Formats
YouTube Shorts on the same calendar as your Reels
Post the same vertical video to YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels and TikTok, each with its own text, from one composer.
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The specs
What the network’s publishing API accepts. Hivenza checks each one before a post is scheduled.
- What makes a Short
- YouTube shows a vertical or square video of up to 3 minutes as a Short.
- File
- MP4 or MOV.
- Title
- Up to 100 characters.
- Description
- Up to 5,000 characters; tags up to 500 characters together.
- Shape
- Vertical 9:16 fills the Shorts player.
Schedule it in three steps
- 1
Add the video
Upload a vertical video of up to 3 minutes.
- 2
Write for YouTube
Add a title and description just for YouTube, beside the other networks’ text.
- 3
Schedule
Pick a time; Hivenza uploads it to the channel then.
What works
What works
- A title that says what the Short shows
- The same video on Reels and TikTok, each with its own text
- A clear start: Shorts loop
- A short line in the description pointing to longer videos
What to avoid
- Landscape video, which YouTube treats as a regular video
- Videos over 3 minutes
- Titles with < or >, which YouTube refuses
Hivenza warns you before scheduling when a file breaks the network’s rules.
Questions
How does YouTube know it’s a Short?
From the video itself: vertical or square, up to 3 minutes. No special setting is needed.
Can I post the same video to Reels and TikTok?
Yes. Pick all three accounts in the composer and adjust the text for each.
Can I post regular YouTube videos too?
Yes. Longer or landscape videos are published as regular videos.
Put Shorts on your weekly calendar
