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Part 3 · Operate

Publishing

What publishes through an API, what comes out copy-ready, and why the difference.

01What it is

Approved content either publishes through a platform API or arrives as copy-ready output for you to post. The channel decides which, and the reason is always the platform rather than the product.

02Why it exists

Some platforms have a compliant publishing API on a free tier and some do not. Pretending otherwise would mean either breaking a platform's terms or automating your logged-in session, and the product does neither.

Copy-ready is not a lesser outcome. The writing is finished, gated and in your voice; you paste it. What you lose is a scheduled time, not quality.

03How to use it

  1. 01Check the note on each channel to see which it is.
  2. 02Connect the accounts for the channels that publish.
  3. 03For copy-ready channels, copy from the card and post. Then mark it posted so measurement can attach.

04What good looks like

You give it
LinkedIn connected, a post approved and scheduled.
You get
It publishes to your profile at the scheduled time through the official API.
Why
LinkedIn has a compliant publishing API for a member’s own profile.

Derived from the rules in the code

05What weak looks like, and what it costs

You give it
Expecting X to publish automatically.
You get
Copy-ready output instead, with the reason stated on the channel.
Why
The X posting tier is paid, and the product does not pretend a free path exists.

Derived from the rules in the code

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