In this article, you’ll learn how to plan and publish Facebook shared posts in Swat.io using a simple workaround, since Facebook does not currently support this feature through the official API.
Create a Shared Post
At the moment, Facebook does not allow publishing shared posts directly via the API. With the following workaround, however, you can still schedule a shared post in Swat.io:
Copy the direct link to the original post
Open the desired post on Facebook.
Click on the timestamp of the post and copy the URL from your browser’s address bar.
Insert the link in Swat.io
Open the Publisher in Swat.io and create a new Facebook post.
Paste the copied link as a link post.
Note: Facebook does not generate a preview for this type of link. However, this does not affect the publication.
Publish the post
Schedule or publish the post as usual. This is how the shared post will look once published:
