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title: "Schedule YouTube posts: formats, limits, setup"
url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/youtube.md"
canonical_url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/youtube"
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
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summary: "Schedule videos and Shorts with titles, descriptions and tags to YouTube with 1Post: formats, limits, the daily cap and how to connect your channel."
related: ["https://get1post.com/platforms/youtube/specs.md", "https://get1post.com/platforms.md", "https://get1post.com/tools/character-counter.md", "https://get1post.com/pricing.md"]
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# Schedule YouTube posts: formats, limits, setup

Schedule videos and Shorts with titles, descriptions and tags to YouTube with 1Post: formats, limits, the daily cap and how to connect your channel.

1Post schedules and publishes videos and Shorts with titles, descriptions and tags to YouTube. Write once, tailor the YouTube version with a live preview, and 1Post checks the post against YouTube's rules before it goes out at the time you set. The text limit is 5,000 characters, counted by code points.

## What you can post to YouTube

- Video
- Shorts
- Title, description and tags
- Privacy, made for kids and synthetic media labels
- Thumbnail
- Playlists

## YouTube limits at a glance

| Rule | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Text limit | 5,000 characters, counted by code points |
| Title limit | 100 characters |
| Description limit | 5,000 characters |
| Tags | 500 characters in total |
| Media accepted | Video |
| Videos per post | 1 |
| Threads | No |
| First comment | No |

Every rule, with the network's own page where we read one: [YouTube specs and limits](https://get1post.com/platforms/youtube/specs.md).

## Connect YouTube

1. Open Accounts in 1Post and choose Connect.
2. Pick Google.
3. Sign in with Google and approve access for the YouTube channel you want to post to.
4. Choose the YouTube channel in 1Post. It is ready to pick in the composer.

## Before it goes out

The composer shows YouTube's preview beside the others, counts the text the way YouTube does, and lists anything the network would refuse, such as a file that is too large. Fix it in the composer and the post stays in your queue.

## Questions

**How many characters can I post on YouTube?**

5,000, counted by code points. The 1Post composer uses the same count and marks where the text would be cut. [Character counter](https://get1post.com/tools/character-counter.md).

**Can I schedule YouTube posts with 1Post?**

Yes. Write the post once, tailor the YouTube version, then pick a time or a free queue slot. 1Post previews the post and checks it against YouTube's rules before it is sent.

**How many YouTube posts can 1Post publish in a day?**

Up to 10 a day for each connected YouTube channel.

**How are YouTube tags counted?**

As one list of 500 characters: commas between tags count, and a tag with a space counts two extra. The [YouTube checker](https://get1post.com/tools/youtube-checker.md) applies the rule.

## Sources

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

## Related

- [YouTube specs and limits: text, media, daily cap](https://get1post.com/platforms/youtube/specs.md)
- [Social networks 1Post schedules posts to](https://get1post.com/platforms.md)
- [Free character counter for every social network](https://get1post.com/tools/character-counter.md)
- [1Post pricing: plans from $29 a month](https://get1post.com/pricing.md)