Comment by merelysounds
5 days ago
> Syndication can be done fully automatically by the server
At the risk of stating the obvious: this can get tricky, many popular social media platforms restrict automated posting. Policies around automation and/or api usage can change often and may not even be fully public as some might overlap anti spam measures.
How does Buffer[0] operate then? Even an open-source alternative to Buffer, Postiz[1], offers Instagram.
0. https://buffer.com
1. https://github.com/gitroomhq/postiz-app
> How does Buffer operate then?
Buffer documents a number of workflows and limitations in their FAQs.
E.g. for a non-professional Instagram account, the user gets a notification to manually share a post via the Instagram app.
> you can prepare your post in Buffer, receive a notification on your mobile device when it’s time to post, then tap the notification and copy your post over to the social network to finish posting.
source: https://support.buffer.com/article/658-using-notification-pu...
Postiz docs show that users can create an app on Facebook and use that key and it will auto post.
I guess using POSSE for Instagram forces you to either create a personal app on Facebook which is not easy or make your Instagram account a business account.
Wasn’t Buffer something else in the past? Did they pivot?
It’s been about scheduling social media posts since at least 2012, seems to have grown into a whole content management suite.
Havent been able to figure this out for Instagram - also the only social media that is still relevant for me. (thankfully?) never got into twitter where it seems to be easy.