ScheduleLaterYouTube scheduling
Schedule YouTube Shorts and videos with titles, descriptions, tags, privacy, category, made-for-kids settings and custom 16:9 thumbnails.
A YouTube channel, connected with Google sign-in.
| Post type | Caption | Media | Video length | Cover | First comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Short | 5,000-character description, plus a required title up to 100 characters | 1 video at 9:16 | up to 3 minutes | custom 16:9 thumbnail | No |
| Video | 5,000-character description, plus a required title up to 100 characters | 1 video at 16:9 or 9:16 | up to 12 hours on verified channels | custom 16:9 thumbnail | No |
Worth knowing
- Up to 15 hashtags are indexed; around 3 works best.
- Privacy, category, tags and made-for-kids are set per post.
- Uploads resume where they left off after an interruption instead of starting over or duplicating.
- ScheduleLater verifies the upload was actually accepted by YouTube after processing, not just uploaded.
- First comments would require an extra Google permission covering all comment activity, which ScheduleLater deliberately does not request.
Common questions
How does ScheduleLater decide between a Short and a video?
The way YouTube does: a vertical 9:16 video up to 3 minutes publishes as a Short; 16:9 or longer uploads publish as standard videos. A #Shorts hashtag is not required.
Can I set a custom thumbnail?
Yes, on both Shorts and videos: a 16:9 image, uploaded or captured from the video and cropped in the browser. YouTube requires a verified channel for custom thumbnails; if yours is not, the post still publishes and ScheduleLater tells you exactly what to enable.
What happens if an upload is interrupted?
ScheduleLater persists the upload session and resumes from the last byte YouTube acknowledged. It never restarts from zero and never publishes a duplicate video.
Why is there no first-comment field for YouTube?
Posting a comment through YouTube’s API requires an extra Google permission that covers all comment and caption activity on your channel. ScheduleLater deliberately does not request that much access for one convenience feature.
Connect YouTube and see for yourself
The composer shows exactly these rules against your own account.