Platforms

YouTube

YouTube support is limited to YouTube Shorts. OmniSocials does not publish regular long-form videos through the API. The YouTube channel must be monetization-eligible to publish via the YouTube Data API.

Channel ID: youtube

Supported content types

Type	Supported	Notes
Feed post	-	Not supported
Story	-	Not supported
Reel (Short)	✅	Vertical video, 60 seconds or less

Minimal example

YouTube posts must be type: "reel" and must include a single vertical video.

Code
curl -X POST https://api.omnisocials.com/v1/posts/create \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OMNISOCIALS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "type": "reel",
    "content": { "default": "Behind the scenes #shorts" },
    "accounts": ["your-youtube-account-id"],
    "media_urls": ["https://example.com/short.mp4"],
    "youtube": {
      "title": "Behind the scenes",
      "privacy_status": "public"
    }
  }'

Platform-specific options

Field	Type	Description
`youtube.title`	string	Video title. Defaults to `"YouTube Short"` if omitted. Max 100 characters.
`youtube.tags`	array of strings	Tags for discovery. Max 500 characters total across all tags.
`youtube.privacy_status`	string	`public`, `private`, or `unlisted`. Defaults to `public`.
`youtube.category_id`	string	YouTube category ID. Defaults to `"22"` (People & Blogs).
`youtube.made_for_kids`	boolean	Mark as made-for-kids content under COPPA. Defaults to `false`.
`youtube.notify_subscribers`	boolean	Send subscription notification when published. Defaults to `true`.
`youtube.contains_synthetic_media`	boolean	Disclose that the video contains AI-generated content. Defaults to `false`.

Media requirements

Requirement	Value
Format	MP4
Aspect ratio	9:16 (vertical)
Duration	Up to 60 seconds
File size	Up to 256 MB
Resolution	1080 × 1920 recommended

Videos outside these constraints are rejected. There is no conversion or trimming step.

Limitations

Only Shorts are supported. Regular long-form uploads require the YouTube Upload API and OAuth scopes that OmniSocials does not request.
YouTube's API enforces a daily quota. Heavy publishing workloads may exceed quota during traffic spikes and return 429 with a quotaExceeded code.
made_for_kids: true disables most interaction features (comments, community tab, end screens) on the resulting Short.

Last modified on April 10, 2026

LinkedIn TikTok

Type

Supported

Notes

Feed post

Not supported

Story

Not supported

Reel (Short)

✅

Vertical video, 60 seconds or less

Minimal example

YouTube posts must be type: "reel" and must include a single vertical video.

Code

curl -X POST https://api.omnisocials.com/v1/posts/create \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $OMNISOCIALS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "type": "reel",
    "content": { "default": "Behind the scenes #shorts" },
    "accounts": ["your-youtube-account-id"],
    "media_urls": ["https://example.com/short.mp4"],
    "youtube": {
      "title": "Behind the scenes",
      "privacy_status": "public"
    }
  }'

Platform-specific options

Field

Type

Description

youtube.title

string

Video title. Defaults to "YouTube Short" if omitted. Max 100 characters.

youtube.tags

array of strings

Tags for discovery. Max 500 characters total across all tags.

youtube.privacy_status

string

public, private, or unlisted. Defaults to public.

youtube.category_id

string

YouTube category ID. Defaults to "22" (People & Blogs).

youtube.made_for_kids

boolean

Mark as made-for-kids content under COPPA. Defaults to false.

youtube.notify_subscribers

boolean

Send subscription notification when published. Defaults to true.

youtube.contains_synthetic_media

boolean

Disclose that the video contains AI-generated content. Defaults to false.

Requirement

Value

Format

MP4

Aspect ratio

9:16 (vertical)

Duration

Up to 60 seconds

File size

Up to 256 MB

Resolution

1080 × 1920 recommended

Limitations

Only Shorts are supported. Regular long-form uploads require the YouTube Upload API and OAuth scopes that OmniSocials does not request.

YouTube's API enforces a daily quota. Heavy publishing workloads may exceed quota during traffic spikes and return 429 with a quotaExceeded code.

made_for_kids: true disables most interaction features (comments, community tab, end screens) on the resulting Short.

Last modified on April 10, 2026