Facebook scheduler

Schedule Facebook Page posts from one calendar

Postika lets you plan Facebook Page posts alongside your other networks, including text-only updates, photos and video, and publishes them on time.

Facebook publishing specs

Characters
5,000
Images per post
10
Photo or video
Optional

Limits Postika checks before scheduling

Image formatsJPEG, PNG, GIF, BMP, TIFF developers.facebook.com
Max file sizeJPEG/PNG/GIF 4 MB developers.facebook.com
Video formatsMP4 developers.facebook.com
Alt textyes developers.facebook.com

Official limits from the network's documentation (checked November 5, 2026). Postika enforces its own limits where they are lower.

Step by step

  1. 1

    Pick the project for the brand and confirm its time zone.

  2. 2

    Connect the Facebook Page as a channel.

  3. 3

    Create a post on the day you want: text, a link, up to 10 images or one video.

  4. 4

    Review the Facebook preview.

  5. 5

    Schedule it, publish now, save as draft or leave pending approval.

Facebook is the most flexible network to schedule

Facebook is the one big network where a post can be text and nothing else. That makes it the easiest place to schedule announcements, opening hours, event reminders and links to your blog. Postika accepts:

  • Text-only posts, including a link in the text.
  • Photo posts with up to 10 images.
  • Video posts with one video.

Postika publishes to Facebook Pages, the profile type businesses use. Facebook's official API is built for Pages, and personal profiles are not a target for scheduling tools.

About the character limit

In Postika, a Facebook post can hold up to 5,000 characters of text. That is far more than anyone reads in a feed.

What matters more is what shows before the "See more" cut. Put the point of the post in the first two lines, then add details. A short post with a clear photo usually travels further than a long one without.

Test lengths for every network in the character counter.

Facebook best practices for Pages

  • Keep a rhythm. Two to four posts a week, at times your Page Insights show your audience online, beats bursts followed by silence. A content calendar makes the rhythm visible.
  • Tag links. If you post links to your site, add UTM parameters so your web analytics can attribute the visits. Build them with the free UTM builder.
  • Mix formats. Rotate photos, short videos and text questions; Pages that only post links tend to get little reach.
  • Reuse what works on Instagram, but adapt it. Facebook audiences read more text and click more links. The cross-posting guide covers how to adapt one idea for several networks.

Postika does not include analytics or a comment inbox, so reactions, comments and reach stay in Meta Business Suite.

What Postika checks for Facebook

CheckPostika's limit for Facebook
TextUp to 5,000 characters per post in Postika
MediaOptional
Images per postUp to 10
Videos per post1

Postika flags a post that has more than 10 images or more than one video before you can schedule it.

Let your AI write the Facebook updates

Facebook is the easiest network for an AI agent, because text-only posts need nothing else. Connect Claude, ChatGPT or another MCP client to Postika and it can create complete posts, scheduled or waiting for your approval. By default, Postika asks the AI to leave posts pending approval, so nothing goes live until you confirm.

Example prompt: "Write four Facebook posts for our gym's Page announcing the new spin classes, one every Tuesday at 18:00 this month, pending my approval."

If you want a photo on a post, the AI leaves it as a draft and you add the image in the app. See Claude for Facebook.

Several Pages, one calendar per brand

Agencies and multi-location businesses often manage many Facebook Pages. In Postika each brand or client gets its own project, with its own channels, calendar and time zone, and projects are unlimited on every plan. You pay by connected channels, not by seats, so adding a Page uses one channel of your plan. See Postika for agencies and pricing.

Frequently asked questions

Can I schedule posts to a personal Facebook profile?

No. Postika publishes to Facebook Pages, which is what Facebook's API supports for scheduling tools.

Can I schedule a text-only Facebook post?

Yes. Facebook is one of the networks where Postika lets you schedule a post without a photo or video.

Can I schedule Facebook posts for several Pages?

Yes. Each Page is one channel. Put each brand in its own project so it has its own calendar and time zone; projects are unlimited on every plan.

Does Postika show Facebook analytics?

No. Postika plans and publishes posts. Reach, reactions and comments are in Meta Business Suite.

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