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YouTube video scheduler

Schedule video uploads (including Shorts) to YouTube

Draft once, pick your YouTube channel next to any other network you post to, and set the time. Postauto holds the limit of 5,000 characters (description); 100 characters (title) against your draft, departs every channel at that minute, and tells you what YouTube did with it.

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The rules

The YouTube rules Postauto works to

Taken from YouTube's own developer documentation, not from a marketing page.

Count your draft against this limit, and against every other network at the same time. No account needed.

YouTube publishing specification
Content types Video uploads (including Shorts)
Character limit 5,000 characters (description); 100 characters (title)
Media rules Video upload via the official Data API; first line of your text becomes the title
Account requirement Any YouTube channel via Google OAuth
Availability Early access (built, awaiting platform approval)

Early access: built, awaiting platform approval

Until Google's API compliance audit passes, API-uploaded videos are locked private by YouTube. Built and env-gated; goes public-capable after the audit.

Departure

What happens to a YouTube post

  • In the composer

    The 5,000 limit is checked before you schedule

    Write once, tick your YouTube account alongside anything else you post to, and the counter runs against 5,000 characters (description); 100 characters (title) while you type. Over the limit means you cannot schedule, not a failure tomorrow morning.

  • On the board

    Departures, not a spreadsheet of rows

    Scheduled posts line up by time. You see what leaves next, what already departed, and what needs a look, without opening anything.

  • After it leaves

    A YouTube result of its own

    Every channel reports separately. A YouTube rejection does not stop the other networks, and the network's own error text is shown on the board in plain language.

  • At rest

    Credentials encrypted with AES-256-GCM

    Your YouTube credentials are encrypted before they reach the database, are never logged in plaintext, and are decrypted only at the moment of publishing.

Per-channel results

You can see what each network did

One post, one row per channel. Departed channels carry a link to the live post; a failed channel carries the network's own error text, so you know whether to fix the wording, the media, or the connection.

A departed post's detail page in a demo workspace: the message, three channels each with its own status and permalink, and the tags card.
Demo workspace, running on Dev Console test channels.

Send the same draft to

Tick these next to YouTube in the composer and they all leave at the same time.

YouTube scheduling questions

What can I publish to YouTube with Postauto?

Video uploads (including Shorts). Video upload via the official Data API; first line of your text becomes the title.

What is the YouTube character limit?

5,000 characters (description); 100 characters (title). The Postauto composer checks this limit against every account you select before the post is scheduled, so nothing fails at departure time over length.

What do I need to connect YouTube?

Any YouTube channel via Google OAuth.

Is YouTube scheduling available on Postauto right now?

The YouTube integration is fully built and tested, and is in early access while the network's app review completes. Until Google's API compliance audit passes, API-uploaded videos are locked private by YouTube. Built and env-gated; goes public-capable after the audit.

Anything specific to YouTube I should know?

The private-lock is a YouTube network rule for all new API projects, not a Postauto limitation. About 100 uploads per day are available by default.

Can I post to YouTube and other networks at the same time?

Yes. One composer publishes to any mix of your connected channels, and each network's limits are checked per selected channel. Every channel departs at the same scheduled time.

What happens if a YouTube post fails?

Each channel reports its own result. If YouTube rejects a post, your other selected networks still publish, the post is marked partial, and the board shows a readable error for the failed channel.

Is there a free plan?

Yes. The free plan includes 1 channel · 15 posts a month, no card required.

Next departure

Put YouTube on the board

Start on the free plan now; YouTube switches on for your account the day the network review completes, at no extra cost.

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