You'll need a business account. Click Create at the top left, choose Create Pin, add your image or video and fill in the details, then select Publish at a later date and pick the day and time. Scheduling only reaches 30 days ahead, and you can have 10 Pins waiting at once.
Scheduling stops at 30 days and 10 Pins in the queue
Before you plan a quarter's worth of content, read the limits on the official scheduling help page. Native scheduling is built for the next few weeks, not the next few months.
- Business accounts only. A business account is what lets you schedule, and it's standard Pins that you can schedule.
- 30 days ahead at most. Anything further out has to wait until it comes into range.
- One at a time. You can only schedule one Pin at a time.
- 10 in the queue. That's the most you can have scheduled for the future.
- The image or video is locked. Once a Pin's scheduled, you can't edit either of them.
Do the sums before you plan around this. Spread evenly across the full 30 days, 10 scheduled Pins works out at one Pin every three days. If you post more often than that, the queue will only cover part of the month, so the window that matters is the 10 slots, not the 30 days.
My advice: spend those 10 slots on the Pins where the date matters, such as a launch or a seasonal post, and publish the rest as you go. If you're not sure what counts as a standard Pin, start with what a Pin is and how it works.
How to set a publish date on desktop and in the app
On desktop
- Log in to your business account.
- Click Create at the top left.
- Select Create Pin.
- Choose the image or video.
- Fill in the Pin details.
- Select Publish at a later date.
- Choose the day and time.
In the app
- Next to Schedule date, tap the arrow.
- Choose the date and time.
- Tap Done.
- Tap Schedule.
- Confirm.
Get the image right before you finish, because you won't be able to come back and change it. The words around it are far more forgiving, and this is how it splits once a Pin is in the queue.
| Part of the Pin | Can you change it after scheduling? |
|---|---|
| Publish date | Yes |
| Title | Yes |
| Board | Yes |
| Description | Yes |
| Link | Yes |
| Image | No |
| Video | No |
That split tells you where to spend your checking time. A typo in a title can wait, but a wrong image can't be rescued, so look at the picture one last time before you confirm.
Scheduling only decides when a Pin goes out, so it won't tell you what to post. If that's the part you're stuck on, learning Pinterest marketing from scratch is a better next step than another tool, and how Pinterest works as a marketing channel explains the bigger picture.
Scheduled Pin problems and what's behind them
I can't find any way to schedule
Check which kind of account you're using. Scheduling comes with a business account, so a different account type is the first thing to rule out.
My scheduled Pin isn't on my profile
Give it a few minutes. Your profile is where scheduled Pins show up, but it can take a little while for a new one to appear.
The date I want won't work
Count the days. If it's more than 30 days away, it's out of range, so you'll need to come back closer to the time.
It won't let me add another scheduled Pin
You've probably got 10 waiting already. Once one of those goes live, you'll have room for another.
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I used the wrong image on a scheduled Pin
You can't swap it. The image or video on a scheduled Pin can't be edited, so the fix is to create a new Pin with the right one.
My images turned into separate Pins
That's the expected result. You can select up to 10 images and each image creates a new Pin, so if you wanted them combined into one video Pin, use the Pinterest app.
Frequently asked questions
Can I change the link on a Pin after it's scheduled?
Yes. The link, title, board and description can all be updated after scheduling.
Can I move a Pin to a different day?
Yes, the publish date is editable, as long as the new day still falls within the 30-day window.
Can I schedule a video?
Yes. You choose an image or a video when you build the Pin, so video's fine. Make sure it's the final cut, because it's locked after you schedule.
Can I set up lots of Pins in one go?
Not as a batch. Scheduling works one Pin at a time, so a long run of Pins means repeating the steps for each one.
Where do I check what's lined up?
Visit your profile, which is where your upcoming Pins are listed.
Do I need a computer for this?
No. There's a route in the app as well, using the Schedule date option.
