In order to post to your social profiles using Later, you must first authenticate them in your Later account. This provides Later the necessary permissions to post on your behalf while following each platform’s rules.

This article will cover how to add and remove social profiles in Later, as well as transfer them between Later accounts.

Important:

• Only the Later account owner can add and remove social profiles
• A social profile can only be connected to one Later account at a time, within one Access Group & Social Set
• You can add or remove any social profiles through app.later.com on desktop
• You can add or remove Instagram profiles, TikTok profiles, and Facebook Pages through Later’s iOS app
• You can add and remove Instagram profiles and Facebook Pages through Later's Android app
• The amount of social profiles you can manage per Later account depends on your Later plan

Add a Social Profile

Individual Platform Requirements

For some platforms, you must meet certain requirements in order to be able to authenticate that profile with Later:

For TikTok, Pinterest, and Twitter profiles, you simply need login access to the profile you want to add.

Remove a Social Profile

Why do I get a warning when removing a profile?

Social profiles can be linked to certain features, such as Linkin.bio pages and Creator & Brand Collabs. As a result, when you remove a social profile, you may see a warning notifying you of the impact removing that profile would have on other features you are using. 

For example, if you try to remove a profile that currently has scheduled posts, then you'll be warned that its scheduled posts will be removed.

From there, you can decide if you want to proceed with removing the profile or leave it connected to continue using the feature(s) it is associated with.

Transfer a Social Profile From Another Account

Each social profile can only be associated with one Later account at a time. If you are looking to transfer a social profile from one Later account to another, it is often as simple as just adding it to your account (following the same steps listed above).

If the profile is already connected to another Later account, you'll be asked to confirm the transfer. Click Transfer Profile to continue, and that’s it!

What if my profile can’t be transferred?

Some social profiles can’t be transferred manually within Later. You might receive an error message like the following: invalid attribute. The [social profile handle] already exists on another Later account or The [platform] profile [@handle] is connected to another Later account

If you don’t see the Transfer Profile option when adding a profile that is already connected to another account, here’s what to do:

1. If you know the owner of the Later account currently connected to the profile, ask them to remove that profile from their Later account (following the steps above), then try adding it again.
2. If the above is not an option, please reach out to us via the Later Chatbot (accessible from app.later.com on desktop) after attempting to connect the social profile in your Later account. After a security check, we can manually disconnect it for you.

Troubleshooting: Wrong Profile Added

Wrong account being connected in Later? It’s possible that your browser is automatically logging into the incorrect profile using saved login info.

To fix this issue, please try adding your profile through app.later.com on desktop following these steps:

1. Open an Incognito/private browsing window, following the instructions for which browser you use:
   • Chrome
   • Safari
   • Firefox
   • Opera
   • Edge
2. Navigate to app.later.com on the private browsing window
3. Log in to your Later account
4. Follow the steps above to add your profile from within the private browsing window
   • Make sure you log in using the exact username & password of the profile you want to add to Later

That’s it! Once your account is added, you can close the private browsing window—your account will remain connected.

The reason this helps is because the private browsing window prevents your browser from automatically logging you in. Instead, you’ll have the opportunity to manually log in to the correct profile.