BulkPublish

Queue a spreadsheet of posts once and let it publish across every connected social account

KINDA · partial replacement
price $13.99/mosubscription / year $167.88estimated build time multi-dayreplaced by 0 people

The part people picture is a weekend: a list of posts, a timer, one API call each. The part that eats the next six months is everything after the first successful post · staying authenticated to a dozen networks, learning each one's media rules the hard way, publishing that reports success and then quietly fails minutes later, retries that must never post twice, and a review process before some networks will accept a post at all. Build it for two accounts you control and it works. Build it for every network on the marketing page and you have taken a job.

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What you give up

  • staying connected · networks expire your auth and someone has to notice
  • knowing a post is malformed before the network rejects it, not after
  • an honest publish status when a network accepts the upload and fails minutes later
  • analytics pulled back per post
  • approvals, teams and multiple client workspaces
  • the platform review process that gates posting on some networks entirely

Why people still pay

Because a scheduler is only worth anything when it is boring, and a self-built one stops being boring the first time a token expires overnight or a network changes its video rules without telling anyone. People pay so that maintenance is somebody else's Tuesday.

Your build guide

The stack, security requirements, and agent rules for a focused replacement.

Before you start

  • Runtime and tools: TypeScript, Node, SQLite, a scheduled worker and a React draft/calendar interface.
  • Before starting: An approved account for one documented publishing API, its current media/character rules and a sample post; API access and provider charges are separate.
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TypeScript, Node, SQLite, a scheduled worker and a React draft/calendar interface
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Data design: Store ImportBatch, RowError, PostRevision, DestinationJob and PublishReceipt; preserve CSV row numbers and use one stable dedupe key per row/destination/revision.
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Setup: An approved account for one documented publishing API, its current media/character rules and a sample post; API access and provider charges are separate
engineering roadmap

Implementation plan

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Phase 1

Pin the working slice and create its example input: Import a CSV of captions, media references and scheduled destinations, validate every row and enqueue only the explicitly approved rows. Confirm setup: An approved account for one documented publishing API, its current media/character rules and a sample post; API access and provider charges are separate.

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Phase 2

Implement persistence and write-time invariants before decorating the UI: Store ImportBatch, RowError, PostRevision, DestinationJob and PublishReceipt; preserve CSV row numbers and use one stable dedupe key per row/destination/revision.

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Phase 3

Connect the working view to real saved state. Freeze the approved content revision at enqueue time. Keep one receipt per destination and stop on revoked credentials or ambiguous publish results; retry only after checking provider state. Offer manual export for unsupported networks.

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Phase 4

Expose the app-specific limits and recovery path in context: Start with one supported network and a downloadable rejected-row CSV. Local paths must remain within the selected media folder; duplicate captions are warnings, not automatic deletion.

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Phase 5

Walk through this concrete acceptance case and preserve its exported evidence: Import a batch containing a missing image and duplicate row, publish two valid rows, then resume after a crash; errors remain editable and successful destinations are not posted again. Finish the README and backup/restore instructions; report unfinished capabilities explicitly.

the pro prompt
download AGENTS.md
Build the following focused alternative to BulkPublish. This is a deliberately limited personal or small-team substitute, not parity with the paid service.

WORKING SLICE
Import a CSV of captions, media references and scheduled destinations, validate every row and enqueue only the explicitly approved rows.

SETUP AND ARCHITECTURE
Use TypeScript, Node, SQLite, a scheduled worker and a React draft/calendar interface. Prerequisites: An approved account for one documented publishing API, its current media/character rules and a sample post; API access and provider charges are separate. Before integrating anything, record actual versions and permissions, plus model files or provider limits only where used, in the README; make unavailable dependencies visible rather than simulating success.

DOMAIN MODEL AND INVARIANTS
Store ImportBatch, RowError, PostRevision, DestinationJob and PublishReceipt; preserve CSV row numbers and use one stable dedupe key per row/destination/revision.

IMPLEMENTATION CONTRACT
Freeze the approved content revision at enqueue time. Keep one receipt per destination and stop on revoked credentials or ambiguous publish results; retry only after checking provider state. Offer manual export for unsupported networks. Provide an input/setup view, the main work view, and a review/export view appropriate to this workflow. Preserve the last saved state if a job or save fails. Include empty, loading, permission-denied, partial and retryable-error states. Log identifiers and error categories without secret values or unnecessary private content.

APP-SPECIFIC BOUNDARY AND RECOVERY
Start with one supported network and a downloadable rejected-row CSV. Local paths must remain within the selected media folder; duplicate captions are warnings, not automatic deletion.

ACCEPTANCE SCENARIO
Import a batch containing a missing image and duplicate row, publish two valid rows, then resume after a crash; errors remain editable and successful destinations are not posted again. Also reopen the app after an interrupted operation, confirm the saved record/export remains inspectable, and document the recovery action. These are implementation acceptance requirements, not a claim that this guide has been tested.

DELIVERY
Deliver a runnable repository with migrations or project-format versioning, a non-sensitive example, environment/permission setup, the exact manual acceptance steps, and a backup/export-and-restore walkthrough. Implement the working slice before optional integrations; list any deferred paid-product capabilities honestly. Do not add capabilities outside the working slice just to resemble the original product.

PROJECT RULES FOR AGENTS.md
Keep the domain invariants above executable at the write boundary. Propose scope changes before adding providers or permissions. Never fabricate source evidence, publish results, identity matches or successful delivery. Preserve user originals and require an explicit confirmation for destructive changes or external publication.

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Alternatives to building your own

PostizThe broadest open scheduler here; free means running PostgreSQL, Redis, Temporal and your own platform credentials.34kaug 2026open source↗Mixpost LiteA polished single-user scheduler with queues and basic analytics; the team features live in the paid edition.3.5kmar 2026open source↗Publer FreeThree non-X accounts and ten queued posts each, with a bulk CSV importer that is the closest free match for the actual job.$0free↗

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BulkPublish pricing

planmonthlyannual (per mo)what you get
free$0/workspace$0/workspace3 channels (1/platform); 3 posts/day and 30/month; 10 scheduled posts; 100 MB media; 30 API requests/day; 1 organization; 50 AI captions/month plus credits; 1 RSS draft feed; no repeat posts.
pro$13.99/workspace$11.89/workspace2 channels/platform; 30 posts/day (900/month); 30 scheduled/day; 2 GB media; 5 API keys; 5,000 API requests/day; 3 organizations; 10 repeat posts; 300 AI captions/month; 10 RSS auto-publish feeds.Annual equivalent reflects the advertised 15% discount.
business$39.99/workspace$33.99/workspace5 channels/platform; unlimited posts; 100 scheduled/day; 10 GB media; 10 API keys; 50,000 API requests/day; 10 organizations; unlimited repeats; 1,000 AI captions/month; 50 RSS auto-publish feeds.Annual equivalent reflects the advertised 15% discount.

free tier3 channels (1/platform); 3 posts/day and 30/month; 10 scheduled posts; 100 MB media; 30 API requests/day; 1 organization; 50 AI captions/month plus credits; 1 RSS draft feed; no repeat posts

billingmonthly + annual (15% lower on annual billing)

hidden costsPublishing to X uses separate pay-as-you-go credits, and additional AI credits can add cost; current public unit prices were not exposed.

pricing sources checked 2026-08-14 · pricing source ↗

Questions about BulkPublish

Can you build your own BulkPublish with AI?

Partly. The part people picture is a weekend: a list of posts, a timer, one API call each. The part that eats the next six months is everything after the first successful post · staying authenticated to a dozen networks, learning each one's media rules the hard way, publishing that reports success and then quietly fails minutes later, retries that must never post twice, and a review process before some networks will accept a post at all. Build it for two accounts you control and it works. Build it for every network on the marketing page and you have taken a job.

What does the BulkPublish build prompt cover?

The prompt starts with this scope: Import a CSV of captions, media references and scheduled destinations, validate every row and enqueue only the explicitly approved rows. Full-product capabilities excluded from the comparison include: staying connected · networks expire your auth and someone has to notice; knowing a post is malformed before the network rejects it, not after; an honest publish status when a network accepts the upload and fails minutes later. Follow the implementation plan and its prerequisites before expanding the build.

How do I use the prompt, AGENTS.md and agent skills?

Start with the BulkPublish prerequisites and stack, then copy the prompt into your coding agent. Save the project rules as AGENTS.md in the project root. Linked skills are optional packages or source instructions for specific tasks; review their current contents and install only those matching the chosen stack. A skill does not supply API credentials or verify the finished app.

How long will this BulkPublish project take?

The catalogue estimate is multi-day for the limited scope. Setup, integration approvals, debugging, deployment and ongoing maintenance can add time. This is an estimate, not a delivery guarantee.

What would I give up by replacing BulkPublish?

staying connected · networks expire your auth and someone has to notice; knowing a post is malformed before the network rejects it, not after; an honest publish status when a network accepts the upload and fails minutes later; analytics pulled back per post; approvals, teams and multiple client workspaces; the platform review process that gates posting on some networks entirely. Because a scheduler is only worth anything when it is boring, and a self-built one stops being boring the first time a token expires overnight or a network changes its video rules without telling anyone. People pay so that maintenance is somebody else's Tuesday.

What price is this guide comparing against?

The recorded Pro plan is $13.99/mo (monthly per organization), checked 2026-08-08. Check the linked pricing source before buying. Building your own also has hosting, API and maintenance costs; the recorded amount is not a guaranteed saving.

What can I use instead of building BulkPublish?

Postiz: The broadest open scheduler here; free means running PostgreSQL, Redis, Temporal and your own platform credentials. Mixpost Lite: A polished single-user scheduler with queues and basic analytics; the team features live in the paid edition. Publer Free: Three non-X accounts and ten queued posts each, with a bulk CSV importer that is the closest free match for the actual job. Compare all listed options at https://howtovibecodeit.dev/bulkpublish/alternatives. Check each option's license, hosting needs and feature limits.

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