How to Connect Your Social Media Accounts to a Scheduler

Step by step

1. 1

   Open the connections screen in SocialKit

   After signing in, go to your workspace settings and open the accounts or connections area. As of June 2026 this is where SocialKit lists every network you can link; the exact menu wording can shift, so look for the section that shows all 11 platforms with an "add" or "connect" action.

   Tip: Connect the network you post to most first — you can publish to it while you finish linking the rest.

2. 2

   Pick the network you want to connect

   Choose a platform from the list — Instagram, TikTok, X (Twitter), Threads, Bluesky, Mastodon, Facebook, LinkedIn, Google Business Profile, YouTube, or Pinterest. SocialKit then starts that network’s official authorization flow.

3. 3

   Authorize SocialKit on the network

   You are redirected to the platform’s own login and permission screen. Sign in to the correct profile and approve the requested permissions. As of June 2026, scheduling tools connect through each platform’s official API, so you grant access on the network’s site — never paste your password into a third-party box.

   Tip: Already logged into the wrong account in your browser? Log out there first, or use a private window, so you authorize the profile you actually mean to schedule for.

4. 4

   Choose the right account type or page

   Several networks ask which entity to connect. As of June 2026, Instagram and Facebook publishing runs through a Facebook Page and a linked Instagram Business or Creator account; LinkedIn lets you pick your personal profile or a Company Page; Google Business Profile asks which location. Select the one you want SocialKit to post to.

   Tip: If your Instagram does not appear, it is usually because it is still a personal account or not yet linked to a Facebook Page — fix that in the Instagram and Facebook apps, then retry the connection.

5. 5

   Confirm the connection and check its status

   Back in SocialKit, the account should show as connected. Open it to confirm the right handle, profile photo, and account type are shown, so you know future posts will land on the intended profile.

6. 6

   Repeat for every network, then schedule a test post

   Add the remaining platforms the same way. Once two or more are connected, compose a low-stakes test post, pick a time a few minutes out, and schedule it to confirm everything publishes (or, where a network requires it, that you receive the mobile reminder to finish posting).

   Tip: Connections can expire when a platform rotates its tokens or you change a password — if a post fails, the usual fix is simply to reconnect that one account.

Best practices

• Connect business or creator account types wherever a network offers them — they unlock direct scheduled publishing and analytics that personal profiles often cannot use as of June 2026.
• Use a dedicated, well-secured login (with two-factor authentication) as the owner of each connection, so a teammate leaving does not break your scheduling.
• Reconnect proactively if you change a password or a platform reports unusual activity — token expiry is the single most common reason a scheduled post fails.
• On Team and Enterprise plans, connect accounts once at the workspace level and grant teammates access there, rather than each person linking their own copy.
• After connecting, verify each account’s displayed handle before you schedule anything important — it is the fastest way to catch a wrong-profile mistake.

Good to know

Do it in SocialKit