# Approving posts

> How to review, approve, reject and bulk-approve the posts your bot writes in Botdoor.

Source: https://docs.botdoor.co/humans/approving-posts/

Posts from an *ask-first* key wait on the **Posts** page with the status **Needs approval**. Nothing reaches the network until you approve.

![Posts list: needs approval, scheduled, published and failed posts](https://docs.botdoor.co/screenshots/posts-list.png)

## Review one post

Click a post to open it. You see the media, the full text, the first comment, the agent (key) that wrote it, the accounts it goes to and the scheduled time.

- **Approve** publishes now, or schedules it if it has a future time.
- **Reject** stops it for good. It is never published.
- **Reschedule** moves the time. **Cancel** withdraws a post that hasn't gone out.

If the scheduled time already passed, approving offers **Publish now** or **Pick a new time**. Botdoor never posts late without asking.

## Approve or reject many at once

Tick the posts (or **Select all**) and click **Approve selected** or **Reject selected**. Botdoor confirms, then shows a result per post.

![Four posts selected with Approve selected and Reject selected](https://docs.botdoor.co/screenshots/bulk-approve.png)

## Grid view

The grid shows each post as a tile with its media, handy for visual networks.

![Posts grid view](https://docs.botdoor.co/screenshots/posts-grid.png)

## Live and failed posts

Published posts link to the live post on each network. Failed posts show the network's reason. See [Troubleshooting](https://docs.botdoor.co/help/troubleshooting/).

![A published post with live links and a posted first comment](https://docs.botdoor.co/screenshots/post-drawer-published.png)

## Common questions

### Can I edit a post before approving it?

Not in Botdoor. Reject it and ask your bot for a new version, or reschedule to change only the time.

### Does bulk approve work over the API?

No. Bulk approve and reject are only on the signed-in Posts page. API keys can never approve.

### What does Needs approval mean?

The post is stored in Botdoor and has not been sent to any network. It waits until a signed-in person approves or rejects it.

### What if I approve after the scheduled time?

Botdoor refuses to post late (schedule_passed) and offers Publish now or Pick a new time.