# How to Use the XBeast Queue System

> Prepare your own tweets and drop them into pre-scheduled time slots without picking dates manually.

Source: https://xbeast.io/docs/queue-system

The Queue system lets you prepare tweets in advance and ship them into pre-defined time slots — without manually picking dates and times each time. It's ideal when you write your own content but want a consistent posting rhythm.

## What is the Queue?

Queue slots are recurring time windows on your weekly schedule. When you're ready to post, click **Queue** on any draft or generated post and XBeast assigns it to the next open slot automatically.

**Presets vs Queues:** Presets fully automate your tweets — XBeast generates and schedules them for you. Queues let you prepare tweets in advance and ship them when you're ready.

## Prerequisites

- **Premium plan** — queuing posts requires XBeast Premium
- **Connected X account** — link at least one account in your dashboard
- **Posting enabled** — turn on posting for your account on the Dashboard; otherwise queued posts are pushed forward instead of publishing
- **Queue slots configured** — at least one queue slot on your Schedule tab

## Step 1: Create Queue Slots

Queue slots are pre-scheduled time slots that let you quickly add posts without manually setting dates and times — just click "Queue" when you're ready to post.

1. **Go to Schedule:** Navigate to https://xbeast.io/schedule#schedule
2. **Open the Schedule tab** and click **"Schedule Content"**
3. **Select Source → Queue** (not Preset)
4. **Choose days and a time range** — e.g. Monday–Friday, 9:00 AM–11:00 AM. XBeast picks a random time within that window for each queued post.
5. **Optional:** Configure auto retweet, auto reply, auto plug, or community settings for posts in this slot
6. **Click "Add To Schedule"** — your queue slot appears in the weekly schedule with a Queue tag

## Step 2: Prepare Posts

Write or generate the tweets you want to queue. Prepared posts live in Drafts until you queue or schedule them.

1. **Drafts:** Go to https://xbeast.io/drafts and click **New Post** to write a tweet manually
2. **Generate:** Use https://xbeast.io/generate to create AI-generated content, then save it as a draft

## Step 3: Queue a Post

1. Open a draft or generated post and click the **Queue** button
2. In the popover, select the X account you want to post from
3. Click **Queue** — XBeast assigns the post to the next available queue slot
4. The button shows **Queued** once the post is scheduled for that account

## Step 4: Review Upcoming Posts

Review everything before it goes live on the Upcoming tab.

1. **Go to Upcoming:** Navigate to https://xbeast.io/schedule#upcoming
2. **Review queued posts** — edit content, cancel, or use Tweet Now if needed
3. **Empty slots** show as "Queue Slot" placeholders with a link to Drafts — queue a post and it will show up there

## Queue vs Schedule

Use **Queue** for your recurring workflow when you have queue slots set up. Use **Schedule** when you need a specific one-off date and time.

|  | Queue | Schedule |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Time picking | Automatic — next available queue slot | Manual — pick exact date and time |
| Requires queue slots | Yes | No |
| Content source | Your own prepared posts | Any post you choose |
| Premium required | Yes | Yes |

## Tips & Limits

- One post per queue slot per day — add more slots if you want more daily posts
- Maximum of 7 tweets per X account per day (all scheduled and sent posts combined)
- Publishing to X costs 1 credit per post (a thread counts as one). Posts with a URL cost 8 extra credits
- Queue slots look ahead up to 30 days when finding the next open slot
- Queued posts inherit auto retweet, auto reply, auto plug, and community settings from their queue slot

## Troubleshooting

- **"No queue slots found"** — add a queue slot on the Schedule tab first
- **"No available queue slots found in the next 30 days"** — all slots are full; add more slots or wait for posts to publish
- **"Upgrade to XBeast premium to queue posts"** — queuing requires a Premium plan
- **Posts not publishing** — check that posting is enabled on your Dashboard for that account

[Go to Schedule](https://xbeast.io/schedule)

[Go to Drafts](https://xbeast.io/drafts)

[Upgrade to Premium](https://xbeast.io/premium)