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# Schedule or reschedule an episode

Set a future publication time for an existing episode through the publishing workflow.

Use `publish_episode` with the existing episode ID and a scheduled publication object.

## Before you start

* Read the episode and confirm its current media and publication state.
* Confirm that the episode has playable media before it goes live.
* Choose the intended local date, time, and time zone.
* Convert the final value to an ISO 8601 timestamp with an explicit offset.
* Prepare one stable idempotency key for this scheduling decision.

## Schedule the episode

1. Ask your agent to preview `publish_episode` with the podcast ID and episode ID.
2. Set `publication.mode` to `scheduled`.
3. Set `publication.published_at` to the future ISO 8601 timestamp.
4. Review the normalized UTC instant, episode ID, and publication plan.
5. Confirm the exact preview with the same idempotency key.
6. Monitor the returned operation to a terminal state.
7. Read the episode and verify its saved publication time.

To reschedule, repeat this flow with a new intended time and a new idempotency key.

## Expected result

The existing episode is scheduled for the reviewed instant and reports a future `published_at` value.

## If the time is wrong

Do not confirm the preview. Correct the local time or offset, request a new preview, and verify the normalized instant again.

## If media is missing

Keep the episode as a draft. Upload and attach playable media before you schedule it.

## Next step

[Inspect an episode](/documentation/start-here/ai-agents/manage-episodes/inspect-an-episode.md) to verify the schedule.


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