Scheduling a video lets you upload it in advance and choose exactly when it becomes public on YouTube.
How to schedule a video in YouTube Studio
- Open entity[“software”,”YouTube Studio”,”video management platform by YouTube”] and sign in to your account.
- Click Create and select Upload videos.
- Choose the video file you want to upload.
- Enter your video details (title, description, thumbnail, etc.).
- In the visibility settings, select Schedule instead of Public or Private.
- Choose the exact date, time, and time zone for your video to go live.
- Click Schedule to confirm.
How to change a scheduled video
- Go to the Content section in YouTube Studio.
- Click on the scheduled video you want to edit.
- Open the Visibility settings.
- You can either:
- Adjust the scheduled time by selecting Edit schedule, or
- Publish immediately by switching visibility to Public.
- Your video must be fully uploaded before it can be scheduled.
- Scheduled videos will not publish if your account has active Community Guidelines restrictions.
- YouTube may display publish dates using Pacific Time (PST), which can affect how dates appear across different time zones.
Scheduling is useful for planning content in advance, keeping a consistent upload schedule, and coordinating releases with events or promotions.
