Supported platform · YouTube

Schedule YouTube video uploads with AI

Prepare the title and description with your assistant, then schedule the video upload. Choose the channel, privacy and audience settings before it goes live.

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Maintained by SimplePost · Updated September 27, 2026

Northwind 2.4 offline mode: full walkthrough

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A four-minute walkthrough of offline mode in Northwind 2.4: how edits are saved locally, how sync works and how to review conflicts. 0:00 Why offline mode 1:10 Editing without a connection 2:45 Reviewing conflicts

Example YouTube upload for a fictional company, rendered with SimplePost's open-source preview renderer.

Supported content

What you can publish on YouTube

SimplePost connects with Google OAuth and permission to upload videos and read your channel. The channel is the one tied to the Google identity you choose on Google's consent screen; accounts without a channel cannot be connected.

Can an AI assistant upload a video to YouTube?

Yes, through SimplePost. With your channel connected, ChatGPT, Claude or another MCP client can create a YouTube post from a video URL or uploaded file, with the title, description and privacy you specify. SimplePost uploads it at the scheduled time.

You can let SimplePost upload the video when the post becomes due, or upload it right away with YouTube's own scheduled publish time. With YouTube's scheduling, the video stays private until YouTube publishes it.

Supported content types

Video upload: One video per post, with title, description, tags and category.
Custom thumbnail: JPG or PNG up to 2 MB, applied after the upload.
Vertical videos: Upload vertical videos like any other. YouTube decides whether a video is shown as a Short; SimplePost has no Shorts-specific option.

Example workflow

From idea to a scheduled YouTube post

Connect YouTube
Open Accounts → Connect account → YouTube, sign in with Google and choose the channel's identity.
Share the video
Give your assistant a public video URL, or upload the file in the web composer.
Generate the metadata
Ask for a title, description and tags; state privacy and audience.
Preview and schedule
Check the title and description in the preview, then schedule the upload.

Example prompt

List my SimplePost accounts. Create a YouTube upload on my channel with the video at https://northwind.example/offline-walkthrough.mp4. Write a title under 100 characters, a description with three timestamps and the release link, and up to eight tags. Privacy public, not made for kids. Save it as a draft and show me the preview before scheduling it for Monday at 16:00.

Example prompt. Replace the example links and times with your own; a draft is not published until you schedule or publish it.

Before you connect

YouTube account requirements and limits

SimplePost validates these rules when you schedule and again when the post becomes due.

Account requirements

A Google account with a YouTube channel.
For videos longer than 15 minutes, a channel that YouTube allows to upload long videos (usually a verified channel).
A video file for every post; YouTube has no text or image posts in SimplePost.

Limitations to know

Adding a video to a playlist is not supported.
Community posts, live streams, premieres and captions files are not supported.
If a custom thumbnail fails to apply, the video is still published and SimplePost reports a warning.
Provider quota and channel restrictions still apply; YouTube can refuse uploads when the daily API quota is used up.

Text and media limits

YouTube limits enforced by SimplePost
Media	Exactly 1 video; images are not accepted
Title	100 characters; defaults to the post text if empty
Description	5,000 bytes
Characters	Title and description cannot contain < or >
Tags	500 characters in total, including separators
Thumbnail	JPG or PNG, up to 2 MB
File size	YouTube allows up to 256 GB and 12 hours; hosted SimplePost uploads are limited to 500 MB (MCP, API, CLI) or 50 MB (web app)

YouTube settings in SimplePost

YouTube post settings
Privacy	Public, unlisted or private.
Made for kids	Audience setting required by YouTube; defaults to not made for kids.
Category and tags	Choose a category your channel can use and add tags.
YouTube-native scheduling	Upload now and let YouTube publish at a set time; the video stays private until then.
Thumbnail	Upload a custom thumbnail image.

Scheduling and cross-posting

Previews and scheduled posts

The preview shows the player frame, title, channel and the start of the description, which is how viewers first see the upload.
SimplePost validates title length, forbidden characters, tags and the single-video rule when you schedule, and again when the post becomes due.
Scheduled uploads can be edited or discarded in the web app until they start publishing.

Adapt the same post for other networks

A video launch often needs a long upload on YouTube and short teasers elsewhere:

Per-network versions
YouTube	The full walkthrough with title, timestamps and tags.
TikTok	A 30-second vertical teaser with a caption and hashtags.
LinkedIn	A post that summarizes the walkthrough and links to it.

See how cross-posting works

Publishing with your AI assistant

Assistants are most useful for the metadata. Give the video's transcript or outline and ask for a title under 100 characters, a description with timestamps, and tags that fit in 500 characters.

Be explicit about privacy and audience in the prompt. Set the privacy value on the post rather than relying on a default.

Upload long or large videos from a public URL. Hosted uploads through MCP are limited to 500 MB per file, and local file paths do not work with the remote server.

MCP server and supported clients

Resources

YouTube tools, guides and documentation

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Guides

Documentation

FAQ

YouTube scheduling questions

Can I schedule YouTube uploads with SimplePost?

Yes. SimplePost either uploads the video when the post becomes due or uploads it immediately with YouTube's scheduled publish time, which keeps it private until then.

Can SimplePost upload YouTube Shorts?

You can upload vertical videos. YouTube decides whether a video appears as a Short; SimplePost has no separate Shorts setting.

What is the largest video I can upload?

Hosted SimplePost accepts files up to 500 MB through MCP, the API and the CLI, and up to 50 MB in the web app, even though YouTube itself allows much larger files.

Can I set a custom thumbnail?

Yes, a JPG or PNG up to 2 MB. If YouTube refuses the thumbnail, the video is still published and SimplePost shows a warning.

Can SimplePost add videos to playlists?

No. Playlist assignment is not supported; add the video to a playlist in YouTube Studio after it is published.