How do you schedule YouTube posts with PlatPost?

What you need to post to YouTube

Every post is a video upload. The title comes from the first line unless you set one.

Open Connected Channels and press Connect next to YouTube. You sign in on YouTube itself. PlatPost never sees your password.

How to schedule a YouTube post

The steps are the same for every network.

1. Connect your YouTube account in Connected Channels.
2. Open Create, type one idea and pick a tone. PlatPost writes three drafts in your own voice.
3. Edit the drafts, fill any gap, and keep the ones you like.
4. Drag a kept draft onto a day on the calendar and tick YouTube.
5. Set the time. PlatPost posts it then, and the calendar shows that it went out.

YouTube limits that PlatPost checks

The text limit PlatPost uses for YouTube is 5,000 characters. The composer counts as you type.

Every YouTube post needs a video. PlatPost stops the post before it is saved if no video is attached.

The composer also asks for: video title (optional).

Post to YouTube and your other networks together

One idea can go to YouTube and to any of the other 15 networks in the same step. Each post is written for its network, never one text copied across.

When you tick more than one network, the composer counts against the tightest limit, so the post fits everywhere you send it.

The route PlatPost uses

PlatPost posts to YouTube through the route the network approves for apps. It never uses scraping or a copied browser session, because that can get an account restricted.

Questions people ask

Can PlatPost post to YouTube automatically?

Yes. After you approve a post and set its time, PlatPost posts it to YouTube at that time. Nothing goes out without your approval.

What is the character limit for a YouTube post in PlatPost?

5,000 characters. The composer counts as you type, and it uses the tightest limit when you tick more than one network.

Does a YouTube post need an image or a video?

Yes. Every post needs a video.