Schedule posts to YouTube: limits, media rules and setup
YouTube is a video or photo site. Publaro publishes there directly, with 5,000 characters per post and the platform's own media rules checked for you.
Publaro publishes to YouTube directly
Posts go to YouTube through its official API, at the time you schedule them. If YouTube does not answer after a post was sent, Publaro marks it "check needed" instead of sending it again, so a post never goes out twice.
YouTube limits and media rules
These are the rules Publaro checks while you write, so a post is not rejected after you have scheduled it.
| Text limit | 5,000 characters |
|---|---|
| Threads (a post split into parts) | No |
| Images per post | 1 |
| Videos per post | 1 |
| Image file | JPG and PNG, up to 50 MB |
| Video file | MP4, MOV, and WEBM, up to 720 minutes and 250 GB |
| Media required | Yes: video |
| Image descriptions (alt text) | Not supported by the platform |
Connect YouTube by signing in
You sign in to YouTube and approve Publaro. Your YouTube password is never shared with Publaro, and you can revoke access from YouTube at any time. Agencies can also send clients a private connect link, so they connect their own accounts.
What Publaro checks before a post goes to YouTube
- The text length, counted the way YouTube counts it
- That the post has the video YouTube requires
- That the post is not a copy of the same text on another platform
- That nothing in it breaks your brand rules, such as banned words
Questions about YouTube
Can I schedule posts to YouTube with Publaro?
Yes. Write the post once, choose a time, and Publaro publishes it to YouTube for you. You can schedule a single post, fill the next free slot in your posting schedule, or import many at once from a CSV file.
What is the YouTube character limit?
YouTube allows 5,000 characters in a post. Publaro counts them the way YouTube does and warns you while you type, so a post is never rejected for length at the last moment.
How do I connect YouTube to Publaro?
You sign in to YouTube and approve Publaro. Your YouTube password is never shared with Publaro, and you can revoke access from YouTube at any time. Agencies can also send clients a private connect link, so they connect their own accounts.
Does YouTube need an image or video?
Yes. YouTube needs video with every post. Publaro checks this while you write and will not schedule a post to YouTube without it.
Schedule your YouTube posts with Publaro
The Free plan connects 3 accounts, has no time limit and needs no credit card.