YouTube
Upload videos and Shorts to your YouTube channel, the questions YouTube requires, and why a video might stay private.
Social9 uploads videos and Shorts to your YouTube channel. Every YouTube post is exactly one video.
Where to find it#
Dashboard → Channels → YouTube → Connect.
YouTube is on the Individual plan and up.
Connecting#
- Press Connect on the YouTube card.
- Sign in with the Google account that owns the channel, and allow Social9.
If you get "This Google account has no YouTube channel yet", create a channel on YouTube first, then connect again.
What a post can include#
| Limit | |
|---|---|
| Description (your post text) | 5,000 characters |
| Video | Exactly 1 |
| Images | None |
Options#
Under Network options tab → Options for YouTube:
| Option | What it does |
|---|---|
| Title (required by YouTube) | Up to 100 characters. If you leave it empty, the first line of your text is used |
| Visibility | Public, Unlisted or Private |
| Is this video made for kids? (required) | YouTube requires an answer for every video |
| Tags, Category, Playlist | Help people find it |
| Custom thumbnail URL | JPG or PNG under 2 MB. Needs a verified YouTube channel |
| Notify subscribers | On by default |
| This is a Short | Vertical video up to 3 minutes. Adds #Shorts |
| Contains realistic altered or synthetic content | YouTube's label for realistic AI or edited content |
Notes after posting#
Sometimes the post is marked as posted with a note. The usual ones:
| Note | What it means |
|---|---|
| YouTube kept this video private | YouTube keeps uploads from apps it has not approved yet private. Change it to public in YouTube Studio |
| Custom thumbnail wasn't accepted | The channel is not verified, or the image is over 2 MB |
| The video couldn't be added to the playlist | Reconnect YouTube to allow playlists |
If YouTube's daily upload limit is used up, Social9 tries again later by itself.