Dry Run Mode is a global toggle that simulates posting and email sending without actually publishing or delivering anything. Useful for testing schedules, rehearsing a campaign rollout, or just exploring features without consequences.
What gets simulated
- Social posts (Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, etc.) — composer "sends", you get a "Dry Run Complete!" confirmation, but no actual API call is made
- Email sends (Gmail) — no email is delivered and nothing is marked as sent; the composer tells you "no email was sent" instead of confirming a send, and a pitch you tried to send stays saved with its status unchanged
- Email sequences and scheduled posts — nothing goes out while Dry Run is on, but what comes due is held, not skipped: it is sent once you turn Dry Run off (sequence emails within about 5 minutes, scheduled posts within about 2; a post more than 24 hours late is marked failed instead)
Toggling it on
Settings → Dry Run Mode → toggle ON. A persistent banner appears at the top of every page reminding you that Dry Run is active. Toggle OFF when you want to start sending for real.
Turning it off
If sequence emails or scheduled posts came due while Dry Run was on, MusicLaunch tells you how many before it switches off, and asks what to do: Keep Dry Run On, Turn Off & Send (they go out for real), or Pause Emails & Turn Off — the sequences with an email due are paused and wait in Contacts → Sequences → Active Runs until you resume or stop each one. Scheduled posts can't be paused from here: to stop one, keep Dry Run on and reschedule or delete it in the Calendar first. If you started a sequence only as a test, stop it in Active Runs.
