Updated 10 October 2026 · works in claude.ai, desktop and mobile
YouTube connector for Claude
Post to YouTube from Claude
Claude writes the title and description for your video, you pick public, unlisted or private, and it uploads to your channel now or on schedule once you approve.
Free for 2 social accounts. No card, no API key.
Connect in 3 stepsAbout two minutes
- 1Open Claude’s connector dialogOr in claude.ai: Customize, Connectors, Add, Add custom connector.Open Claude
- 2Paste these, click Continue, then AddKeep the options Claude detects: Sign in now and Register automatically.
- Name
- Antwork
- Remote MCP server URL
- https://api.antwork.io/mcp
- 3Sign in to Antwork and approveThen ask Claude to connect your social accounts.
On a phone? Add it once in claude.ai in your browser, not the Claude app. It then works in the app too.
Free plan works. It allows one custom connector.
In the chat
What posting to YouTube from Claude looks like
claude.ai
Write the title and description for this video of our autumn menu, in our usual voice.
Read your last 15 YouTube postsHere's a draft in the tone of your recent posts. It goes out only once you confirm.
Fennel Street Kitchen · @fennelstreetkitchenTHU 18:00
Our autumn menu is in. Three new dishes, one returning favourite, and the pumpkin soup we have been testing since August. Tables for Friday are open now.
EditSchedule for Thu 18:00
- 1Say what it is for, attach the mediaIf you have more than one YouTube account, name the one it is for, and attach the video in the chat. YouTube takes videos and Shorts.Try“Post this to our YouTube account, with the video I attached.”
- 2Claude reads your recent posts firstBefore writing, it reads the last 15 posts on that account and how each one performed, so the draft matches your tone, length and hashtag habits. Change it in plain words: shorter, warmer, no hashtags.Try“Make it shorter and drop the hashtags.”
- 3You choose when it goes outSay publish now, or give a day and time. Scheduled posts sit in Antwork's calendar, where you can move or cancel them from the chat or the web app.Try“Schedule it for Thursday at 6pm.”
- 4Ask how it didAntwork pulls each post's numbers from YouTube every few hours, so Claude can tell you what worked and what to post next.Try“How did that post do compared with my last five?”
The short answer
Can Claude post to YouTube?
Yes, through a connector.
Claude can upload videos to YouTube through Antwork, a hosted Model Context Protocol (MCP) connector. You add Antwork's server URL as a custom connector in Claude, connect your YouTube channel once on Google's own sign-in screen, and from then on Claude writes the title and description, then publishes or schedules your video from inside the conversation, as public, unlisted or private. There is no Google Cloud project to create, no YouTube Data API to enable and no OAuth client to configure, because Antwork runs the server. Antwork's Google project has passed YouTube's API compliance audit, which matters here: YouTube locks uploads from unaudited projects to private, so a video you publish as public through Antwork is actually public.
- Your YouTube channelConnected with Google's own sign-in. No Google Cloud project of your own.
- One video per postPublic, unlisted or private, up to 1 GB, Short or long.
- You approve every postDrafting and publishing are separate steps. Nothing goes out until you say so.
Set it up
Watch Claude connect to YouTube
The whole setup, in 59 secondsEvery screen is a real recording of claude.ai and Antwork, made on 26 September 2026. The chat list in the sidebar is blurred for privacy; only the cursor, zooms and captions are added.
What you can ask
Things to ask Claude once it is connected
Copy one into Claude to try it. Claude always shows you the post before anything is scheduled or published.
Create
“Write a title and description for this video, with the title under 100 characters.”
“Give me three title options for this video and pick the strongest.”
“Write the description for this Short and add three hashtags.”
Schedule
“Schedule this video for Sunday at 10am as public.”
“Upload this one as unlisted so I can check it first.”
“Plan two YouTube uploads for next week from these videos.”
Learn
“How many views did my last five YouTube videos get?”
“Which of my recent videos got the most likes?”
“Take the title from my best video and write three more like it.”
Before you post
What YouTube accepts
Claude checks these before it drafts, so a post does not fail at publish time. They come from the same rules Antwork's publisher enforces.
- Account
- Your YouTube channel
- Connected with Google's own sign-in. No Google Cloud project of your own.
- Video
- .mp4, .mov, .avi, .wmv, .flv, .webm, .mkv, .m4v, .3gp, up to 1 GB
- up to 3840x2160 · 720 min max · 16:9 / 9:16 · one per post
- Text
- Up to 5,000 characters
- Hashtags and links count toward the limit.
Your options
Three ways to get Claude posting to YouTube
Each works. They differ in where the work happens and how much you set up.
Antwork connector
- Where you ask
- In the Claude chat
- Setup
- Paste one URL, sign in
- Writes in your voice
- Reads your recent posts
- Schedules and publishes
- Yes, from the chat
- Shows the post first
- Every time
- Code needed
- None
An automation tool
- Where you ask
- In a workflow you build
- Setup
- Design a scenario per task
- Writes in your voice
- Only what you wire in
- Schedules and publishes
- On the workflow's trigger
- Shows the post first
- Depends on the workflow
- Code needed
- None
Build your own
- Where you ask
- In your own code
- Setup
- Developer app, API access, hosting
- Writes in your voice
- Only what you build
- Schedules and publishes
- If you build it
- Shows the post first
- Depends on your build
- Code needed
- Yes
| Antwork connector | An automation tool | Build your own | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Where you ask | In the Claude chat | In a workflow you build | In your own code |
| Setup | Paste one URL, sign in | Design a scenario per task | Developer app, API access, hosting |
| Writes in your voice | Reads your recent posts | Only what you wire in | Only what you build |
| Schedules and publishes | Yes, from the chat | On the workflow's trigger | If you build it |
| Shows the post first | Every time | Depends on the workflow | Depends on your build |
| Code needed | None | None | Yes |
An automation tool is the better fit when a post should be triggered by something outside the chat, like a new row in a spreadsheet. If you want to ask Claude and see the post, the connector is the shortest path.
What it does
What Claude can and cannot do on YouTube
Can
- Draft posts in the chat and show them to you before anything goes out
- Write in the voice of your recent posts on that account
- Publish now or schedule, and move or cancel what is scheduled
- Read how your own posts performed
- Draft the same idea for each of your other connected accounts
Cannot
- Make or edit the video for you
- Set custom thumbnails or manage playlists
- Reply to or moderate comments
- Browse or scrape other channels
- Post anything you have not approved
Questions
Claude and YouTube, answered
Can Claude connect to YouTube?
Yes. Antwork is the connector: you add one URL to Claude, approve YouTube once over OAuth, and from then on Claude drafts, schedules and publishes to your account from the chat itself. No API key, no browser extension, no copying between tabs.
Is there a native Claude connector for YouTube?
Claude does not upload to YouTube on its own. The YouTube MCP servers on GitHub are self-hosted: you run the server, create a Google Cloud project, enable the YouTube Data API and set up your own OAuth client, and YouTube keeps an unaudited project's uploads private. Antwork is hosted instead: you add it from Claude's connector settings, sign in with Google, and its tools appear like any other.
Can Claude upload videos to YouTube?
Yes, through a connector. With Antwork connected, Claude writes the title and description for a video you provide, shows you the post, and uploads it to your channel now or at the time you choose once you approve. Nothing goes out until you ask for it.
Do I need my own Google Cloud project or YouTube API key?
No. Self-hosted YouTube MCP servers need both, plus an OAuth client you configure. Antwork already runs an audited Google project, so you only sign in with the Google account that owns your channel and approve the upload permission.
Will my YouTube uploads be public?
Yes, when you choose public. Antwork has passed YouTube's API compliance audit, so YouTube honours the visibility you pick. You can also upload as unlisted or private, per video.
Can Claude post YouTube Shorts?
Yes. YouTube decides what is a Short: a vertical video of three minutes or less. Antwork uploads it the same way as a long video and adds the #Shorts tag to any video of three minutes or less. Videos can be up to 1 GB, which is Antwork's limit rather than YouTube's.
Can Claude make the video for me?
No. Claude writes the title, the description and the hashtags; the video is yours. Attach it on the post Claude drafts, or pick one already in your Antwork media library.
How is this different from Zapier, n8n or an integration toolkit?
What drives the action. In a workflow builder, Claude is a node inside an automation you maintain. With Antwork, drafting, scheduling and publishing to YouTube are tools Claude operates directly in the conversation, and the platform's limits are enforced server-side rather than being whatever the flow happens to carry.
Do I need an API key to connect Claude?
No. Antwork connects over OAuth — you approve a consent screen in the browser and you are done. There is no key to generate or paste into a URL, which is how most social MCP servers handle it.
Do I need a paid account?
No. Your first two connected accounts are free forever, with unlimited posts and workspaces, and there is no plan gate on MCP access.
Will Claude post without showing me first?
Not unless you ask it to. Drafting and publishing are two separate steps: the agent writes, renders the post card, and only publishes when you confirm.
Does the writing sound like AI?
Antwork hands the agent that account's recent posts, along with how each performed, and the agent writes to match them. On YouTube that includes writing to the length the format rewards, up to 5,000 characters.