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How-to guide

How to schedule YouTube videos and Shorts

Open the composer, pick your YouTube channel and upload the video. Add a title of up to 100 characters, a description, tags within 500 characters in total, a thumbnail and the privacy and made-for-kids settings. 1Post checks the file and counts, then publishes at your scheduled time.

Also:How-to guidesFree YouTube titleSchedule YouTube posts

Updated 2026-10-23

Steps

  1. 01

    Pick the channel

    In Compose choose your YouTube channel and upload the video.

  2. 02

    Write title and description

    Add them in the YouTube tab; counts show against the limits.

  3. 03

    Add tags

    Enter tags; the YouTube checker shows the 500-character total.

  4. 04

    Set the options

    Choose privacy, made for kids, the synthetic media label and a thumbnail.

  5. 05

    Add to playlists

    Pick up to five playlists if you want.

  6. 06

    Schedule

    Choose a time; YouTube uploads are capped per channel per day.

Good to know

  • A vertical video under three minutes shows as a Short on YouTube.
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Questions

How many uploads a day?

10 per channel on every plan.

How are tags counted?

As one list: commas count, and a tag with a space counts two extra characters.

Sources

How-to guides for scheduling social media postsFree YouTube title, description and tag checkerSchedule YouTube posts: formats, limits, setupReels versus Shorts: what it means in social media

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