Scheduled posts¶
Send a template to the groups and channels that you select, on a regular schedule. Example: "daily at 09:00 and 18:00" or "every 2 days at 10:00". The times use the time zone of your workspace. A template can be text, a photo with a caption or a video with a caption.
Terms¶
| Term | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Template | The text, or the media (a photo or a video) + caption, to send. It can have link buttons. You can use one template in many posts. |
| Post | Template + frequency + times + target groups and channels. A post is on or off. |
| Run | One send of a post to one target at a given time. The history shows the status and the reason. |
Set up in the bot (private chat → /panel)¶
- Tap 🗓 Scheduled → ➕ New post.
- Select a template or tap ✍️ Write a new template. For a new template, type the name first. Then
type the text. You can also send a photo or a video instead of the text. Its caption becomes the
template text. For a link button, write
Text - https://example.comon the last lines. - Select the target groups and channels. The ⚠️ mark shows that the bot cannot post in that channel.
- Select the frequency: Daily 1×, Daily 2×, Every 2 days or Weekly (select the days).
- Select a preset time or type the times:
09:00 18:00. The screen shows the time zone (for example "Istanbul (UTC+03:00) · now 15:52"). To change it, tap 🌍 Time zone. - Check the summary and the next 3 send times. Tap 💾 Save.
On the post screen, you can turn the post on or off, edit it and delete it. 🧪 Send me a test sends the template only to you, in a private message. It does not go to the group. 📜 Runs shows the recent sends and the reasons for skipped sends.
In the web panel¶
The Scheduled page has two tabs: Posts and Templates. In the post editor, for "Every N days", you can also select the number of days and the start date. Preview shows the next 5 send times.
Edit a template¶
You can change the text, the link buttons, the name and the media (photo or video) of an existing template. The change applies from the next send. All posts that use the template send the new version.
- In the bot: 🗓 Scheduled → a post → 📝 Edit template. Or 🗓 Scheduled → Templates → the template. When you edit a post, the summary screen also has ✏️ Edit the selected template.
- ✏️ Change text: the bot shows the current text and the button lines. Press and hold the message to copy it. Edit the text. Then send it. The photo or the video does not change.
- 🏷 Rename, 📷 Change media, 🗑 Remove media.
- In the web panel: Edit template on the post card or in the post editor. The editor opens on the same page. You do not lose your open post form. The Templates tab also has Edit.
Template with a photo or a video¶
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Photo | JPEG, PNG, WebP. From the web panel: at most 10 MB. |
| Video | MP4. From the web panel: at most 20 MB. Add a larger video to the template in the bot (📷 Add photo/video). |
| Caption | At most 1024 characters. It can be empty. Link buttons show below the caption. |
| Template without media | Text is necessary, at most 4096 characters. |
In the bot: 🗓 Scheduled → 📝 Templates → template → 📷 Add photo/video. Send the photo or the video to the private chat. The same screen has 📷 Change media and 🗑 Remove media. If the caption of a template is empty, write a text before you remove the media. In the list, the 📷 mark shows a template with a photo, and the 🎬 mark shows a template with a video. The template screen shows the line "Media: photo 📷" or "Media: video 🎬".
In the web panel: Templates tab → template → Select a photo or a video. The preview shows
immediately. The bot uploads the file to Telegram through its private chat with you. Then the bot
deletes the file from that chat immediately. If you did not start the bot before, first send /start
to the bot in a private message.
If the photo or the video later becomes invalid in Telegram, the bot does not send the post. You get a warning. Add the media to the template again.
Time zone¶
The times use the time zone of the workspace. The screens show the time zone with the city, the UTC offset and the current time: "Istanbul (UTC+03:00) · now 15:52".
- In the bot, tap 🌍 Time zone (on the Scheduled list, in the times step or on Notifications).
- Select a city from the list. To type a name, tap ✍️ Type. Examples:
Europe/Paris,America/New_York. - You can also type an offset:
UTC+3,-5. An offset does not change for daylight saving time.
In the web panel, open the Notifications page. Select the time zone from the list, or type it. If the time zone of your browser is different, a suggestion shows at the top of the page. The time zone does not change until you confirm it.
When you change the time zone, the bot updates the next send time of the posts that are on. The times stay the same: 09:00 Istanbul becomes 09:00 Berlin. Only the Owner or an Admin can change the time zone.
Options¶
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Silent | The message goes without a notification sound. |
| Pin | The bot pins the sent message (the bot needs the pin permission). |
| Delete previous | The bot deletes the previous post in the same chat. Only one current message stays in the group. |
Plan limits¶
| Free | Pro | Business | Enterprise | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Templates | 1 | 20 | 100 | Unlimited |
| Scheduled posts | 1 | 10 | 50 | Unlimited |
When you reach the limit, you cannot add a new template or post. The bot and the web panel show the reason and the fix. If you move to a lower plan, the bot does not delete your data. The oldest posts run up to the limit, and the bot pauses the other posts. If a payment is late and the account becomes restricted, the posts stop. Verification and hard rules continue to work.
Why was a post skipped?¶
| Reason | Fix |
|---|---|
| The bot cannot post messages in the channel | Channel → Administrators → bot → enable "Post messages". |
| The bot is not in the chat | Add the bot to the chat again, or change the target. |
| The time was missed | The bot was off for more than 10 minutes. The next scheduled time works normally. |
| The template photo or video is not valid | Add the photo or the video to the template again. |
Only the Owner or an Admin can change posts and templates. Other roles can see the list.