Pre-publish checks and warnings

Before Kredia saves a post, it checks it against the rules of each platform you selected. Problems it can catch in advance are shown right away, so the post doesn't fail later at its scheduled time.

What Kredia checks#

• The account is connected for that client and platform.
• The media fits the platform and the post type. For example: Instagram needs a photo or video, TikTok and YouTube need a video, a Reel needs a video, a Story takes a single photo or video, Pinterest takes a single photo or video (no image carousel).
• The media link works. The first photo or video must be at a public address that really serves an image or video file. Otherwise you see, for example, "Media URL does not serve an image or video".
• Required fields are filled in: the Facebook Page when the client has several, a YouTube title (or a caption to take it from), a Pinterest board.
• Length and count limits: Instagram captions up to 2,200 characters and carousels up to 10 items; Threads up to 500 characters; LinkedIn up to 3,000 characters, up to 20 images, one video, no mixing of video and images; Pinterest titles up to 100 characters.
• Basic form rules: a client is selected, the caption isn't empty, and the scheduled time is in the future.

Blocking problems vs warnings#

Blocking problems stop that post from being created. Fix them and submit again.

• When you create a post for several platforms, the Scheduling results list shows each platform with a tick or a cross and the reason. Platforms that passed are scheduled; the failed ones stay selected so you can fix them and submit again.
• When you edit a post, the problems appear under Cannot schedule — fix these issues first:.

Warnings don't stop the post. The most common one is that a connection expires soon, for example "Instagram token expires in 3 day(s)". Reconnect the account before the scheduled time so the post doesn't fail. See Account shows "Expired, reconnect".

Cover warnings appear when a video cover can't be used on a selected platform. Kredia asks you to Continue anyway or Cancel. See How to choose a video cover.

In the mobile app#

The mobile composer has a Validate button that checks the post with the platform without scheduling it. The result reads Ready to publish or Can't publish yet, with a list under Fix these and validate again:, and any warnings under Worth a look.

What the checks can't catch#

Some problems only show up when the platform receives the post, for example a video in the wrong shape for YouTube Shorts, a link to an extra carousel slide that stopped working, or a connection that the client revoked after you scheduled. Those posts end up Failed; see A post failed to publish.

See also#

• How to create and schedule a post
• What you can publish on each platform
• A post failed to publish