Mastodon scheduler
Schedule Mastodon posts
Write a post once, tailor the Mastodon version, then publish it right away or schedule it for later. Every post you send to Mastodon gets its own Mastodon version: 500 characters and up to 4 attachments per post, plus multi-part posts, a first comment, and inbox replies.
Every Mastodon detail on this page is read from the same platform registry the composer and the publisher run on, so it describes what Postify does today.
At a glance
What Postify supports on Mastodon
- Characters per post
- 500
- The composer counts the Mastodon version of a post against this number.
- Attachments per post
- 4
- Images and videos combined, on one post.
- Multi-part posts
- Up to 25 parts
- Published to Mastodon as a chain, each part a reply to the one before and up to 500 characters long.
- First comment
- Yes
- Posted right after the post publishes, as a reply to it.
- Replies from the inbox
- Yes
- Comments on your Mastodon posts come into the Postify inbox, and you can reply to them there.
- Delete after publishing
- Yes
- Deleting a published post from the Posts page also asks Mastodon to remove the live post.
In the composer
Mastodon settings for each post
These sit on the Mastodon version of a post, so the other networks in the same post are unaffected.
Visibility
Who this post reaches on the Fediverse
Choices: Public, Unlisted (not in public timelines), Followers only, Mentioned people only
Content warning
Shown instead of the post until the reader taps to expand
Mark media as sensitive
Blurs attached images/video behind a click-through
Step by step
How to schedule Mastodon posts with Postify
Step 1
Connect your Mastodon account
Open the Channels page in Postify, choose Mastodon and complete its connection flow. The account then appears in the composer as a channel you can publish to.
Step 2
Write the post once
Write it in the composer and select your Mastodon channel, plus any other channels the same post should reach.
Step 3
Tailor the Mastodon version
Mastodon gets its own variant of the post, counted against 500 characters with room for up to 4 attachments. Mastodon-only settings such as Visibility, Content warning, and Mark media as sensitive sit in the same variant. A long post can go out as a chain of up to 25 parts.
Step 4
Publish now or schedule it
Publish right away, or pick a date and time. Scheduled posts sit on the content calendar, where you can move them to a new time, and Postify can suggest times to post.
Step 5
Check that it went out
Postify records a delivery result for each channel a post goes to and shows it on the post, so you can see whether the Mastodon post went out.
Questions
Mastodon scheduling, answered
Can I schedule Mastodon posts with Postify?
Yes. Connect your Mastodon account from the Channels page, write the post once in the composer, and publish it right away or pick a date and time. Scheduled posts appear on the content calendar, and each one records whether it reached Mastodon.
How long can Mastodon posts be in Postify?
The composer counts the Mastodon version of a post against 500 characters, and one post can carry up to 4 attachments (images and videos combined).
Can Postify publish a multi-part Mastodon post?
Yes. One post can go out as a chain of up to 25 Mastodon posts, each a reply to the one before and each up to 500 characters.
Can Postify post a first comment on Mastodon?
Yes. Add a first comment to the Mastodon version of the post, and Postify posts it right after publishing, as a reply to your post.
Can I reply to Mastodon comments from Postify?
Yes. Comments on your Mastodon posts come into the Postify inbox, and you can reply to them from there.
If I delete a published post in Postify, is it removed from Mastodon?
Yes, when you delete it from the Posts page: Postify also asks Mastodon to remove the live post.
What Mastodon settings can I choose for each post?
The Mastodon version of a post offers Visibility, Content warning, and Mark media as sensitive. They apply to Mastodon only, so the other networks in the same post are unaffected.
Other networks
All networksPostify compared with other schedulersChannels and platforms in the docs
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