How to Schedule YouTube Videos and Shorts With SocialPilot?

Scheduling YouTube videos through SocialPilot allows you to automate your video marketing strategy, ensuring consistent content delivery without the need for manual uploads. This saves time and helps you maintain a regular posting schedule, maximizing your reach and engagement on YouTube. Additionally, by using SocialPilot, you can easily manage and optimize video content across multiple platforms from a single dashboard, making your overall social media management more efficient and streamlined.

But before you schedule a video, you need to connect your YouTube account. Click here to know all about it.

Go to the Create Post section in SocialPilot.
Switch the tab from Original draft to YouTube.

Click on the Upload Video field and select your video from your local device or from cloud storage options like Dropbox, Google Drive, or Box.

After the video upload is completed, you can always use the thumbnail you want for more clicks. For that go to Edit Thumbnail.

🚨 Note: Editing thumbnail option for YouTube is only available if you have a verified channel on the platform.

Now you will find multiple options to upload a thumbnail. Upload the shot you think will best complement your uploaded video.

Upload from URL.
If your image is hosted online, paste the URL of the image in the designated field and click Upload.
To upload a file from your computer, click on My Device, then navigate to the image file you wish to use and select it.
If your image is stored in a cloud storage service, click on the respective service icon. You will need to log in to your account (if not already connected) and select the image you want to upload as a thumbnail.

After the thumbnail is uploaded, click on Save Thumbnail. Use the Post Preview feature to see the thumbnail preview for visual confirmation before scheduling.

Your thumbnail is now ready to be published/scheduled.

📋 Note: Customized thumbnails are available only for verified YouTube channels. To learn more about verifying your YouTube channel, click here.

Enter Video Details:

Title: Enter a title (within 100 characters).
Description: Write a description for your video. You can include emojis in the description.
Preview your video post on the right-hand side of the screen.

Set Privacy Status: Public, Private, or Unlisted.
Now set Advanced Settings:

Content Category: Select the appropriate content category for your video.
License Rights and Ownership:

YouTube License: Restricts redistribution without consent.
Creative Commons: Allows reuse with proper attribution to the original author

It is time to incorporate additional options:

Tags: Add relevant tags to help users discover your video.
Allow Embedding: Permit others to embed your video on their websites.
Publish to Subscriptions Feed and Notify Subscribers: Enable immediate notifications to subscribers.
Made for Kids: If enabled, restricts the video to underage viewers and disables monetization.

Select the YouTube channel and schedule your post.

Your video will be published on YouTube according to the details you have provided.

📝 Notes:

Privacy Settings:

Public: The video is visible to everyone.
Private: The video is only available to users with access to the channel.
Unlisted: The video is accessible via a direct link.
License Rights and Ownership:
Standard YouTube License: The video is protected from unauthorized distribution.
Creative Commons: The video can be repurposed with proper attribution to the original creator.