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Choose your first network

Every network is connected the same way - Accounts → Networks → Connect, the network’s own sign-in, back to Dropslate - but each one asks for a different kind of account first. If you only want to see a post go live today, start with YouTube or a Facebook Page: both need one account you already have and nothing else.

Before you start

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  • A Dropslate workspace - 10-minute quick start, step 1.
  • On the Free plan, room for the account: Free includes 2 connected accounts across all networks; a third answers quota_exceeded.

The networks side by side

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Network Account type you connect What you need beforehand Connecting takes Caveat
YouTube A YouTube channel on a Google account The channel must exist on that Google account 1 minute Until Google verifies the app, the consent screen says the app is unverified and you confirm you want to continue. A project-wide daily upload quota applies - YouTube.
Facebook A Facebook Page (not a profile or a group) A Page you manage 1 minute Facebook allows a Page 30 Reels through the API in 24 hours.
Instagram A Business or Creator Instagram account The account converted to Business or Creator and linked to a Facebook Page 2–3 minutes, more if the account still has to be converted A personal Instagram account cannot be connected - Meta’s requirement for any scheduling tool.
Threads A Threads profile The Threads profile 1 minute Separate from Instagram: connecting one does not connect the other.
TikTok A TikTok account The connector is in progress - Soon on Accounts — When it ships, posts publish as private to you only until TikTok audits the app - TikTok.

TikTok, X, LinkedIn and Pinterest show Soon on Accounts - TikTok, roadmap.

Steps

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  1. Open Accounts. The Networks section lists every network; the ones without a connector are marked Soon.
  2. Click Connect on a network. You are sent to its sign-in and consent screen.
  3. Approve. For Facebook and Instagram, pick the Page (and the Instagram account linked to it) when Meta asks.
  4. You are back in Dropslate; the channel appears under Your channels with the status Connected.
The Accounts page: Networks with Connect buttons and X, LinkedIn and Pinterest marked Soon, and Your channels with four connected accounts - YouTube, Instagram, a Facebook Page and Threads.
Networks is a section of the Accounts page, not a dialog.

What you see next

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The account is a valid target in Compose from this moment. If a token later expires or is revoked on the network’s side, the card shows Expired or Disconnected and a Reconnect button; reconnecting repeats the same sign-in without creating a duplicate or touching the post history - How connecting works.

Common errors

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Error Cause Fix
?connect=refused&reason=... after the network’s screen You declined, or the network refused; reason is its word for why. Approve the consent screen; for Instagram, convert the account first.
No Instagram account listed after connecting Facebook The Instagram account is personal, or not linked to the Page. Convert it to Business or Creator, link it to the Page, connect again.
No Page listed after connecting Facebook The Facebook account manages no Page, or the Pages permission was declined. Create or get added to a Page, connect again and grant the Pages permission.
Google says the app is unverified Expected until Google’s verification completes. Choose to continue; the permissions asked are the same.
quota_exceeded The plan’s connected-account limit is reached. Disconnect an unused account, or upgrade - Plans & pricing.
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