Publora — YouTube
YouTube platform skill for the Publora API. For auth, core scheduling, media upload, and workspace/webhook docs, see the publora core skill.
Base URL: https://api.publora.com/api/v1
Header: x-publora-key: sk_YOUR_KEY
Platform ID format: youtube-{channelId}
Platform Limits (API)
| Property | Limit | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Title | 100 characters | — |
| Description | 5,000 characters | First 150 chars visible |
| Video duration | 12 hours | — |
| Video size | 256 GB | — |
| Video formats | MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM | — |
| Images | ❌ Video only | — |
| Text only | ❌ Video required | — |
| Privacy | public / unlisted / private | Default: public |
Upload a YouTube Video
YouTube requires video and supports privacy settings and metadata:
// Step 1: Create post with YouTube-specific platform settings
const post = await fetch('https://api.publora.com/api/v1/create-post', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'x-publora-key': 'sk_YOUR_KEY' },
body: JSON.stringify({
content: 'Your video description here. Full details about what this video covers.',
platforms: ['youtube-UC_CHANNEL_ID'],
scheduledTime: '2026-03-20T15:00:00.000Z'
})
}).then(r => r.json());
// Step 2: Get upload URL
const upload = await fetch('https://api.publora.com/api/v1/get-upload-url', {
method: 'POST',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'x-publora-key': 'sk_YOUR_KEY' },
body: JSON.stringify({
postGroupId: post.postGroupId,
fileName: 'video.mp4',
contentType: 'video/mp4',
type: 'video'
})
}).then(r => r.json());
// Step 3: Upload video to S3
await fetch(upload.uploadUrl, {
method: 'PUT',
headers: { 'Content-Type': 'video/mp4' },
body: videoFileBytes
});
Python Example
import requests
HEADERS = { 'Content-Type': 'application/json', 'x-publora-key': 'sk_YOUR_KEY' }
# Step 1: Create post (content = video description)
post = requests.post('https://api.publora.com/api/v1/create-post', headers=HEADERS, json={
'content': 'Complete guide to building REST APIs in 2026. We cover authentication, rate limiting, and best practices.',
'platforms': ['youtube-UC_CHANNEL_ID'],
'scheduledTime': '2026-03-20T15:00:00.000Z'
}).json()
# Step 2: Get upload URL
upload = requests.post('https://api.publora.com/api/v1/get-upload-url', headers=HEADERS, json={
'postGroupId': post['postGroupId'],
'fileName': 'tutorial.mp4',
'contentType': 'video/mp4',
'type': 'video'
}).json()
# Step 3: Upload
with open('tutorial.mp4', 'rb') as f:
requests.put(upload['uploadUrl'], headers={'Content-Type': 'video/mp4'}, data=f)
print(f"Scheduled: {post['postGroupId']}")
Platform Quirks
- Video only — YouTube does not support images or text-only posts
- content field = description — the
contentfield maps to the YouTube video description - Title: Set via platform settings (defaults to first line of description if not set)
- Privacy: Defaults to
public. Can be set tounlistedorprivatevia platform settings - YouTube Shorts: Videos under 60 seconds in portrait orientation (9:16) are automatically treated as Shorts
- Large files: 256 GB max — YouTube is the most generous platform for file size
- Processing time: YouTube processes uploaded videos before they go live; scheduling accounts for this
