---
title: "How to schedule YouTube videos and Shorts"
url: "https://get1post.com/guides/schedule-youtube-videos.md"
canonical_url: "https://get1post.com/guides/schedule-youtube-videos"
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
type: "how-to"
summary: "Upload a video, set the title, description, tags, privacy and thumbnail, check the tag total and schedule it with 1Post."
related: ["https://get1post.com/guides.md", "https://get1post.com/tools/youtube-checker.md", "https://get1post.com/platforms/youtube.md", "https://get1post.com/glossary/reels-vs-shorts.md"]
---

# How to schedule YouTube videos and Shorts

Upload a video, set the title, description, tags, privacy and thumbnail, check the tag total and schedule it with 1Post.

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.

## Steps

1. Pick the channel. In Compose choose your YouTube channel and upload the video.
2. Write title and description. Add them in the YouTube tab; counts show against the limits.
3. Add tags. Enter tags; the [YouTube checker](https://get1post.com/tools/youtube-checker.md) shows the 500-character total.
4. Set the options. Choose privacy, made for kids, the synthetic media label and a thumbnail.
5. Add to playlists. Pick up to five playlists if you want.
6. 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.

## 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

- [YouTube Data API: videos resource](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos), read 2026-10-22

## Related

- [How-to guides for scheduling social media posts](https://get1post.com/guides.md)
- [Free YouTube title, description and tag checker](https://get1post.com/tools/youtube-checker.md)
- [Schedule YouTube posts: formats, limits, setup](https://get1post.com/platforms/youtube.md)
- [Reels versus Shorts: what it means in social media](https://get1post.com/glossary/reels-vs-shorts.md)