From Notion to YouTube: Schedule and Publish Videos and Shorts
Manage your YouTube content pipeline in Notion. Publish videos and Shorts directly from your Notion database, with titles, descriptions, tags, and thumbnails included.
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The YouTube Publishing Problem
YouTube content requires more metadata than any other platform: title, description, tags, thumbnail, category, visibility settings, and more. Most creators plan this in Notion but then manually enter everything into YouTube Studio. It’s tedious, error-prone, and disconnected from your content calendar.
If you’re publishing Shorts regularly, the manual effort multiplies. Three Shorts per week means opening YouTube Studio three times, filling in the same type of fields, and keeping track of what’s published where.
How to Publish YouTube Content from Notion
Organize in Notion
Set the schedule
Scheduled publishes to YouTube
Supported Formats
YouTube videos
Full-length videos published with title, description, tags, and thumbnail from Notion.
YouTube Shorts
Short-form vertical videos published as YouTube Shorts. Perfect for repurposing TikTok or Instagram Reels content.
Why Notion Works for YouTube Content Planning
All metadata in one place
Title, description, tags, thumbnail, script, and publication status all live in the same Notion entry. No more scattered notes and last-minute description writing in YouTube Studio.
Content pipeline management
Use Notion’s board view to track videos from scripting → filming → editing → thumbnail → ready → published. Everyone on your team sees the status at a glance.
Cross-platform repurposing
Film one video, create a Short, a Reel, and a TikTok. Manage all versions from the same Notion database, each with their own platform property and adapted caption.
Batch planning
Plan a month of YouTube content in one Notion session. Write all descriptions and tags upfront, then drip-publish throughout the month.
Setup
Connect Notion
Sign up on Scheduled and link your Notion workspace in one click.
Set up your database
Create a Notion database with properties for title, description, tags, date, status, and platform.
Connect YouTube
Authorize your YouTube channel.
Start publishing
Upload videos and metadata to Notion, set dates, and Scheduled publishes automatically.
Simple, transparent pricing
Starting at €9/mo. 14-day free trial. No credit card required.
All plans include unlimited posts, formatting preservation, and analytics.
See pricing →vs. Other YouTube Scheduling Options
vs. YouTube Studio
YouTube’s built-in scheduler works but isn’t connected to your content planning workflow. You still need to manually enter all metadata and upload videos through their interface.
vs. TubeBuddy / VidIQ
These tools optimize YouTube SEO but don’t integrate with Notion. They complement Scheduled rather than replace it.
vs. Buffer / Hootsuite
Limited YouTube support and no Notion integration. Not designed for the metadata-heavy YouTube workflow.
vs. Make / Zapier
YouTube video uploads through automation tools are complex and often unreliable for larger files.
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Frequently asked questions
Yes. Upload a vertical video to your Notion page and Scheduled publishes it as a YouTube Short.
Yes. You can configure visibility settings for your YouTube uploads through Scheduled.
Yes. Upload your thumbnail image to the Notion page and Scheduled uses it when publishing to YouTube.
Yes. Use your Notion database to create entries for each platform with the same video but adapted metadata. Scheduled publishes to both platforms.
Scheduled syncs video performance data back to your Notion database after publishing.
