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Google OAuth 2.0 with channel selection

Schedule the YouTube video with its title, privacy, and channel details.

This page is for people deciding whether OpenPost fits their YouTube publishing workflow.

OpenPost uploads Shorts and videos to a selected YouTube channel.

Implemented: App review required

Managed certification: No managed provider-format certification claim is current.

Your social app may need approval before it can publish.

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Formats and limits

Different formats, different rules.

OpenPost checks the text and media rules for the format you choose.

Short

Text
Required title; up to 5,000 description characters
Media
Exactly one short video

Video

Text
Required title; up to 5,000 description characters
Media
Exactly one video, up to the long-video profile limit

Provider limits and scope

  • 5,000 description characters
  • Exactly one video
  • Title required
  • Unaudited Google projects can force uploads private

Connect and test

Set up YouTube in three checks.

  1. 1

    Enable YouTube Data API v3 and configure the Google OAuth app and callback URI.

  2. 2

    Request the required profile, channel-read, and upload scopes.

  3. 3

    Choose a channel during connection and test a real video upload.

Known limits

What can still block a post.

  • Test the Google project with a live channel before you use it for real posts.
  • Unaudited Google projects can force uploads to private visibility.
  • Each account version accepts one video. OpenPost does not support text-only YouTube posts.

Account requirement: A Google Cloud OAuth app with YouTube Data API v3 and an eligible YouTube channel.

Verification: Confirm upload, processing completion, thumbnail, playlist, and final privacy on the production channel.

Use the current callback address, permissions, and media setup.

Social network developer pages change. The OpenPost guide lists the settings and checks you need now.

Read the YouTube guide