PostEaseThe short answer
A Facebook Page can schedule its own posts: Meta’s help says posts can be scheduled “between 20 minutes and 29 days away”, by people with Facebook or task access to the Page, and that all scheduling times correspond to your current time zone. Meta Business Suite schedules Facebook and Instagram posts, Stories and Reels together, with scheduled content shown in Planner.
A third-party scheduler is worth it when you post to more platforms than Facebook and Instagram and want one calendar for all of them. YouTube, X, LinkedIn (personal profile), Pinterest, Bluesky, and WordPress publishing are live today; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Threads are pending each platform's own API approval.
The ways to schedule, side by side
From Meta’s own help pages, read in October 2026:
| Way | What it schedules | How far ahead |
|---|---|---|
| A Facebook Page’s own scheduling | Page posts, created and edited by people with Facebook or task access | Between 20 minutes and 29 days |
| Meta Business Suite | Facebook and Instagram posts, Stories and Reels, shown in Planner | Not stated in the mobile help |
Scheduling a Page post
Meta’s help gives the steps for a Page: write the post, then next to Scheduling options turn on the Set date and time toggle, pick the date and time, and click Schedule. A scheduled post can later be rescheduled to a new time, or moved back to the Page’s drafts, which cancels its publish time.
Before you schedule: the sizes Facebook takes
A scheduled post publishes exactly as you made it, so check it against the platform’s own figures first:
| What | Limit |
|---|---|
| Feed image | 4:5, 1440 × 1800 |
| Link preview image | At least 1200 × 630, about 1.91:1 |
| Reel | 9:16, 1080 × 1920 |
Pick the time in your audience’s time zone
A scheduled post goes out at the moment you set, wherever you are when you set it. Choose the time for the people you want to reach: if most of them live hours ahead of or behind you, schedule for their morning or evening, not yours. Check the time again in the weeks the clocks change, since daylight saving starts on different dates in different countries.
When a scheduler is worth it
Facebook’s own tools see only Facebook and Instagram, and only 29 days ahead. If you also post to YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest or Bluesky, a scheduler puts every platform on one calendar and gathers the comments in one inbox. Check that it stores each post with the time zone it was set in, so a team in different places sees the same moment.
Questions
How far ahead can I schedule a Facebook post?
Between 20 minutes and 29 days, according to Meta’s help for Facebook Pages.
Can I schedule Facebook Reels?
Yes, in Meta Business Suite, which Meta says schedules Facebook and Instagram content such as posts, Stories and Reels.
Can I change a scheduled Facebook post?
Yes. Meta’s help says you can reschedule it to a new date and time, or move it to the Page’s drafts, which cancels the scheduled time.
Can PostEase schedule Facebook posts?
YouTube, X, LinkedIn (personal profile), Pinterest, Bluesky, and WordPress publishing are live today; Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, and Threads are pending each platform's own API approval.
Sources
- Meta, Schedule a post and manage scheduled posts for your Facebook Page, checked October 2026.
- Meta, Schedule Facebook and Instagram content on Meta Business Suite mobile app, checked October 2026.
- Meta, Image ad specs for Facebook Feed, checked October 2026.