How to schedule YouTube Shorts with Claude
Short answer
Add Ghostedit to Claude as a connector, connect your YouTube channel, then ask: "Post this Short Thursday at 3pm, title: My desk setup." Claude checks the title and video, then schedules it.
You need: A YouTube channel · Claude, any plan
Step by step
Connect YouTube
Sign up free on Ghostedit and press Connect next to YouTube.
AccountsInstagramConnectedTikTokConnectedYouTubeConnectedAdd Ghostedit to Claude
In Claude: Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector. Paste
https://mcp.ghostedit.aiand press Allow.Add custom connectorNameGhosteditURLhttps://mcp.ghostedit.aiAddAsk Claude to post
Send the video link, a title and a time. Say "public" if you want it public.
Post this Short Thursday at 3pm, public. Title: My desk setup <2026>check_post · schedule_postScheduled for Thu 3:00 PM. I removed the < > from the title. YouTube doesn't allow them.
Then try asking
- Post this Short at my best time.
- Give me 3 titles, then post the best one.
- Post the long cut as a video and the vertical cut as a Short.
- How many views did my Shorts get this week?
Questions
- Can Claude upload to YouTube?
- Yes, with a connector like Ghostedit. It uses YouTube's official API.
- It went up as private
- YouTube uploads are private unless you say "public".
- It posted as a normal video
- YouTube only counts vertical or square videos of 3 minutes or less as Shorts.
- Is it free?
- Yes. Free covers 1 account per platform and 30 posts a month.