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A post failed: what the message means

The common errors, what caused them and the next step.

What you seeWhat it meansWhat to do
X API credits are used upThe X account has no prepaid creditsAdd credits in the X developer console (Billing), then retry
TikTok blocked the postTikTok refused the settings or the account's stateRe-check privacy and disclosure, follow the message link, then retry
TikTok daily posting limitThe account hit TikTok's per-day capWait about a day
YouTube daily upload limitThe channel hit YouTube's per-day upload countWait about 24 hours
YouTube daily API quotaThe app used its day's YouTube quotaIt resets at midnight Pacific time
Login expired or revokedThe platform no longer accepts the connectionPress Reconnect, then retry
Rate limit or temporary problemThe platform is busy or unreachableWait a few minutes and retry
Missed its scheduled timeThe server was offline for more than 2 hoursOpen the post and retry

A yellow panel on the Dashboard lists the latest unresolved failure per platform with a link to the post. It disappears once a newer post to that platform succeeds. A red banner shows when a platform used its daily limit; posting to it is turned off and comes back by itself when the limit resets.

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