Schedule posts on YouTube

YouTube connection instructions

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  YouTube scheduler

  

  Content format

  Please adhere to these content format specifications to ensure a good publishing experience.

  Check content format

  Official API:

  1. Schedule posts on YouTube: Postly uses the official YouTube API for integrations. This ensures that our users have the best experience, security and protection.

  YouTube publishing:

  1. a. YouTube Post: video up to 10GB.
  2. b. YouTube Shorts are automatically published. YouTube Shorts can be up to 60 seconds in length. Videos must be in a vertical orientation with a 9:16 aspect ratio.
  3. c. Add 1st comment to YouTube posts (also known as Description).

  YouTube Platform connection:

  1. a. Only channels created by the connected account will be shown. To allow your clients to connect their accounts, you can add them as team members.
  2. b. Note that logging out of your social platforms, changing your social media account password, or login details will affect your connections here, reconnect to ensure a good experience.
  3. c. You must accept all permissions while connecting your account.
  4. d. Reconnecting your account does not affect already scheduled posts, they will still be published at the scheduled time.

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  Links scheduler

  Publish image and video links:

  1. a. Use direct link - that accesses the image or video directly: e.g. This is an example of a direct Video URL: https://myvideo.com/cat.mp4
  2. b. YouTube video URLs are NOT recommended for publishing to TikTok and Instagram. Please use other video platforms.

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  Platform connection permissions

  1. a. You must be a Super Admin (LinkedIn), Admin (most platforms), Manager(Google Business Profile), Channel owner (YouTube) to the accounts. Content Admin and other sub-admin roles are not allowed.
  2. b. Please accept ALL permissions while connecting your account.
     
     See example from Facebook connection below:
     
     
  3. c. If you encounter error (#10) Application does not have permission for this action, it means that you did not accept all permissions while connecting your Facebook and Instagram account. Kindly disconnect and reconnect to proceed. Ensure you accept all permissions when reconnecting.
  4. d. Some account connections expire every 60 days, ensure to reconnect your account periodically for a good experience.
  5. e. Reconnecting your account does not affect already scheduled posts, they will still be published at the scheduled time.
  6. f. Note that logging out of your social platforms, changing your social media account password, or login details will affect your connections here, reconnect to ensure a good experience.

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  Multiple accounts connection

  1. a. Some platforms do not allow multiple accounts on the same browser session.
  2. b. You would have to first sign in to all your Facebook accounts on a different browser tab and then switch to each to connect it to Postly.
  3. c. Alternatively, you can sign in/sign out to one account at a time, while connecting each to Postly.