A finished edit goes out in three steps: render the timeline, upload it to your reelport.io team, then post it now, at a time you pick, in your next free slot, or as a draft. Do it from the panel's Publish tab (The Resolve panel) or ask Claude ("post this to TikTok and Instagram", "schedule it for Friday at 6 pm").
Publishing always goes through reelport.io. Your channels are connected there (Scheduling and channels), the post appears on your queue and calendar, and our servers publish it, so your computer can be off.
Render
- Panel: Render timeline in the This reel card, or Choose a file for one you rendered yourself.
- Claude: "render this for TikTok". Claude renders for the platform you name (
instagram,tiktokorshorts) or a general vertical MP4.
Renders are H.264 MP4 with AAC audio, saved to ~/Movies/Reelport (Windows: Videos\Reelport). Your Deliver page settings are put back afterwards, and safe-zone guides are left out.
Length limits (the panel shows them as bars): TikTok up to your account's maximum (usually 10 minutes), Instagram Reels 15 minutes, YouTube Shorts 3 minutes. YouTube counts vertical or square videos up to 3 minutes as Shorts; longer ones are posted as normal videos.
Publish now, schedule or draft
| You choose | What happens |
|---|---|
| Now | Uploads, then reelport.io posts it right away. Each platform reports its own result. |
| Next free slot | Your reelport.io posting schedule (by default 09:00, 12:30 and 18:00 in your timezone). Claude can spread several videos over consecutive slots. |
| At a time | Any date and time. Claude understands "tomorrow at 9" in your timezone. |
| Draft | Uploads and saves an unscheduled draft on reelport.io. Pick the time there later. |
Files are uploaded once. If a connection drops, uploading again doesn't create a second copy.
Approvals: if your team role can only draft on a channel (for example a video editor), your post is sent for approval instead. An approver gets a notification and the post goes out once it's approved. See Teams, approvals and client review.
Without an active plan you can still save drafts. Choose a plan under Billing to publish.
Platform options
The caption is shared by all channels. Some platforms need more answers, and the panel and Claude ask for them before posting.
TikTok
TikTok sets strict rules for apps that post on your behalf, and Reelport follows them:
- Your TikTok account is shown by its nickname, so you know where it goes.
- Who can watch: only the options your account currently allows (for example Everyone, Friends, Only me), and nothing is pre-selected. You have to choose.
- Allow Comments, Duet and Stitch: off until you tick them. If your account has one of them turned off, it isn't offered.
- Does this post promote a brand, product or service? If yes, tick Your brand (promoting yourself) and/or Branded content (a paid partnership). Branded content can't be posted as Only me.
- Length must fit your account's maximum video length.
- Declaration: before posting you see By posting, you agree to TikTok's Music Usage Confirmation, plus TikTok's Branded Content Policy when you marked branded content.
While reelport.io's TikTok app is in review, TikTok only accepts posts that only you can see, from accounts set to private. See Troubleshooting.
YouTube
- Title: starts with the timeline's name; edit it.
- Visibility: Public, Unlisted or Private.
- Made for kids: Yes or No. YouTube requires an answer.
- With chapters on the timeline, Claude puts the chapter list at the top of the description.
Reels publish to the Reels tab. Share to feed (Claude asks) also shows the reel in your profile grid. Instagram needs a Professional (Creator or Business) account.
Stories
Ask for a story ("post this as a story on Instagram") and the video goes out as a 24-hour story instead: one photo or video, 3 to 60 seconds, 9:16, with no caption, link or stickers. Stories work on Instagram and Facebook Pages only. TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest and Google Business Profile have no stories API and refuse them.
Other channels
Facebook Pages, LinkedIn, Threads, Pinterest, Google Business Profile, Mastodon and Bluesky take the caption and the video. Each channel's caption limit applies; a caption that's too long is flagged before posting. What each network takes is listed in Scheduling and channels.
After posting
- Panel: the line under the button shows the result per channel.
- Claude: "how did the post do?" or "did it go out?" shows each post's status and link.
- reelport.io: the post is on the queue and calendar, with insights once the platform reports them. A failed post shows a delay note with the reason.
Shorts as drafts
Mark the shorts on a long video with markers named "Short 1", "Short 2"… (with a length), then use Tools › Render shorts › Make drafts in the panel, or ask Claude to "turn my markers into drafts". Each short renders, uploads and lands as its own draft in the reelport.io calendar, captioned with the marker's note (or its name). Open each draft there to pick the channels and a time.