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# Schedule announcements to Discord channels

> Post one-off or recurring announcements to a channel, with output moderation before anything is sent.

Announcements let staff schedule a message to a Discord channel from the dashboard or with `/announce`. Thea runs output moderation on the text before it posts, the same fail-closed check used on answers.

Open **Announcements** in the server sidebar.

## Create an announcement

1. Choose the channel.
2. Write the message. You can add an optional embed title.
3. Send now, or set a delay.
4. On **Pro** and **Business**, you can also repeat it daily, weekly, or monthly.

One-off announcements are available on every plan, including Free. Recurrence is paid because each send runs output moderation again.

| Plan     | One-off | Recurring              |
| -------- | ------- | ---------------------- |
| Free     | Yes     | —                      |
| Pro      | Yes     | Daily, weekly, monthly |
| Business | Yes     | Daily, weekly, monthly |

## From Discord

```
/announce channel:#updates message:Maintenance tonight at 22:00 UTC
```

Optional options:

* **delay** — minutes to wait (0–10,080, which is 7 days)
* **embed title** — title on the embed

`/announce` requires **Manage Server**.

## What members see

Thea posts as itself, in the channel you chose. If output moderation blocks the text, the announcement is not sent and the dashboard records the failure.

## Related

* [Saved replies](/community/saved-replies) — reusable replies in tickets and channels, not scheduled broadcasts
* [Plans and billing](/plans-and-billing) — recurrence is a Pro and Business feature