🕹️ Work With YouTube In SmarterQueue

SmarterQueue makes it easy to schedule and publish YouTube videos. Whether you're creating original content or repurposing existing videos, long form or short, you can upload and schedule directly through the Post Editor and track their performance with built-in analytics.

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How To Add Your YouTube Channel To SmarterQueue

  1. Make sure you're logged into the Google account that manages the YouTube Channel you want to connect.
  2. Click the ⚙ Settings icon in the top-right corner and go to Social Profiles.
  3. Click "Connect" for YouTube and follow the prompts to select the Google account, authorize SmarterQueue, and link the YouTube Channel.

If you don't have a YouTube Channel yet, visit Google's guide to getting started.

How To Create And Schedule A YouTube Video Post

  1. From the Publish view, click "New Post" in the upper-right corner.
  2. Choose a Category to organize your post (required).
  3. Select your YouTube profile as the publishing destination and set your audience (private, public, or unlisted):
  1. Write your post caption (including any hashtags or mentions). 
  2. Upload a video (TikTok supports video posts only). 
  3. Write the video title (used as your YouTube title).
  4. Choose your posting timing preference.
  5. Set your post to Evergreen if you want to repurpose it.
  6. Click “Save Post”.

📝 Note: After uploading a video, you will see a preview thumbnail, but the full video will process after you save the post to your Queue or as a draft.

YouTube Audience Settings And What They Mean

YouTube offers a setting that lets you choose who can see your video. You’ll find this option in the social profile dropdown next to your YouTube channels when selecting them in the Post Editor.

What's available to a video depends on the Audience selection:

Feature Public Private Unlisted
Posted to your channel Yes No No
Shows in the Subscriber feed Yes No No
Added to a channel section Yes No Yes
Can share the URL with others Yes No Yes
Can be commented on Yes No Yes
Show up in search results, related videos, and recommendations Yes No No
Can show up in a public playlist Yes No Yes

By default, you will need to make a selection every time you create a YouTube video post.

YouTube Post Requirements

To ensure your YouTube videos publish successfully, your posts must meet the following platform requirements:

Captions

  • Maximum length: 5,000 characters
  • Can include text, emojis, hashtags, links, and saved Snippets

Titles

  • Maximum length: 100 characters

Video Guidelines for YouTube Shorts

  • Required format: MP4 recommended
  • Orientation: Vertical (9:16)
  • Duration: Must be under 180 seconds
  • Resolution: Between 360p and 1080p
  • Frame Rate: Between 23 and 60 fps
  • Maximum file size: 1GB

📝 Note: Videos with a 16:9 aspect ratio (landscape) may have the sides cropped but will publish as Shorts if they’re within the 180-second limit. If the video is longer than 180 seconds or wider than a 1:1 square, it will be published as a regular YouTube video instead of a Short.

How To Check Your YouTube Post Analytics

See how your YouTube videos are performing at a glance. SmarterQueue shows views, likes, and comments so you can optimize what you post next.

How To Track Individual YouTube Post Performance

  1. Click "Publish" in the top menu, then select the "Queue".
  2. Filter for “Published” on the left-hand side to review past posts.
  3. Use additional filters to refine results by social profile, Category, content, post timing, and more.
  4. For each YouTube post, track:
    • Likes – The total number of likes received.
    • Comments – Engagement in the form of user feedback.
    • Shares – The number of times the post was shared.
    • Impressions – The number of times the post was displayed to users.
    • Views – Video views for posts that have a video file attached.

How To Analyze Your YouTube Performance

  1. Click "Analyze" in the top menu, then select “Analyze per Profile” from the left-hand side.
  2. Select your YouTube Profile from the dropdown.
  3. Pick a date range and click "Apply" to refine your results.
  4. The following insights will be available:
    • Total Posts Published – The number of YouTube posts published within the selected period.
    • Engagement Metrics – Includes likes, comments, and shares.
    • Performance Trends – Helps identify which posts perform best over time.

For deeper insights, visit YouTube Studio.

Troubleshooting Missing Channels When Connecting

Can’t find your YouTube channel when connecting to SmarterQueue?

This usually means you’re signed into the wrong Google account, you don’t have the right permissions, or the channel is a Brand Account managed elsewhere.

Make sure you’re signed into the correct Google account:

SmarterQueue pulls in YouTube channels associated with the Google account you use during the connection process:

  • Visit https://myaccount.google.com to check which account you're currently signed into.
  • If needed, sign out and log in with the Google account that owns or manages the channel.

📝 Note: If your channel is a Brand Account, make sure you're logging into the Google account that has Manager or Owner access to that Brand Account. You can review this at https://myaccount.google.com/brandaccounts.

Confirm you have the right permissions:

To connect a YouTube channel to SmarterQueue, your Google account must have one of the following roles:

  • Owner
  • Manager

If you only have Viewer or restricted permissions, you won’t be able to connect the channel or publish content.

Try connecting again:

Once you’ve confirmed your access and account is correct, return to SmarterQueue and reattempt the connection from the Profiles page.

📝 Note: If you’ve connected this account before, reconnecting refreshes permissions and may resolve the issue.

If the channel still doesn’t appear:

  • Try reconnecting in an Incognito/Private window.
  • Clear your browser cache and cookies.

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