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Ocoya publishes Shorts to YouTube — vertical video, one per post. It doesn’t upload regular long-form videos, and it can’t post images.

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Connect YouTube

1

Open Channels

Select Channels in the left sidebar, then Connect channel.
2

Choose Youtube Shorts

Pick Youtube Shorts from the Add a connection panel.
Add a connection panel listing every channel Ocoya connects to, each with its category and an arrow to continue

Youtube Shorts in the Add a connection panel.

3

Sign in with Google

Sign in with the Google account that owns the channel and approve upload access.
One channel per connection, and no selection screen — YouTube returns the channel for the account you signed in with. To publish to a second channel, connect again with that channel’s account.

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What you can post

Every YouTube post needs exactly one video or GIF. Ocoya tells you plainly if that isn’t the case:
  • YouTube Shorts publishing only supports video or GIF uploads — you attached an image.
  • YouTube Shorts publishing only supports one video or GIF — you attached more than one.
  • YouTube Shorts publishing requires one video or GIF — you attached nothing.

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YouTube’s limits

256 MB is the most generous video size of any network Ocoya supports — but keep the video vertical and short enough for YouTube to treat it as a Short.

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After publishing

Published posts link to youtube.com/shorts/.... If YouTube decides a video doesn’t qualify as a Short — usually because it’s too long or not vertical — it stays on your channel as a normal video at its regular watch URL.

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Common problems

“My image was rejected.” Shorts are video-only. Use a video, or publish the image to another channel. “Upload failed for a large file.” Anything over 256 MB is refused. Compress or trim it first. “It published as a normal video, not a Short.” That’s YouTube’s call, based on length and aspect ratio, not something Ocoya sets.

Character and media limits

Every network’s limits in one table.

TikTok

The other short-video channel, with different rules.