Tools Bulk Post

Bulk Post with CSV

Upload a CSV, let Postly validate your rows, then publish across your channels. Keep your headers intact, use reliable media links, and you’re good.

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Best practice: Postly Cloud
For the most reliable bulk publishing, upload images/videos to Postly Cloud to get clean, public media URLs.
Scheduling tip
ISO time formats are the safest (e.g. 2025-10-17T14:30:00).
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CSV bulk upload → validate → publish
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See it in action

A quick walkthrough of Bulk Post using the CSV workflow.

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Postly dashboard – Bulk Post upload and validation
Postly validates your upload and highlights issues so you can fix them quickly.
Guide

Bulk Upload Instructions

Keep it simple: use the official template, don’t rename headers, and use direct/public media URLs.

CSV template rules
  • Use the official template (first row = headers).
  • Don’t rename/reorder headers (Postly validates against exact names).
  • You can delete columns you don’t need (keep the header row intact).
Download template →Open Bulk Post →
Date formats (due_date)

Postly accepts flexible date formats. If you want the safest option, use ISO:

2025-10-17T14:30:00Z2025-10-17T14:30:002025-10-17 14:30:002025-10-17 14:3010/17/2025 14:3017/10/2025 14:30
Tip: set your workspace timezone in Postly to keep scheduling consistent.
Guide

Media URLs

Use direct/public URLs. Avoid private servers such as Google Drive, Dropbox, etc.

Video URLs that work
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
  • https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ
  • https://vimeo.com/76979871
  • https://download.blender.org/peach/bigbuckbunny_movies/BigBuckBunny_320x180.mp4
  • https://cloud.postly.ai/media/your-video.mp4
Video URLs to avoid
  • https://youtube.com/shorts/XXXXXXXXXXX
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ&list=PL123456789
  • https://drive.google.com/file/d/FILE_ID/view?usp=share_link
  • https://www.dropbox.com/s/FILE_ID/video.mp4?dl=0

Common reason: these are page links (not direct media files) or require authentication.

Image URLs that work
  • https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/9/9a/Gull_portrait_ca_usa.jpg
  • https://cloud.postly.ai/media/your-image.jpg
  • https://static.cdn.example.com/banner-v3.png
Image URLs to avoid
  • https://www.instagram.com/p/XXXXXXXXX/
  • https://photos.google.com/share/XXXX
  • data:image/png;base64,iVBORw0K...
  • https://www.dropbox.com/s/FILE_ID/photo.png?dl=0
Recommended: Postly Cloud

Postly Cloud gives you stable, public URLs that won’t break later. It’s the easiest way to avoid media failures in bulk uploads.

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Need help? Visit docs.postly.ai or open your dashboard.