Publishing on Snapchat with Zoho Social

Publishing on Snapchat with Zoho Social

Connect your Snapchat account to Zoho Social (link) and start publishing Stories and Spotlight videos. Stories let you share photos and videos with your followers for 24 hours, while Spotlight lets you publish short-form videos that can reach a wider audience through Snapchat's discovery feed.

You can also save your Stories and Spotlight videos as Saved Stories to keep them available on your profile beyond their usual expiry.

Publishing a spotlight

To publish a Spotlight
  1. Click +New Post to open the Compose window.
  2. Select the Snapchat profile, along with any other channels you'd like to publish to.
  3. Click the Media icon to upload a video from your preferred source.
  4. Write a suitable caption for your post. You can also use the Compose with Zia feature to draft a caption for your post just by giving a prompt.
  5. Enhance your caption by adding hashtags, emojis, or @mentions to tag Snapchat users.



  6. Select the Save as Saved Story checkbox if you'd like to add this Spotlight to your Saved Story as well.
    1. If required, click Add title and enter a preferred title for the story.
    2. Click Save.



  7. Publish the post immediately using the Post Now option, or schedule it using any of the available scheduling options like Schedule for a Specific Date, Add to Queue, or a SmartQ slot.
NotesNote:
  1. Spotlight captions can be up to 160 characters long.
  2. Check our Media Guidelines to learn about the supported media formats and requirements.

Adding a story 

To add a Story
  1. Click the drop-down next to New Post and select Stories.



  2. Click Upload or Create to upload a video from your preferred source, or draft a story from scratch.
  3. Click Publish Now to publish the story right away, or schedule it if required.


Notes
Note:
  1. For a Story, you can save it as your Saved Story only after it's been published. For a Spotlight, you can save it as your Saved Story while publishing it.

View and manage your Snapchat posts

Track and manage all your Snapchat content from the Posts tab in Zoho Social. To view your Snapchat posts
  1. Go to the Posts tab and select the Snapchat channel.
  2. Choose Published Posts, Scheduled Posts, Approvals, Unpublished Posts, or Drafts to view posts by status.
  3. Click the Calendar icon to view all your planned Snapchat content on the Social Calendar.


Collaborate before you publish

  1. Use Discuss to collaborate with your team to exchange feedback



  2. Send posts for approval before they're published to keep your team's review process in place.