Getting Started

Managing content across multiple social media platforms is time-consuming. Every time you want to cross post social media content from Instagram to YouTube or LinkedIn, you end up downloading, reformatting, and re-uploading the same files. Multiply that by several clients or accounts, and you’re spending hours on repetitive work instead of growing your audience. GoPost simplifies this. It lets you cross post social media content across Instagram, YouTube, and LinkedIn from a single dashboard — without downloading and re-uploading files between platforms. This guide walks you through the complete workflow: connecting your social accounts, setting up cross-post agents, scheduling content, and using smart scheduling to post at optimal times. Why Use GoPost to Cross Post Social Media Content GoPost is a tool that helps you cross post social media content across platforms. Built for creators, freelance social media managers, and small teams who manage multiple accounts. Instead of logging into each platform separately, you connect your accounts once and manage everything from GoPost. The core concept is the Cross-Post Agent — a one-time setup that links a source platform (like Instagram) to one or more target platforms (like YouTube and LinkedIn). Once an agent is active, your content flows from source to targets with minimal effort. Currently supported platforms: Instagram — as a content source YouTube — as a target for publishing LinkedIn — as a target for publishing Google Drive — for media storage and access Facebook, TikTok, and Twitter support are coming soon. Step 1: Connect Your Social Media Accounts Before you can cross-post or schedule anything, you need to connect at least one source platform and one target platform. Log in to your GoPost account at gopost.io Navigate to the Connections page Select the platform you want to connect (Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, or Google Drive) Authorise GoPost to access your account through the platform’s standard OAuth flow Repeat for each platform you want to use You only need to do this once per account. GoPost securely stores your connection and keeps it active until you disconnect. Step 2: Set Up a Cross Post Social Media Agent A Cross-Post Agent is what makes GoPost different from a standard scheduler. When you cross post social media content through an agent, it pulls your posts from a source platform and makes them available to publish or schedule to your targets — without you needing to download, reformat, or re-upload anything. To create an agent: Go to the All Agents page Click Create Agent Select your source platform (e.g. Instagram) Select your target platform(s) (e.g. YouTube, LinkedIn, or both) Save the agent Once created, the agent automatically pulls in all content from your source platform. You’ll see your posts listed on the Agent Details page, ready to edit, schedule, or publish. Step 3: Publish or Schedule Your Content With your agent set up, you can now publish content immediately or schedule it for later. Publish Immediately Open your agent and select a target platform (YouTube or LinkedIn) Browse your content list and select one or more items Edit metadata if needed — update descriptions, thumbnails, tags, or any platform-specific details Click Publish to post immediately Schedule for Later If you want your content to go out at a specific date and time: Select the content you want to schedule Click Schedule and choose your preferred date and time GoPost will publish it automatically at the scheduled time You can track the status of every post from the agent view. Use the Refresh button to check for updates. Filter by status (Published, Scheduled, Unpublished, Failed) or search for specific content. Sort by creation date to find what you need quickly. Step 4: Use Smart Scheduling to Post at Optimal Times Choosing the right time to post can make a real difference in reach and engagement. GoPost’s Smart Scheduling feature removes the guesswork. Instead of manually picking dates and times for each post, you can select multiple pieces of content and click Auto Schedule. GoPost’s algorithm will: Distribute your posts across multiple days Choose optimal time slots based on engagement patterns for each platform Space content evenly so your audience isn’t overwhelmed This is particularly useful when you’re repurposing a batch of content — say, 10 Instagram posts that you want to roll out across LinkedIn over the next two weeks. Select all 10, hit Auto Schedule, and GoPost handles the rest. For ideas on creating content worth scheduling, see our guide on how to repurpose blog content for social media. Bulk Scheduling: Cross Post Social Media Content at Scale If you manage multiple clients or accounts, you likely have a backlog of content to schedule at once. GoPost’s bulk scheduling lets you cross post social media content in batches — select multiple items from your content list, set your scheduling preferences, and queue them all in one action. Combined with Smart Scheduling, this means you can plan an entire week’s worth of content across platforms in minutes rather than hours. Tips for Getting the Most Out of GoPost Edit metadata before publishing. When you cross post social media content, what works as an Instagram caption may not work as a LinkedIn post. Take a moment to adjust descriptions, hashtags, and tags for each target platform. This small step makes your content feel native to each platform rather than copy-pasted. Use Smart Scheduling for consistency. Posting regularly matters more than posting perfectly. Smart Scheduling helps you maintain a consistent presence without manually planning every time slot. Set up agents for each content flow. If you manage content for multiple clients, create a separate agent for each client’s workflow. For example: Client A’s Instagram → YouTube, Client B’s Instagram → LinkedIn. This keeps your content organised and prevents mix-ups. Check post status after publishing. Use the status filter to quickly see which posts were published successfully and which failed. If a post fails, you can retry it directly from the same screen. Get Started GoPost is the easiest way to cross post social