LinkedIn scheduling

SlideDrift can connect LinkedIn accounts and publish carousel, single-image, or text posts.

Use this when you want to keep the post, caption, target account, and posting time together instead of tracking the work elsewhere.

Connect LinkedIn

1. Open Schedule from the app sidebar or the LinkedIn schedule section in the export dialog.
2. Choose Connect profile for a personal LinkedIn profile, or Add Company Page if your plan includes Company Pages.
3. Complete the LinkedIn authorization screen.
4. Return to SlideDrift and confirm the account appears in the Schedule page or export dialog.

LinkedIn scheduling requires a paid plan. Starter includes 1 connected personal profile. Pro includes 3 total LinkedIn accounts, and Agency includes 10 total LinkedIn accounts. Pro and Agency can use those account slots for personal profiles and LinkedIn Company Pages.

If your plan limit is reached, disconnect an extra account or upgrade before scheduling with another profile or Company Page. Company Pages require a Pro or Agency plan and can only be connected when LinkedIn returns pages where your LinkedIn user has admin access.

Create a post from Schedule

1. Open Schedule and choose New post.
2. Choose Carousel, Image, or Text.
3. Choose a recent carousel, upload an image, or write the text post.
4. Choose the connected LinkedIn profile or Company Page.
5. Pick the scheduled time and review the desktop or mobile feed preview.
6. Select Schedule post, Publish now, or Save as draft.

Image posts accept JPG, PNG, GIF, or WebP uploads. Add useful image alt text before saving or publishing; SlideDrift requires it so the post has a description for people using screen readers. Text posts need post copy but no media.

Text and image posts do not use export credits. Carousel posts still render and pin a PDF when you schedule or publish them.

Schedule a carousel from the editor

1. Open the carousel in the editor.
2. Click Schedule in the editor toolbar, or open Export and choose the LinkedIn scheduling option.
3. Choose the connected LinkedIn profile or Company Page.
4. Pick the scheduled time.
5. Write the LinkedIn caption.
6. If you selected a Company Page, add an optional first comment.
7. Review the desktop or mobile feed preview.
8. Click Schedule post.

SlideDrift renders and pins a PDF for the carousel before saving the scheduled post. The LinkedIn account, carousel, and export asset must all belong to you.

When the composer is available for your account, you can also save the post as a draft or use Publish now instead of choosing a future time. Scheduling or publishing renders an export; drafts do not.

Publish now is available only when LinkedIn posting is enabled for the selected account type in the current environment. If it is not available, SlideDrift disables the action and explains that LinkedIn posting is not enabled yet.

If LinkedIn has a temporary problem while publishing, SlideDrift keeps the post in the queue and retries automatically instead of marking it failed immediately. Issues that need your action, such as a disconnected account or expired export file, still appear as failed so you can fix them directly.

If you are not ready to pick a time, save the post as a draft. Drafts keep the carousel, target account, and caption work together so you can return later from the Schedule page.

Write the caption

The scheduling composer shows the post inside a LinkedIn-style preview so you can see the first visible lines before the "see more" fold and check the selected carousel or image.

For carousel posts, use caption assist when you want SlideDrift to draft or improve the caption from the deck. Review the result before scheduling or publishing.

Add a first comment

You can prepare one first comment of up to 1,250 characters in the scheduling composer when the selected LinkedIn connection has comment access. SlideDrift sends it only after LinkedIn accepts the main carousel, image, or text post.

If an existing profile or Company Page connection does not have comment access, use the shown Reconnect action before adding the comment. Leaving the field blank publishes the post without a first comment.

The Schedule page shows whether the comment was posted or needs attention. You can retry a failed comment from the post menu. If LinkedIn may have received the comment but did not return a clear result, open the published post and check LinkedIn before trying again.

Use the Schedule page

The Schedule page shows connected LinkedIn accounts, recent carousels, and the post queue for all supported post types.

Use the calendar view to see scheduled, publishing, published, and failed posts by date. Use the list view when you want to filter upcoming posts, drafts, published posts, or issues.

You can create carousel, image, or text drafts, choose a connected account, write the post, and pick a time later. Drafts are useful when you want to prepare the post now and finish the final scheduling step later.

In the Drafts list, use Preview to inspect the carousel without leaving the queue. Choose Edit carousel when the deck itself needs changes before you schedule it.

Scheduled and published carousel rows keep the rendered PDF attached to the post. Image and text rows keep their own post-type preview and details in the same queue.

After a post is published, use View on LinkedIn to open the live LinkedIn post from the queue.

Review before scheduling

Before clicking Schedule post or Publish now:

1. Confirm the selected LinkedIn profile or Company Page.
2. Check the timezone and posting time.
3. Read the caption in the feed-style preview.
4. Check the optional first comment when the selected connection has comment access.
5. Open the carousel PDF or check the selected image and alt text when applicable.
6. Confirm the selected pages are the pages you want to publish.
7. Save as a draft if any part still needs review.

Things to check

• Make sure the carousel is saved before scheduling a carousel post.
• Review the generated PDF before relying on it for a carousel post.
• Check the uploaded image and its alt text before scheduling an image post.
• Keep captions under the shown character limit.
• Check the selected timezone before picking a time.
• Reconnect LinkedIn if the account appears disconnected.
• Confirm the selected Company Page if your workspace has multiple connected LinkedIn accounts.
• Do not schedule private, confidential, or sensitive carousel content.
• Use a draft instead of scheduling when the caption, target account, or final carousel PDF still needs approval.