Import from Social
Import Existing Posts From Your Social Accounts
RecurPost imports the posts you have already published on your connected social accounts, so you never have to rebuild a client’s content back-catalog by hand. Import from Social reads these existing posts from a connected network and adds them to a library you pick. RecurPost then treats those posts like any other content that you can schedule and recycle. Agencies reach for it most during onboarding, when a new client arrives with years of posts already live.
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What Import from Social moves into RecurPost
RecurPost’s Import from Social moves your already-published posts from a connected social account into a chosen RecurPost library. It brings in the caption and the media together, not just a link. RecurPost imports straight from the social network itself. That direct-from-network path is what lets an agency leave another scheduler without asking the old tool for an export file.
Import from Social is not a spreadsheet upload. RecurPost keeps brand-new posts from a CSV on a separate path, bulk schedule from a CSV. It is also not a feed import. RecurPost pulls external blog and news items through a different path, import from an RSS feed.
For instance, take an agency switching a restaurant client off another scheduler. The agency connects the client’s Facebook Page and Instagram account, then imports the existing posts straight from those accounts. It never exports anything from the old tool.
RecurPost’s Import from Social fits any account that has published posts you want back in rotation. It does not fit brand-new content that lives in a spreadsheet or the content you pull from an external feed.
Which accounts and networks you can import from
RecurPost imports from the social accounts you have connected to your workspace. It supports per-network handling on import for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, TikTok, and YouTube. Each account has to be connected before you can import from it.
RecurPost connects a client account through a password-free invite. The client gets an email or link, authorizes their own account, and never hands you a login. That invite flow matters at import time. You can pull a client’s whole posting history without ever holding the client’s credentials, which most competing schedulers cannot claim because they ask for the login.
For example, a freelancer managing eight client accounts sends each client an invite link. Once a client authorizes, RecurPost imports that client’s existing posts network by network. The freelancer never asks for a single password.
RecurPost’s Import from Social fits any network the client has already connected. It does not fit a network the client has not linked yet. Connect that account first, then import.
Choose what comes in: filter by app and media type
RecurPost lets you filter which posts to import, so you do not have to take the whole history. RecurPost filters imported posts by the sharing app the post came from and by media type, image or video. It lets you set the subset before the import runs.
RecurPost also lets you pull only your top-performing posts from a chosen period. Import last year’s best posts, add them to a library, and put them back into circulation.
For example, a freelancer imports only last year’s top-performing image posts for a client. RecurPost filters out every video. It then sends the image posts straight into the client’s library, ready to schedule.
Most schedulers import everything or nothing. RecurPost’s app and media-type filters let you bring in a clean subset instead, so a client’s library starts with the posts that already worked.
The four-step import wizard
RecurPost runs Import from Social as a four-step wizard. Each step sets one part of the import before RecurPost brings anything in.
Choose the destination library
RecurPost asks you to choose the destination library first. Search the library by name or scroll the list.
Customize posts in bulk
RecurPost then lets you customize every imported post in bulk. Add a prefix or suffix to each caption, set a first comment, and attach hashtags from a saved collection or a custom entry.
Set per-network options
RecurPost lets you set per-network options next, or import with no customization. Pick one or more networks and set the options for each.
Review and confirm
RecurPost shows a summary last. Review every setting, then confirm the import in one click.
RecurPost supports the first comment on import for Facebook Pages, LinkedIn, and Instagram Feed only. Other networks skip that field.
For instance, an agency onboarding a new client imports three years of posts into a library named for that client. In the second step, the agency adds the client’s campaign hashtag set as a suffix across all of them. The agency confirms in the fourth step, and the whole back catalog lands at once.
RecurPost’s bulk step fits large imports where the same treatment applies to many posts. It does not fit post-by-post edits. Make those in the composer after the import.
Per-network settings applied as you import
RecurPost applies platform-specific settings while importing, not only when you compose. It configures per-network options on import for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, TikTok, and YouTube.
RecurPost gives TikTok imports their own controls. It lets you set the privacy level, allow or block comments, allow or block duets and stitches, and disclose branded content. RecurPost holds those choices on the imported posts before any of them re-enter the schedule.
For example, an agency importing a creator client’s TikTok back catalog sets privacy and turns off duets and stitches on the imported posts. RecurPost keeps those settings on every imported TikTok video.
RecurPost’s per-network settings fit clients whose networks need different handling, which is most of them. Import with no customization when you want identical treatment everywhere.
Where imported posts land and what happens next
RecurPost puts every imported post into the library you chose, as reusable content. The posts do not publish the moment they import. They wait in the library until you schedule or recycle them through RecurPost’s Schedule and Recycle workflow.
RecurPost checks imported posts against more than 850 documented platform errors before they publish. Image size mismatches, incorrect video codecs, and false token expiry get flagged instead of failing silently in the queue.
For example, an agency, after import, schedules the client’s refilled library across the week. RecurPost’s error checks catch any post a network would reject, so the agency fixes it before it fails. Imported posts can also feed a recurring or seasonal library, so evergreen posts cycle back on a set schedule.
RecurPost’s Import from Social fits posts you plan to publish again. It does not fit a one-time archive copy, because RecurPost imports content to reschedule, not to store.
When to use Import from Social, and when to use something else
RecurPost gives you three separate import paths, and each fits a different job.
Import from Social
Fits posts you already published on a connected account.
Bulk scheduling from a CSV
Fits brand-new posts you prepared in a spreadsheet.
Import from an RSS feed
Fits new items you want to auto-pull from an external feed or Google Alerts.
For instance, one agency runs all three for a single client. The agency imports the client’s existing Instagram posts with Import from Social, uploads next quarter’s campaign from a spreadsheet through bulk scheduling, and auto-queues the client’s blog through an RSS feed.
Each RecurPost import path is the wrong tool for the other two jobs. Import from Social will not read your spreadsheet, nor will it watch an external feed.
Import as a way to de-risk a tool switch
RecurPost’s Import from Social also lowers the risk of switching schedulers or onboarding a client mid-campaign. Move the existing posts in first, then rebuild the schedule around them so the client’s feed never goes quiet.
FAQ
Where does Import from Social pull my posts from?
RecurPost’s Import from Social pulls the posts you have already published on your connected social accounts. It reads them from the network itself, not from another tool’s export. RecurPost brings in the caption and the media together.
Does importing publish my posts again right away?
RecurPost does not republish imported posts on import. RecurPost adds them to the library you choose as reusable content. They publish only when you schedule or recycle them.
Can I import only some of my posts?
RecurPost lets you import a subset instead of the full history. RecurPost filters imported posts by the sharing app and by media type, image or video. It lets you pick the subset before the import runs.
Can I add hashtags or a first comment while importing?
RecurPost lets you add hashtags and set a first comment in the second step of the import wizard. RecurPost supports the first comment on import for Facebook Pages, LinkedIn, and Instagram Feed. It also lets you add a prefix or suffix to every caption at the same step.
Which networks support per-network settings on import?
RecurPost supports per-network import settings for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, TikTok, and YouTube. TikTok imports carry privacy, comment, duet, stitch, and branded-content controls.
Is Import from Social the same as RSS import or bulk CSV upload?
RecurPost keeps the three import paths separate. Import from Social brings in posts you already published on a connected account. Bulk scheduling brings in brand-new posts from a CSV. RSS import auto-pulls new items from an external feed.
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RecurPost’s Agency plan covers 20 social accounts on one flat plan, with no per-user seat charge. Importing a full client roster’s back-catalog does not raise your bill, because RecurPost prices per social account, not per seat.
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