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Publishing Notifications

Learn more about publishing notifications in our help documentation.

🔔 Publishing Notifications — Stay Updated Everywhere

Postly keeps you informed every time your content is published—whether it succeeds, partially fails, or needs attention.

You’ll see updates directly in your dashboard, and receive them via Email, Slack, and Discord.

🚀 What You’ll Get Notified About

Postly sends a notification when your post finishes publishing across all selected channels.

You’ll see:

  • ✅ How many channels succeeded
  • ❌ How many channels failed
  • 📄 Which post was published
  • 🕒 When it was scheduled
  • 🔗 Quick link to view full details

📊 Where Notifications Appear

Postly delivers the same update across multiple channels.

🖥️ Dashboard (Primary View)

Your dashboard is the main place to track publishing results.

  • See a notification after publishing completes

  • Click View Details to open full breakdown

  • Review:

    • All channels
    • Success links
    • Failure reasons

📧 Email

Receive a simple notification in your inbox.

  • Clean, system-style message
  • No clutter or marketing layout
  • Includes a View Content Details link

💬 Slack

Send publishing updates directly to your team’s Slack channel.

  • Uses a webhook URL
  • Sends a clean, readable message
  • Ideal for teams managing campaigns together

💬 Discord

Send updates to your Discord server.

  • Uses a webhook URL
  • Same format as Slack
  • Great for creator teams and communities

⚙️ How to Enable Notifications

All notification settings are managed at the workspace level.

📍 Step 1: Open Workspace Settings

Go to:

Dashboard → Workspace Settings

🔔 Step 2: Open Notifications

Click:

Notifications

📧 Step 3: Enable Email

  • Enable Email Notifications

  • Choose who receives them:

    • Workspace owner
    • Admins
    • All members

💬 Step 4: Connect Slack

  1. Enable Slack Notifications
  2. Paste your Slack webhook URL
  3. Click Save
  4. Click Send Test Notification

💬 Step 5: Connect Discord

  1. Enable Discord Notifications
  2. Paste your Discord webhook URL
  3. Click Save
  4. Click Send Test Notification

🔗 How to Get a Webhook URL

Slack

  • Go to Slack → Apps → Incoming Webhooks
  • Create a webhook for your channel
  • Copy the URL

Discord

  • Go to Server Settings → Integrations → Webhooks
  • Create a webhook
  • Copy the URL

🧾 Example Notification

🔔 Publishing Update

3 succeeded, 1 failed

Post: "New Product Launch"
Scheduled: Mar 18, 10:00 AM
Workspace: Team Postly workspace

Failed:
• Instagram — @brand
  Reason: Token expired

View details:
https://app.postly.ai/notifications/123

⚠️ Why Some Posts Fail

Common reasons include:

  • Expired or disconnected accounts
  • Platform restrictions or rate limits
  • Media size or format issues
  • Missing permissions on social accounts

👉 You’ll see the exact reason in your notification.

💡 Pro Tips

  • Keep Slack and Discord enabled for team visibility
  • Always check failed posts quickly to avoid delays
  • Reconnect accounts regularly to prevent errors
  • Use dashboard details for full troubleshooting

🔄 When Notifications Are Sent

Postly sends one notification per publishing job:

  • After all channels finish processing
  • Not per channel (to avoid noise)

✅ Summary

With Publishing Notifications, you can:

  • Track publishing results instantly
  • Stay informed via Email, Slack, and Discord
  • Debug failures quickly
  • Keep your team aligned in real-time

🚀 Final Note

This feature turns Postly into:

Real-time publishing infrastructure — not just a scheduler

Stay in control. Stay informed. Ship content with confidence.