Schedule your content on YouTube

With Metricool, you can schedule your videos to go live on your YouTube channel whenever you want.

✏️ Key points

Video types:

• Standard videos: Longer than 60 seconds. Horizontal format.
• Shorts: Up to 3 minutes. Vertical or square format.

⚠️ Keep in mind the following duration limits:

• Shorts should not reach the 2:59 min limit, as YouTube may slightly extend the video during processing, which could result in it being published as a standard video.
• Unverified channels can't upload videos longer than 15 minutes.
  If you're uploading longer videos, make sure your channel is verified with your phone number here: https://www.youtube.com/verify

Publishing limits:

• FREE: up to 10 posts every 24 hours
• PREMIUM: up to 20 posts every 24 hours
  If you reach the limit, you’ll need to wait 24 hours from the time of your 10th or 20th post (depending on your plan).
  To check if you can publish, count your posts from the last 24 hours: if they’re below the limit, you’ll be able to schedule new ones.

Other details:

• Character limit: 5000 per post
• Video thumbnail: Recommended size 1280x720 px
• First comment: You can add it to both long-form videos and Shorts

How to create a YouTube post

To schedule a YouTube video from Metricool, go to the Planning tab and follow these steps:

1. Click "+ Create new post" and select YouTube.
2. Add the text to include a description. (Descriptions for YouTube Shorts and YouTube Videos mobile version won’t preview here, but will be included in your post.)
3. Upload the video. Remember:

• Standard video: 60+ seconds, horizontal.
• Shorts: up to 3 minutes, vertical or square.

4. Complete YouTube settings:

• Title: Max 100 characters.
• Audience settings: specify if the video is made for kids.
• Privacy settings: choose between Public, Unlisted, Private (you can adjust privacy on YouTube after publishing).
• Category: pick the right category for your content.
• Tags: add tags to improve searchability and ranking.

5. Choose the publish date and time, then save.

Done! Metricool takes care of the rest.

Video Specs

• Format: MP4 or MOV
• Size: up to 500 MB
• Shorts: Up to 3 minutes, vertical or square format.
• Standard videos: Over 60 seconds, horizontal format.

Related articles

• Edit images and videos from the scheduler
• How to schedule a first comment on your posts
• How to schedule content in multiple social networks?
• How to add a cover to your posts
• Content planning: full guide & FAQs

Updated on: 25/06/2025