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Publer

Free tier: 10 posts per month across all platforms. Upgrading starts at $12/month.

Publer is a social media scheduling tool that supports X, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, Pinterest, TikTok, YouTube, and Google Business Profile.

1. What Postlane uses it for​

Postlane sends post content and a scheduled time to Publer's API. Publer delivers the post to the social network at the scheduled time. Your social account credentials live in Publer -- Postlane only passes the content.

2. Pricing​

Publer's free tier allows 10 posts per month. When you reach the limit, Postlane's fallback chain will automatically try your next configured provider -- so pairing Publer with another free-tier provider keeps posts flowing without upgrading.

Paid plans start at approximately $12/month and are recommended if you post daily. See publer.io/pricing for current pricing.

3. Create an account and get your API key​

  1. Sign up at publer.io and connect your social profiles
  2. In the Publer dashboard, go to Settings → Developer → API Key
  3. Copy the API key

4. Enter the key in Postlane​

  1. Open the Postlane desktop app and go to Settings → Scheduler
  2. Click Add provider and select Publer
  3. Paste the API key and click Save
  4. Click Test connection -- a green checkmark confirms the key is valid

5. Per-repo override​

To use a different Publer account for a specific repository, open the Postlane desktop app and go to Settings → Repos → [repo name] → Configure → Scheduler. See Per-repo Scheduler for full details.

6. Using Publer as a fallback​

To add Publer to your fallback chain, open the Postlane desktop app and go to Settings → Scheduler → Fallback order. See Fallback Chain for full details.

7. Troubleshooting​

403 error -- free tier limit reached

Upgrade your Publer plan or configure a fallback provider. Postlane will show a banner on the affected post with a link to your Publer billing page.

401 error -- invalid API key

Re-copy the API key from Publer's dashboard. Make sure you are copying the key from Settings → Developer, not from another section.

Post not appearing on the social platform

Check Publer's dashboard directly -- the post may be pending, failed, or held for review. Publer's activity log shows the delivery status.