahead, or select **Publish now**.

### Will a failed profile send the post twice when I retry?

No. **Retry** selects failed profiles. Profiles that already published are locked.

### Does the calendar update on its own?

Open **Content** again to refresh post status.

Related: [connect social accounts](https://docs.selljam.ai/publishing/connect-social-accounts.md) and [fix a failed post](https://docs.selljam.ai/troubleshooting/post-failed-or-partial.md).