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# Compose & Schedule

### Compose and Schedule <a href="#compose-and-schedule" id="compose-and-schedule"></a>

**URL:** `/dashboard/compose`

**Status: Live**

Create posts with a rich editor and publish or schedule across any combination of platforms.

**How it works:**

1. Write your post content in the editor
2. Attach media (images, video, GIF)
3. Select target platforms from your connected accounts
4. Choose: Publish Now, Schedule for a specific date/time, Save as Draft, or Add to Queue
5. Confirm - post is created and queued for delivery

**Post creation flags (CLI):**

| Flag                    | Description                                    |
| ----------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `-c, --content <text>`  | Post text content                              |
| `-p, --platform <name>` | Target platform (repeatable for cross-posting) |
| `-a, --account <id>`    | Account ID for the platform                    |
| `-m, --media <url>`     | Media URL - use `social-cli upload` first      |
| `--media-type <type>`   | `image`, `video`, or `gif`                     |
| `--now`                 | Publish immediately                            |
| `--draft`               | Save as draft                                  |
| `--schedule <datetime>` | ISO 8601 UTC datetime                          |
| `--queue`               | Add to next available queue slot               |
| `--timezone <tz>`       | Timezone e.g. `America/New_York`               |

**Credits:** 3 credits per platform. Twitter/X posts containing URLs cost 20 credits per platform due to X API pass-through costs.


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