Setup guide
How to connect YouTube to WhatToUpload
Posting to YouTube needs a channel on the Google account you sign in with and upload access. Here is what to check first.
- 1
The Google account has a YouTube channel
Sign in with the Google account that owns or manages the channel. If it has no channel yet, create one on YouTube first. Brand account channels show up in the account picker.
- 2
Verify the account for long videos and custom thumbnails
YouTube needs a one time phone verification before it accepts videos over 15 minutes or custom thumbnails. Shorts and shorter videos post without it.
- 3
Allow upload access
Google asks to let WhatToUpload upload videos and see your channel. Keep both ticked, or posting will fail.
What we can do
We upload and schedule videos to the channel you pick. We never post without your action: nothing goes out until you press Post or schedule a video.
Ready?
Open Channels in WhatToUpload and press Connect YouTube. You will see this checklist once more, then Google asks you to sign in.
Open ChannelsCommon problems
It says this Google account has no YouTube channel
You signed in with a Google account that does not own a channel. Pick the right account in the Google picker (brand account channels are listed there), or create a channel on YouTube first.
My long video or custom thumbnail was rejected
YouTube asks for a one time phone verification before it accepts videos over 15 minutes or custom thumbnails. Verify the account in YouTube, then retry the post.
Is this the same as the read-only stats connection?
No. Stats use a separate read-only connection. Posting asks Google for upload access on its own, only when you press Connect.
Will WhatToUpload post without asking me?
No. A video is uploaded only when you press Post or schedule it. Disconnecting in Channels also revokes the grant at Google.