# Post to YouTube with Claude or ChatGPT (2026 Setup)

> To post to YouTube with Claude, connect your YouTube channel to RobinReach, then add RobinReach to Claude as a connector at https://robinreach.com/mcp/v1/messages. Claude can then upload a video from your library on a schedule, write the title, description and tags, add it to a playlist, set it public, unlisted or private, add a first comment and choose whether subscribers are notified. It can also read how your videos perform. The same works in ChatGPT and other AI apps, on the Bloom, Thrive and Scale plans.

Canonical: https://robinreach.com/post-to-youtube-with-claude
MCP server URL: https://robinreach.com/mcp/v1/messages

## Example

User: Upload launch-demo.mp4 on Thursday at 3pm as an unlisted video, write a title, description and tags, and add it to our Tutorials playlist.

What Claude did in RobinReach:
- `media_search`: Found launch-demo.mp4 in your library
- `youtube_list_playlists`: Found the Tutorials playlist
- `posts_validate`: Checked the title, description and settings
- `posts_create`: Scheduled the upload for Thursday at 15:00

Claude: The video uploads on Thursday at 3pm as unlisted, in Tutorials, with chapters in the description. Unlisted videos do not notify subscribers, so I left that off. Want a short teaser for Instagram and LinkedIn the same day?

## What Claude can do on YouTube

- **Videos and Shorts.** Uploads from your RobinReach library, scheduled to the minute.
- **Title, description and tags.** Written for search, checked against YouTube's limits before upload.
- **Playlists.** Added to one or more of your playlists, picked by name.
- **Thumbnails.** Your own thumbnail image on verified channels.
- **Visibility.** Public, unlisted or private, with or without a notification to subscribers.

## YouTube rules RobinReach checks before saving

| Rule | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Characters | 5,000 in the description, a title of up to 100 |
| Video | One video per post, public, unlisted or private |
| Extras | Playlists, tags, custom thumbnail (verified channels), first comment, subscriber notification |
| Posts a day | Up to 15 per account |
| Delete after publishing | Yes, from the chat |
| Analytics in the chat | Reach and engagement per post, top posts and weekly comparisons |
| Comments inbox | Not available |

## Things to ask

- Write a YouTube title and description for the video called interview.mp4 and schedule it for Monday at noon.
- Add every new video this month to the Tutorials playlist.
- Which of our videos got the most views in the last 30 days?
- Post the same clip as a YouTube Short, an Instagram Reel and a TikTok on Friday.

## Setup

1. **Connect YouTube to RobinReach.** Create a free RobinReach account and connect YouTube from the dashboard.
2. **Add RobinReach to your AI app.** In Claude or ChatGPT, add a connector with the URL https://robinreach.com/mcp/v1/messages and sign in to RobinReach. Coding tools and agents use the same URL with an API key.
3. **Ask in plain words.** Write a YouTube title and description for the video called interview.mp4 and schedule it for Monday at noon.

Step by step guides: [Claude](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/claude.md), [ChatGPT](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/chatgpt.md), [Claude Code](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/claude-code.md), [Codex](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/codex.md), [Gemini CLI](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/gemini-cli.md), [Cursor](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/cursor.md), [VS Code](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/vs-code.md), [Devin Desktop](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/devin-desktop.md), [OpenClaw](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/openclaw.md), [Hermes](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/hermes.md), [n8n](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/n8n.md), [Zapier](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/zapier.md), [Make](https://robinreach.com/ai/integrations/make.md)

## Other networks

[Instagram](https://robinreach.com/post-to-instagram-with-claude.md), [Facebook](https://robinreach.com/post-to-facebook-with-claude.md), [LinkedIn](https://robinreach.com/post-to-linkedin-with-claude.md), [TikTok](https://robinreach.com/post-to-tiktok-with-claude.md), [X (Twitter)](https://robinreach.com/post-to-twitter-with-claude.md), [Threads](https://robinreach.com/post-to-threads-with-claude.md), [Pinterest](https://robinreach.com/post-to-pinterest-with-claude.md), [Bluesky](https://robinreach.com/post-to-bluesky-with-claude.md), [Google Business Profile](https://robinreach.com/post-to-google-business-with-claude.md), [Mastodon](https://robinreach.com/post-to-mastodon-with-claude.md), [Telegram](https://robinreach.com/post-to-telegram-with-claude.md), [WordPress](https://robinreach.com/post-to-wordpress-with-claude.md)

## Questions

### How do I upload to YouTube with Claude?

Connect your channel to RobinReach and upload the video to your RobinReach library, then add RobinReach to Claude as a custom connector with the URL https://robinreach.com/mcp/v1/messages. Ask Claude to schedule it with a title, and it handles the rest.

### Can Claude upload videos from my computer?

In coding tools like Claude Code and Cursor, yes, it can upload a file from your folders. In the Claude app, upload the video to your RobinReach library first, or give Claude a public link to it.

### Can Claude add videos to playlists?

Yes. It reads your playlists by name and adds the video to the ones you choose.

### Does Claude notify my subscribers?

Only when you want it to, and only for public videos. YouTube does not send notifications for unlisted or private uploads.

### Can ChatGPT upload to YouTube too?

Yes. Add RobinReach to ChatGPT as a custom MCP server and it gets the same tools.

## Sources

Last checked on 24 October 2026. RobinReach's numbers (tools, networks, limits, plans) are read from the product when the page is generated.

- [YouTube Data API, videos insert](https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3/docs/videos/insert)
- [RobinReach MCP server reference](https://robinreach.com/mcp)

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