How to Schedule YouTube Videos and Shorts in Sparkforge Social Planner

Sparkforge Social Planner schedules YouTube Videos and Shorts alongside the rest of your social calendar. The connection runs through the Google integration on a per-account basis.

Connect YouTube

1. Go to Marketing > Social Planner.
2. Connect your YouTube account through Google Integrations and select the channel.

The YouTube token doesn't expire on a fixed schedule — the connection stays active until manually revoked or disconnected.

Schedule a Video or Short

1. Click Create New Post.
2. Pick the YouTube channel.
3. Add the description, hashtags, and emojis in the caption.
4. Choose Video or Shorts.
5. Add the title. Selecting Shorts auto-appends #shorts to the title.
6. Set privacy: Public, Private, or Unlisted.
7. Optionally add a follow-up comment.
8. Set the schedule and save.

Media specs

• Video / Short upload: up to 1 GB.
• Thumbnail: PNG or JPEG, up to 2 MB. Verified accounts only. Thumbnails apply to Videos, not Shorts.
• Shorts: up to 3 minutes, vertical aspect ratio recommended (9:16).

Manager-access limitation

YouTube doesn't allow accounts with Manager access to connect a channel through third-party integrations. Per Google's API rules, only the primary owner can authorize the connection.

If you have Manager access, ask the channel's primary owner to connect the account in Social Planner. Once connected, you can schedule and manage posts based on your access level. This restriction is enforced by YouTube and applies across every scheduling tool.