Automated Later Post Approval Chasing
Every morning, WebRun opens Later, finds draft posts still waiting on approval with a scheduled slot in the next few days, records each one in Airtable with its reviewer and comments, and posts a nudge list to Notion so the social manager knows who to chase today.
How do I stop social posts missing their slot while stuck in approval?
WebRun chases your Later approval queue every morning. It opens Later, finds draft posts still unapproved with a scheduled slot approaching, logs each one in Airtable with its reviewer and comments, and posts a Notion nudge list ordered by urgency, so no post misses its slot waiting on a review.
- Posts stop missing their scheduled slot because a reviewer forgot
- Every waiting draft is named with its reviewer and hours left
- The team opens Notion to a chase list ordered by urgency
Built for social media managers · content teams · marketing agencies · brand marketers
What does WebRun do on every run?
The exact actions WebRun takes, in order - in plain language, so you can adjust anything.
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WebRun signs in and gets to work
Opens
app.later.comin a real browser with your saved login - no setup, no API keys. -
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Later - find drafts stuck in approval
later.com
WebRun opens Later to find drafts stuck in approval. - Open Later and go to the calendar for every connected social profile
- Capture each draft post that is still awaiting approval
- Note its scheduled time, the profile it is queued for, and which reviewer it is sitting with
- Read any reviewer comments left on the post so the reason for the hold is clear
- Never approve or publish a post. WebRun only reads the approval state
Done when Every unapproved draft with an upcoming scheduled time is captured with its reviewer.
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Airtable - log each post and its reviewer
airtable.com
WebRun opens Airtable to log each post and its reviewer. - Open your social approvals base in Airtable
- Add or update a row per waiting post with profile, scheduled time, reviewer, and hours left
- Mark any post whose slot lands in the next 24 hours as urgent
- Close out rows for posts that were approved since the last run
Done when The approvals base matches the live queue in Later.
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Notion - post today's nudge list
notion.so
WebRun opens Notion to post today's nudge list. - Post today's nudge list to your social team page in Notion
- Put posts whose slot arrives soonest at the top, grouped by reviewer
- Note the reviewer comment on anything sent back for changes
- Add a line for how many posts cleared approval since yesterday
Done when The team has today's chase list in Notion, ordered by how soon each slot arrives.
How is each run configured?
Secure by default
Connect once, stays signed in
WebRun signs in once and keeps each session in a persistent environment, so every run picks up right where it left off.
Every action is checked against this policy before it runs.
Questions, answered
Will it approve or publish posts for me?
No. WebRun reads the approval state in Later and reports it. Approving a draft and letting it publish stays a human decision, so nothing reaches a social profile without your reviewer clicking approve.
How does it decide what is urgent?
By how little time is left before the scheduled slot. Anything queued to publish within 24 hours and still unapproved sits at the top of the Notion list, with the reviewer it is waiting on named.
Does it cover every social profile?
Yes. It walks the Later calendar across all connected profiles each morning, so a draft stuck for one channel is caught the same way as one on your main account.
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