Summary
Today TryPost is auto-publish only: schedule a time, TryPost publishes via the
network's official API, and only notifies on failure. Some creators need the
opposite workflow — where a post is prepared and staged on schedule, but the
actual publishing is done by hand in the native app (e.g. Instagram), and TryPost
sends a "this post is due now — go post it" notification instead of publishing.
Why
- On Instagram, some actions are only possible from the native app and are not
exposed via the Graph API at publish time (e.g. adding the in-app music/audio
sticker to a carousel so it becomes eligible for the Reels tab).
- Buffer and Later both ship this pattern ("notify me" / "notification
publishing"); Buffer users migrating to TryPost lose the capability.
Proposed behavior
- Per-post toggle:
auto-publish (default) vs manual (notify-only).
- In
manual mode, when the scheduled time arrives TryPost does not push to
the network; instead it sends a notification (email/push/webhook) with the
caption + media links so the user can post in-app.
- Post stays in a "ready" state until the user marks it published (or it can
auto-close after N hours).
Affected area
Scheduling / publish worker + notification delivery.
Summary
Today TryPost is auto-publish only: schedule a time, TryPost publishes via the
network's official API, and only notifies on failure. Some creators need the
opposite workflow — where a post is prepared and staged on schedule, but the
actual publishing is done by hand in the native app (e.g. Instagram), and TryPost
sends a "this post is due now — go post it" notification instead of publishing.
Why
exposed via the Graph API at publish time (e.g. adding the in-app music/audio
sticker to a carousel so it becomes eligible for the Reels tab).
publishing"); Buffer users migrating to TryPost lose the capability.
Proposed behavior
auto-publish(default) vsmanual(notify-only).manualmode, when the scheduled time arrives TryPost does not push tothe network; instead it sends a notification (email/push/webhook) with the
caption + media links so the user can post in-app.
auto-close after N hours).
Affected area
Scheduling / publish worker + notification delivery.