Connect Social Media Accounts

Connect Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, X, TikTok, and Google Business Profile to publish directly from Hiveku

Hiveku publishes to your social platforms directly — no third-party scheduler in between. Each platform connects in one of two ways:

• Quick connect — uses a Hiveku-managed platform app. Two clicks, no setup. Shown whenever it’s available for a platform.
• Use your own app (BYOK) — you create a free developer app on the platform (guided, one-time) and Hiveku uses it. Your brand on the consent screen, your API quota, your control.

Either way, your connections, post history, and analytics stay identical — you can switch a connection between the two later by simply reconnecting.

Connect an Account

1. Open the Accounts tab

   Go to Marketing > Social > Accounts. Each platform card shows a Connect Account button.

2. Pick your path

   The connect dialog shows Quick connect when available, and Use your own app with numbered setup steps, the exact redirect URI to paste (with a copy button), and honest notes about what the platform allows.

3. Authorize in the popup

   Complete the platform’s consent popup while logged into your business account.

4. Pick what to connect

   If the platform returns more than one thing you manage — Facebook Pages, Instagram accounts, LinkedIn company pages, Google Business locations — Hiveku shows a picker. Check the ones to publish to; the rest stay available to activate later.

Per-Platform Setup Guides

Facebook & Instagram

One Meta app covers both. ~20 min, no review.

LinkedIn

Quick connect available. Own-app path for company pages.

X (Twitter)

~15 min. X’s API is pay-per-use (cents per post).

TikTok

Publishes videos as ready-to-post drafts in your TikTok inbox.

Google Business Posts

One-click import if GBP is connected for SEO.

What Each Platform Supports

Platform	Text	Images	Video	Notes
Facebook Page	Yes	Multiple	Yes	Connection never expires
Instagram Business	No (media required)	JPEG, up to 10 (carousel)	Yes (Reels)	100 API posts/24h
LinkedIn	Yes	Yes	Yes	Reconnect ~every 60 days
X (Twitter)	Yes (280 chars)	Up to 4	1 per post	Pay-per-use API
TikTok	No (video required)	Not yet	Yes (as drafts)	You finalize in the TikTok app
Google Business	Yes (1,500 chars)	1 photo	No	No phone numbers in text

Reconnecting

When a platform revokes or expires a connection (password change, token expiry), Hiveku sends you a notification and the account shows a red status in Marketing > Social > Accounts. Reconnecting is the same popup flow — post history and analytics are preserved.

Reconnecting is also how you switch a connection between Quick connect and your own app. Nothing else changes.