Understanding Post Statuses
Each post in PostEverywhere has a status that tells you where it is in the publishing process.
Status types
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Draft | Saved but not scheduled for publishing |
| Queued | Scheduled and waiting to be published at the set time |
| Preparing | Validating content before publishing |
| Uploading | Media is being uploaded to the platform |
| Publishing | The post is being sent to the platform |
| Verifying | Waiting for the platform to confirm the post was published |
| Published | Successfully published to the platform |
| Failed | Could not be published — see the error details |
| Retry Scheduled | A failed post that will be retried automatically |
Viewing post status
You can see post statuses in several places:
- Calendar — color-coded indicators on each post
- All Posts — status badges in the list view with filtering options
- Post Details — click any post to see the per-platform status breakdown
Each platform in a multi-platform post is tracked independently, so a post might succeed on Instagram but fail on X/Twitter.
When a post fails
If a post fails to publish on one or more platforms, you'll see the specific error message for each platform in the post details. Common reasons for failure include:
- Expired connection — the social account needs to be reconnected
- Rate limit — the platform's API rate limit was reached (may be retried automatically)
- Media error — the uploaded media doesn't meet the platform's requirements
- Content policy — the platform rejected the content
Retrying failed posts
To retry a failed post:
- Open the post from the Calendar or All Posts page
- Review the error message for each failed platform
- Click the Retry button
PostEverywhere will attempt to publish the post again to the failed platforms only — platforms that already succeeded won't be affected.