# How to schedule a creator post with an image using the DunSocial CLI

> Upload an approved image, attach it to final creator copy, schedule with a timezone and verify the post in DunSocial before it goes live.

- Published: 2026-08-06
- Last updated: 2026-08-06
- Author: DunSocial
- Topics: cli, how-to

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Once the copy and image are final, the CLI can handle the mechanical handoff: upload, schedule and verify. Keeping those as separate commands makes a wrong file easier to catch.

Use the platform preview for the last visual check. A successful upload does not prove the crop or caption feels right together.

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## What you will do

- Upload one approved asset.
- Schedule final copy to a real account ID.
- Verify media, time and copy in the app preview.

## Before you start

- Node.js 20 or newer and the DunSocial CLI installed with `npm install -g dunsocial`.
- A selected workspace and the DunSocial account IDs returned by `dun accounts list`.
- Browser login for a laptop, or a workspace-bound token stored in a secret manager for automation.

## Step by step

### 1. Check destination and queue

Confirm the creator workspace, account ID and nearby scheduled posts.

```
dun workspace current
dun accounts list
dun posts list --status scheduled
```

### 2. Upload with useful alt text

Use the final asset, not a working export.

```
dun media upload ./final-studio-photo.png --alt "Notebook and microphone on a wooden studio desk"
```

### 3. Schedule the post

Copy the returned media ID and use a full ISO timestamp with offset.

```
dun posts schedule \
  --text "The finished post copy" \
  --accounts INSTAGRAM_ACCOUNT_ID \
  --media MEDIA_ASSET_ID \
  --at 2026-08-21T09:30:00+05:30
```

### 4. Open the preview

Check the image, crop, caption, destination and local time in DunSocial. Reschedule the existing post by ID if the plan changes.

## Check before you finish

- `dun workspace current` shows the intended workspace before a write command.
- The command uses DunSocial account IDs rather than social @handles.
- The new item appears in DunSocial with the expected CLI source, copy and time.

## Where to go next

Keep asset IDs and post IDs in your content record, but never store the CLI token beside them.

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