Key takeaways
- Group admins and moderators can schedule posts, and set up recurring posts, natively in a group they manage.
- Members who are not admins or moderators cannot schedule group posts.
- No third-party tool, SkedCast included, can publish to a Facebook group, because the Facebook API does not allow apps to post to groups.
- Facebook Pages can be scheduled natively in Meta Business Suite and through third-party tools connected via the Facebook API.
How to schedule Facebook group posts as an admin
In a group you manage, write the post in the group composer as usual and choose the schedule option instead of posting straight away, then pick the date and time. Facebook also lets admins and moderators set a post to recur. Scheduled group posts are managed from the group itself, not from Meta Business Suite, and the option is not available to regular members.
Why third-party tools cannot schedule group posts
Scheduling tools publish through the Facebook API, and the API does not let apps post into groups. That is a platform limit, not a gap in any one tool: no third-party scheduler, SkedCast included, can publish to a Facebook group. If groups are part of your plan, schedule those posts natively in the group and use a scheduler for your Pages and other platforms.
Facebook Pages: native and third-party scheduling both work
A Facebook Page post can be scheduled directly in Meta Business Suite, or through any third-party scheduler connected to the Page via the Facebook API. Compose the post, set a time, and it publishes automatically, the same way scheduling works on most other networks.
Events sit in their own category
You can create a Facebook event well ahead of the date it describes, but that is different from scheduling a post: creating the event is an immediate action. Posts in an event’s discussion are not something a third-party scheduler can publish either.
FAQ
- Can you schedule posts in a Facebook group?
- Yes, if you are an admin or moderator: Facebook’s group composer lets you schedule a post, or set up a recurring one, in a group you manage. Regular members cannot schedule group posts.
- Is there a Facebook group scheduler or auto-poster app?
- No. The Facebook API does not let third-party apps post to groups, so no scheduler or auto-poster, SkedCast included, can publish to a Facebook group. Use the group’s own scheduling instead.
- Is Facebook Page scheduling different from group scheduling?
- Yes. Page posts can be scheduled natively in Meta Business Suite and through connected third-party tools. Group posts can only be scheduled natively, by an admin or moderator, inside the group.
- Can I schedule the creation of a Facebook event itself?
- No. Creating an event is an immediate action in Facebook: you can set a future date for the event, but you cannot schedule the act of creating it to happen later.