Run YouTube from a chat message
OpenClaw executes the postqueen CLI on your own machine, so a single message can create, schedule or reschedule YouTube videos with no dashboard open.
YouTubeAutomate YouTube with OpenClaw
Message your agent from the chat apps you already use and it drafts, schedules and publishes YouTube videos through postqueen while you get on with your day.
Quick start
Install the postqueen CLI on the machine OpenClaw runs on, then drive YouTube from any chat thread.
Terminal
# Give OpenClaw the postqueen CLInpm install -g postqueenexport POSTQUEEN_API_KEY=your_api_key # Then message your agent:# "Draft three YouTube videos about our# launch and schedule them for this week"What OpenClaw can run on YouTube
Windows that fit YouTube
Tell OpenClaw when your subscribers are most active and it schedules videos into that window on YouTube, day after day, without reminders.
Native video, native timing
Video uploads travel through the same postqueen call, so OpenClaw ships YouTube videos with real media attached and the publish time already set.
Drafts until you are ready
Ask OpenClaw for drafts only. They sit on the postqueen calendar unscheduled, so you can edit them and pick the time yourself, and nothing reaches your subscribers on YouTube until you do.
Three steps to a full queue
Discover YouTube
OpenClaw calls postqueen to list your connected channels and sees what YouTube supports, so drafts start from real capabilities, not guesses.
Draft with OpenClaw
Give it the brief. The agent writes YouTube-shaped videos and proposes publish times that match when your subscribers are around.
Check and publish
Look over the queue on the postqueen calendar and change anything you want. postqueen publishes each post at its time, and OpenClaw can pull the results after.
What YouTube allows
OpenClaw reads these limits from postqueen before it composes, so a draft that would be rejected never reaches the queue.
- Title length
- Up to 100 characters per video title
- Description
- Up to 5,000 characters per description
- Tags
- Up to 500 characters across all tags on a video
- Video length
- 15 minutes until the channel is verified, then up to 12 hours
- File size
- Up to 256 GB per upload
- Shorts
- Vertical 9:16 video, up to 3 minutes
YouTubeEverything postqueen does on YouTube
Scheduling, AI drafts, analytics and team roles, in one guide.
F.A.Q.
Frequently asked questions
How does OpenClaw connect YouTube to postqueen?
Install the postqueen CLI where OpenClaw runs commands and export your API key. Every command returns JSON, so the agent can create, schedule and list YouTube videos reliably.
Can OpenClaw schedule YouTube videos at exact times?
Yes. Give it exact slots or a rule like mornings at nine and it sets publish times on the videos it creates, so your subscribers see them at the right moment.
Will OpenClaw publish to YouTube on its own?
Only if you ask it to. Tell it to save drafts and nothing is scheduled: the videos wait on the calendar until you set a time. Tell it to schedule, and they go out at the times you can see, which is the setup most people move to once they trust the output.
Can one brief cover YouTube and other channels too?
Yes. postqueen connects 30 channels, so OpenClaw can turn the same brief into YouTube videos plus adapted versions for every other channel you run.
Does OpenClaw access cost extra on postqueen?
No. The agent uses your regular API key and plan limits: unlimited posts on every plan, and channel counts from 5 on Creator up to uncapped on Ultimate.
Which YouTube formats can postqueen schedule?
Long-form videos and Shorts. You upload the file, fill in the title, description and tags, choose the visibility, and postqueen publishes the video on your channel at the scheduled time.
Do I need to verify my YouTube channel?
For uploads over 15 minutes, yes. YouTube caps unverified channels at 15 minute videos, and verification is a free one time step in YouTube Studio. Shorts and shorter uploads work without it.
Ready to get started?
Queue this week's posts in minutes, or hand the whole thing to your favorite AI. postqueen keeps publishing either way.
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