Postpone
Automation

Auto-Removal

Automatically delete posts after a set time, with optional engagement thresholds to keep high-performing content.

Auto-removal lets you schedule posts to be automatically deleted after a set period of time. This is useful for time-sensitive promotions, rotating content, or keeping your profile clean.

How It Works

  1. When scheduling a post, enable the Auto-Remove option.
  2. Set the time delay — how long after the post is published before it should be removed (e.g., 24 hours, 3 days).
  3. Optionally, set a like threshold — if the post reaches this many likes before the removal time, it will be kept instead of deleted.
  4. Once the post is published, Postpone tracks the removal time and automatically deletes the post when the timer expires.

Supported Platforms

PlatformAuto-Removal
X/Twitter✅ Supported
Threads✅ Supported
Bluesky✅ Supported
Mastodon✅ Supported

Setting Up Auto-Removal

Per-Post

When scheduling a post, look for the Auto-Remove section in the post editor:

  1. Toggle Auto-Remove on.
  2. Enter the number of hours or days after publishing to remove the post.
  3. Optionally, set a minimum likes threshold. Posts that reach this number of likes will not be removed.

Like Threshold

The like threshold is an optional safeguard that prevents high-performing posts from being removed. When a post is scheduled for auto-removal:

  • Postpone checks the post's engagement before removing it.
  • If the post has reached the minimum like threshold, it is kept and the removal is skipped.
  • If the post has not reached the threshold, it is removed as scheduled.

This lets you automatically clean up underperforming content while preserving posts that are gaining traction.

Canceling Auto-Removal

If you change your mind after a post has been published, you can cancel the scheduled removal:

  1. Find the post in your Submitted posts list.
  2. Open the post details.
  3. Click Cancel Auto-Remove to prevent the post from being deleted.
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