Schedule posts to your LinkedIn profile or Page. We’ll automatically publish your LinkedIn posts at their scheduled time so you can plan your content in advance and save time publishing.
Important:
- LinkedIn scheduling is available on all of Later’s pricing plans, including Free
- You can schedule to LinkedIn through Later on the web and Later's iOS and Android apps
- LinkedIn profiles can schedule a text post or 1 image
- LinkedIn Company Pages can schedule a text post, 1 image, or 1 video
- To add a LinkedIn Page, or refresh expired permissions for one, you must be a super admin of the Page
- LinkedIn videos scheduled and published through Later will play natively in the LinkedIn app
- You can’t schedule Multi-Photo (carousel) posts to LinkedIn
- You can't tag people when scheduling LinkedIn posts
- The number of LinkedIn posts you can schedule monthly is dependent on your plan
- Captions can be up to 3000 characters
- URLs in LinkedIn posts are clickable
- URLs in text-only LinkedIn posts will generate a link preview
- Due to API limitations, a preview image will not be generated
- LinkedIn Analytics is not available through Later at this time
LinkedIn Page Role Requirements
Due to API restrictions, you must be a super admin on a Page in order to connect it to Later, and at least a content admin in order to publish to it.
Curator and analyst roles will not be able to connect or publish to LinkedIn Pages through Later.
Super admins can add and edit admins, or you can request admin access to a LinkedIn Page.
Add Your LinkedIn Profile or Page
- In Later on the web, click the + button at the top of your Calendar to add a social profile
- Select an empty LinkedIn profile slot and click Add Social Profile
- Log in to your LinkedIn profile and grant Later access
Note: If you’re already logged into LinkedIn, we’ll show you the profile and Pages of the account you’re logged into. If you’re logged into the wrong LinkedIn account, log out and start again. - Select the LinkedIn profile or Page you want to add to Later
Note: If you don't see the LinkedIn Page you want to add, ensure you are logged into the right account and have the right permissions.
Schedule a LinkedIn Post
Desktop
- Go to your Calendar in Later on the web
- Drag and drop the media you want to schedule or the Create Text Post box to your Calendar
- Set the date and time you want the post to go out
- Write a caption up to 3000 characters or add a Saved Caption
- Save your post
- Optional edits:
- Click Edit Image or Edit Video to edit it
- Click Add/Change Media to add/remove media
- Click Schedule Post
- Alternatively, click the down arrow next to the Schedule Post button > Save as Draft to save your post as a draft and come back to it later
iOS
- Select the Schedule tab
- Tap the create post icon in the bottom right
- Select your LinkedIn profile or Page
- Write a caption up to 3000 characters or add a Saved Caption
- If you want to add media, tap +
- Optional edits:
- Tap a photo to crop it
- Tap x to remove media
- Tap Change next to where it says No Time Selected
- Select a date and time for publishing, or tap Now under Select a Time to publish now
- Tap Save
- Tap Schedule Post
- Alternatively, tap Save as Draft to save your post as a draft and come back to it later
Android
- Select the Schedule tab
- Tap the create post icon in the bottom right
- Select your LinkedIn profile or Page
- Write a caption up to 3000 characters or add a Saved Caption
- If you want to add media, tap +
- Optional edits:
- Tap a photo to crop it
- Tap x to remove media
- Tap Change and select a date and time for publishing
- Tap Schedule Post
- Alternatively, tap Save as Draft to save your post as a draft and come back to it later
We’ll automatically publish your post to LinkedIn at your scheduled time.
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