Switch from Later to SkedCast
Later documents no downloadable export of scheduled posts or the calendar. It does offer a view-only Share Calendar link for Instagram content and exports analytics as CSV. Here is the honest route to move, and exactly what Later’s help pages say.
What can you take with you from Later?
Scheduled posts
No downloadable export of the calendar or scheduled posts is documented. What is documented is Share Calendar: a view-only link showing scheduled posts (media, caption, date and time), for Instagram only, on Growth plans and up; the link expires after 48 hours and drafts are not included. Analytics CSV export (Starter and up) covers performance, not the queue.
Disconnecting or cancelling
Remove a profile from Settings › Social Sets & Access Groups. Later warns that its scheduled posts will not be published, restores them if you reconnect the same profile within 30 days, and does not change billing. Cancelling a paid plan keeps access to the end of the billing cycle, and posts over the permitted volume will not be published after it ends. Deleting the account permanently removes all scheduled posts, media and data.
How do you move from Later to SkedCast?
- Record your queue from Later. Later has no downloadable calendar export. On Growth plans and up, Instagram Visual Planner › Share Calendar generates a view-only link to your scheduled posts, which expires after 48 hours and leaves out drafts; use it as a reading copy. For other content, list what is still queued from Later’s calendar view. Put it all into a CSV.
- Bulk-import the CSV into SkedCast. Upload the CSV to SkedCast’s bulk import. Every row is validated against the platform it targets, so a bad row is fixed in the import instead of failing at publish time.
- Reconnect each account. Connect each social account in SkedCast through its own official sign-in. Group accounts by client if you manage several.
- Export your Later analytics if you want the history. Later’s Analytics tab exports CSV for Instagram, LinkedIn, Threads and Link in Bio, on Starter plans and up.
- Remove profiles from Later once posts are confirmed live. Later restores a removed profile’s posts for 30 days if you reconnect it, but do not rely on that window. Confirm every post is live in SkedCast first, and do not delete the Later account before then, since deletion permanently removes scheduled posts.
What carries over from Later to SkedCast?
| What | How it moves |
|---|---|
| Scheduled posts | Export a CSV from Later where it offers one, then import up to 2,500 posts per upload on Agency in one upload, every row checked |
| Images and video | Put each file’s public link in the import’s media column, or upload the files to SkedCast’s media library |
| Social accounts | Reconnect each one through the network’s own sign-in; no passwords move between tools |
| Clients | Give each client its own workspace, with its accounts, team and approvals |
| Analytics history | Stays in Later; export its reports before you cancel |
Switching from Later: FAQ
- Can I export my scheduled posts from Later?
- Not as a file. Later has a view-only Share Calendar link for Instagram (Growth plans and up, expires after 48 hours, drafts excluded) and an analytics CSV export, but no export of the scheduled queue itself, so list your remaining queue by hand and bulk-import it into SkedCast.
- What happens to my Later posts if I remove a profile?
- Later says scheduled posts for a removed profile will not publish, but restores them if you reconnect the same profile within 30 days.
- Can I download my Later media library in bulk?
- Only partially. On desktop you save one image at a time at medium resolution; the iOS app lets you select multiple items and download at full resolution.
Ready to move from Later?
Sign up free — no credit card. You land on the Free plan, and you can start a one-time 7-day Studio trial from your workspace whenever you are ready. Bulk-import your queue and reconnect your accounts.