Businesses that run on Microsoft 365 rarely have a “where are the files?” problem — everything ends up in OneDrive. The gap is on the publishing side: getting those photos and videos out of OneDrive and onto Instagram, Facebook, or LinkedIn usually means downloading copies onto whichever computer happens to be handy.
With Nimply, OneDrive is a built-in option in the composer’s import-source button. Choose it, sign in with your Microsoft account, and pick files in Microsoft’s own picker. They upload straight from your browser into your Nimply media library, where they’re ready to caption and schedule. Nimply never keeps a connection to your account — each pick is authorized on the spot, and only the files you selected are ever accessible.
What is the OneDrive import?
OneDrive is Microsoft’s cloud storage, bundled with Microsoft 365 and personal Microsoft accounts alike — which is why so many small businesses and corporate teams already keep their event photos, product shots, and marketing videos there. Nimply’s OneDrive import brings Microsoft’s file picker into the scheduling workflow: it’s available in the media library, the /media page, and the post composer.
The integration is deliberately minimal. There is nothing to connect in Nimply’s settings and no account link stored afterward. You sign in with Microsoft when you pick, select photos or videos, and the upload runs from your browser to Nimply’s storage. Imported files become ordinary media assets subject to your plan’s storage and upload quotas, and the originals sitting in OneDrive are never modified.
Where the OneDrive import fits
Market from the files IT already approves
Plenty of companies standardize on Microsoft 365 for compliance reasons, and asking staff to copy files into personal tools is a non-starter. Picking directly from OneDrive keeps the assets in the sanctioned system while still letting the marketing calendar get filled.
Post event and product photos without the download shuffle
Photos from a trade show or product session get dropped into OneDrive by whoever took them. The person scheduling social opens Nimply, imports the keepers through the Microsoft picker, and queues them for LinkedIn, Facebook, and Instagram in one sitting.
Let the whole team import, safely
Any workspace member except viewers can use the import, and because access is limited to the files each person picks, nobody has to share OneDrive credentials or grant a tool blanket access to company storage.
Keep one library across every source
OneDrive sits alongside Google Drive, Dropbox, Google Photos, and Unsplash behind the same import-source button. Whatever the source, the result is a normal Nimply media asset you can tag, reuse, and track across posts.
How to post from OneDrive
No configuration is needed — the OneDrive option ships in the import-source button, and you authorize each pick directly with Microsoft.
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Choose OneDrive as your import source
From the post composer or media library, open the import-source button and select OneDrive from the dropdown. Your choice sticks as the default until you switch sources.
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Sign in with Microsoft and pick files
Microsoft’s file picker opens. Sign in with your Microsoft account and select the photos or videos you want to bring into Nimply.
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Caption, schedule, publish
The files upload straight from your browser and appear in your media library as regular assets. Drop them into posts and schedule to Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Pinterest, or Threads.
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to connect my Microsoft account in Nimply’s settings first?
No. There is no setup step. You sign in with Microsoft inside the file picker at the moment you import, and no account connection is stored afterward.
What can Nimply access in my OneDrive?
Only the files you pick in Microsoft’s picker. Nothing else in your OneDrive is ever accessible, and Nimply stores no ongoing link to your account.
Which social networks can I schedule OneDrive files to?
All Nimply channels: Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, X (Twitter), Pinterest, and Threads.
Are the originals in OneDrive affected by importing?
No. Nimply only reads the files you pick. Originals in OneDrive are never modified — the import creates a copy in your Nimply media library.
Who on my team can import from OneDrive?
Any workspace member except viewers. Imports count toward your plan’s storage and upload quotas like any other media.
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