# Schedule Social Media Posts with OpenAI dots

OpenAI dots (always-on agent by OpenAI)

Guide: https://lots.social/agents/openai-dots

Let your dot prepare and schedule social posts from its computer. LotsSocial connects your social accounts, saves drafts and publishes at the times you choose.

Example workflow: Every Monday, turn our latest release notes into LinkedIn and X drafts in LotsSocial. Send me the draft list. Schedule only after I approve.

**Give your dot the publishing API.** Ask your dot to read LotsSocial’s API reference and use it from its cloud or connected computer. Configure the API key privately, then ask it to list your social accounts.

**Put the recurring brief in your dot.** Specify the source material, accounts and frequency in your dot’s instructions. Recurrence belongs to your dot; LotsSocial does not start a recurring writing task itself.

**Separate drafting from scheduling.** Ask for drafts first. After approval, your dot supplies a schedule and LotsSocial publishes at those times. You can inspect or change the queue in the web calendar.

### How do I connect OpenAI dots to LotsSocial?

Use the LotsSocial REST API from OpenAI dots’s computer. Create an API key in the Lots API dashboard, configure it privately for the task and share https://lots.social/api.md with your agent. Ask it to list your connected accounts, then save a draft.

### Does LotsSocial include its own always-on agent?

Your dot handles the recurring work. This guide connects its computer to the LotsSocial REST API. LotsSocial saves drafts, publishes scheduled posts and returns available results.

### Which social platforms can OpenAI dots schedule posts to through LotsSocial?

Once a compatible connection has write access, LotsSocial provides publishing and scheduling for 12 networks: LinkedIn, Instagram, X, Google Business, Facebook, YouTube, Reddit, Threads, TikTok, Pinterest, Bluesky, Mastodon. Connect your accounts first. Formats, media requirements and available analytics vary by platform.

### Can OpenAI dots save social posts as drafts before scheduling?

Yes, through a compatible connection with write tools. Ask for drafts explicitly and review the captions, media and accounts. Drafts remain unscheduled until you ask to schedule them; you choose when to schedule them.

### Will scheduled posts publish after I close OpenAI dots?

Once a post is successfully scheduled in LotsSocial, its publishing queue handles delivery at the chosen time even when your agent is closed. Creating new drafts or running a recurring brief still requires your agent. Check post status for platform rejections or failed deliveries.

### Do I need a subscription to use LotsSocial with OpenAI dots?

No LotsSocial subscription is required. Pick a plan for a fixed monthly price, or pay per connected account with credits, charged daily. Eligible new users receive free starter credits with no card required, valid for 90 days. Media storage is free and purchased credits never expire. Your agent’s own plan or usage fees are separate. Current rates are on the LotsSocial pricing page.

### Can OpenAI dots manage multiple brands with LotsSocial?

Through a compatible connection, your agent can work with brands and their connected accounts inside a workspace. Separate businesses can have separate workspaces. Brands, workspaces, posts and team members are unlimited; connected accounts are covered by your plan or funded with credits.

### My dot cannot access the API key

The dot’s cloud computer has its own environment. A key saved on your laptop is not automatically available there. Open the assigned computer or use a connected local computer, and configure the key privately for the task.

Needs:
- A ChatGPT account with dots access
- A cloud or connected computer available to your dot
- A LotsSocial API key

Steps:
1. **Create your LotsSocial API key.** Sign in to the Lots API dashboard and create an API key. Your dot will use it to access your LotsSocial accounts.
   `https://api.lots.social/dashboard`
2. **Give your dot the API instructions.** Ask your dot to use the LotsSocial REST API from its computer. Share the prompt below, then provide the key privately in the task environment, rather than in the conversation.
   `Use https://lots.social/api.md to connect LotsSocial from your computer. Read the API reference, authenticate with my privately configured LOTSSOCIAL_API_KEY and list my connected social accounts. Never include the key in messages or logs.`
3. **Give your dot the posting brief.** Tell your dot which accounts, source material and schedule to use. For recurring work, put the brief in the dot’s instructions. Ask it to save drafts first, then schedule the ones you choose.

Official setup documentation: [OpenAI: computers and apps for dots](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots/computers-and-apps), [OpenAI: dot tasks and memory](https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/dots/tasks-and-memory)