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Schedule Posts

Set the date and time for each automated post.

Torai assigns a scheduled time to each post and publishes it using a time-driven Google Apps Script trigger.

How scheduling works​

Google Apps Script starts at the interval you select.

For example:

  1. Set the trigger to run every five minutes
  2. Apps Script starts every five minutes
  3. It checks unpublished data whose scheduled time has passed
  4. It publishes eligible posts to X
  5. It moves them to the published-post data

A post may be published a few minutes after the exact scheduled time, depending on the trigger interval.

Trigger settings

1. Open the post list​

Select the destination X account and open its post list.

Scheduled posts with post content redacted

2. Schedule one post​

Open the post list for the X account and click the edit button on the left of the post you want to schedule.

At the bottom of the displayed post, click the scheduling field. Set the date and time in the calendar and time fields.

Set publication date and time

After saving, the scheduled date and time appear in the post list.

Scheduled time displayed

3. Schedule multiple posts in bulk​

Use bulk scheduling to assign times to several posts at once.

Turn on the checkboxes for the posts you want to schedule.

  1. Select the posts to schedule. Select posts for bulk scheduling
  2. Click the bulk publication-time button. Open bulk scheduling
  3. Enter the start date, end date, start time, end time, and interval, then click Create. Bulk schedule settings
  4. The publication times are assigned. Publication times assigned with post content redacted

For example, enter:

  • Start date: July 2, 2026
  • End date: July 3, 2026
  • Start time: 10:00
  • End time: 12:00
  • Interval: 30 minutes

Bulk schedule settings

The schedule becomes:

  • Post 1: July 2, 2026 at 10:00
  • Post 2: July 2, 2026 at 10:30
  • Post 3: July 2, 2026 at 11:00
  • Post 4: July 2, 2026 at 11:30
  • Post 5: July 2, 2026 at 12:00
  • Post 6: July 3, 2026 at 10:00
  • Post 7: July 3, 2026 at 10:30
  • Post 8: July 3, 2026 at 11:00
  • Post 9: July 3, 2026 at 11:30
  • Post 10: July 3, 2026 at 12:00

If you selected fewer posts, scheduling stops when all selected posts have a time.

Review the start date and time, interval, and selected posts before applying the schedule.

caution

Bulk scheduling is convenient but can cause a large number of unintended posts. Always check the number of selected posts before applying it.

4. Choose a posting interval​

Choose an interval based on your account strategy and X API usage.

Scheduling many posts in a short period can:

  • Look unnatural to followers
  • Reach X limits
  • Cause X API usage to rise sharply
  • Increase pay-per-use charges

5. Review the schedule​

Before starting automated posting, check:

  • Destination account
  • Post text
  • Media
  • Scheduled date and time
  • Number of posts
  • Order of posts in each thread

Post list with scheduled times and post content redacted

6. Start the trigger​

After scheduling, open Activity > Trigger Management and start the trigger.

Trigger interval

Be sure to switch the trigger to Running. It turns off automatically when there are no more scheduled posts.

Start trigger

Check pay-per-use charges​

X API charges may depend on usage. Before scheduling a large number of posts, check Usage and your credit balance in the X Developer Console.

X Developer Console credits