> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.depost.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Post statuses

> What each status means, and how a post moves from idea to published.

Every post carries a status. It's what the board columns are, what you filter by, and how
your team knows what's waiting on them.

## The statuses

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="Suggested" icon="lightbulb">
    Generated for you and not yet acted on.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Draft" icon="pencil">
    Being written. Where most posts sit longest.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Review" icon="eye">
    Sent to a reviewer, waiting on a decision.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Approved" icon="check">
    Cleared to go out, not yet scheduled or published.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Rejected" icon="x">
    A reviewer sent it back. Needs work before it moves on.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scheduled" icon="calendar">
    Has a time and will publish itself.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Published" icon="send">
    Live on LinkedIn.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Cancelled" icon="ban">
    Pulled deliberately. Kept rather than deleted.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Failed" icon="triangle-alert">
    Publishing was attempted and didn't work.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## The usual path

<Steps>
  <Step title="Suggested or Draft">
    Either Depost AI proposed it, or you started it.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Review">
    Only if you're working with a reviewer. Solo, you skip this entirely.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Approved">
    Cleared, waiting for a slot.
  </Step>

  <Step title="Scheduled, then Published">
    A time is set and it goes out on its own.
  </Step>
</Steps>

Nothing forces you through every step. Publishing straight from Draft is normal for one
person working alone.

## The two that need attention

<Warning>
  **Failed** means a post was meant to go out and didn't. The usual cause is a LinkedIn
  connection that expired between scheduling and publishing — reconnect the account under
  [brand settings](/settings/brand), then reschedule. Failed posts do not retry on their own.
</Warning>

**Rejected** is not a dead end. It means a reviewer wants changes. Read their decision note,
edit, and send it back for review.

## Filtering by status

Status is a filter on the [Posts](/posts/overview) screen and a column on the board. Two
that are worth checking regularly:

* **Failed** — because nothing else tells you a post didn't go out
* **Review** — because a post sitting there is waiting on a person

## Related

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Posts" icon="list" href="/posts/overview">
    Filter and move posts between statuses.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Review and approval" icon="check" href="/posts/review">
    How Review, Approved and Rejected get set.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Schedule or publish" icon="calendar" href="/posts/schedule-or-publish">
    How a post becomes Scheduled, then Published.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>