Social media content scheduling automation

Purpose

1.1. Facilitate scheduled posting of anime club updates, event announcements, themed media, polls, and member-created content across multiple social platforms.
1.2. Ensure consistent audience engagement, boost visibility, coordinate community participation, and streamline cross-platform communication.
1.3. Allow moderators to collaboratively queue, approve, and audit content, reducing manual posting errors and saving time.
1.4. Archive posted content for compliance and analytics, supporting campaign review and re-use of high-performing materials.

Trigger Conditions

2.1. New content is approved in the club’s content management system.
2.2. Calendar date and time matches a scheduled post slot.
2.3. Manual trigger from club moderator via web dashboard or mobile app.
2.4. Automation of weekly/monthly recurring posts (e.g., club meetings, anime spotlight days).
2.5. Completion of an external event, such as result of an in-club poll or member milestone.

Platform Variants

3.1. Facebook Pages API
• Feature: /feed endpoint for scheduled publishing.
• Sample: POST {page-id}/feed with message, image_url, and scheduled_publish_time.

3.2. Instagram Graph API
• Feature: /media endpoint for image/video upload and scheduled release.
• Sample: POST {user-id}/media and {user-id}/media_publish with publish_time.

3.3. Twitter API v2
• Feature: scheduled Tweet via POST /2/tweets.
• Sample: POST /2/tweets with text, media, and scheduled_at.

3.4. LinkedIn Marketing API
• Feature: /ugcPosts with scheduled sharing.
• Sample: POST /ugcPosts with lifecycleState="SCHEDULED".

3.5. Reddit API
• Feature: /api/submit for subreddit post scheduling (through mod bots).
• Sample: Automated submission via script with future release time.

3.6. Discord Bot API
• Feature: Scheduled channel messages using bots with delayed actions.
• Sample: send_message(channel_id, content, schedule_time).

3.7. YouTube Data API
• Feature: /videos:insert with "scheduled" privacyStatus.
• Sample: POST /videos with scheduledPublishTime in snippet.

3.8. TikTok for Developers
• Feature: Video upload scheduling via third-party social schedulers integrating TikTok API.
• Sample: Upload video asset, set publish_datetime parameter.

3.9. Pinterest API
• Feature: /pins with publish time for Boards.
• Sample: POST /boards/{board_id}/pins with scheduled_publish_time.

3.10. Tumblr API
• Feature: /post with 'publish_on' attribute.
• Sample: POST /post with content and publish_on timestamp.

3.11. Buffer API
• Feature: Create and schedule updates across linked social accounts.
• Sample: POST /updates/create with scheduled_at and profile_ids.

3.12. Hootsuite API
• Feature: Schedule outbound social posts for multiple networks.
• Sample: POST /messages with send_time and social profiles.

3.13. Sprout Social API
• Feature: Queue and schedule posts per connected account.
• Sample: POST /v1/messages with publish_at timestamp.

3.14. Zapier Webhooks
• Feature: Outbound multi-channel posting via various Zapier integrations.
• Sample: Webhook triggers configured to release content at set intervals.

3.15. Notion API
• Feature: Retrieve/approve queued content from Notion database.
• Sample: GET /databases/{database_id}/query for scheduled, ready-to-post content.

3.16. Google Calendar API
• Feature: Scheduling events as time triggers for post automation.
• Sample: Event’s start/end time used as trigger point.

3.17. Trello API
• Feature: Card movements in scheduling lists as triggers for content release.
• Sample: Listen for card in "Scheduled" list to launch posting automation.

3.18. Airtable API
• Feature: Table records for content queue and scheduling timestamp.
• Sample: GET records with filter for "Scheduled" status and publish_time.

3.19. Slack API
• Feature: Automated channel announcements via scheduled/bot messaging.
• Sample: chat.scheduleMessage with post_at and content.

3.20. Microsoft Teams Graph API
• Feature: Schedule posts in club channels.
• Sample: POST /chats with scheduled send timestamp.

3.21. WordPress REST API
• Feature: Schedule site news or event posts for club blog.
• Sample: POST /wp/v2/posts with date property set future.

3.22. Medium API
• Feature: Queued article publishing for club announcements.
• Sample: POST /v1/users/{userId}/posts with publishAt.

Benefits

4.1. Standardizes promotion activities across platforms for broader reach.
4.2. Prevents missed posts by enforcing pre-defined content plans.
4.3. Reduces moderator workload and risk of posting errors.
4.4. Enables precise analytics/engagement measurement per release.
4.5. Streamlines collaboration and content approvals among club staff.
4.6. Offers contingency for last-minute schedule changes or urgent posts.
4.7. Strengthens community loyalty through regular, automated engagement.
4.8. Supports compliance and accurate content history for retrospectives.