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Connect your YouTube Channel to a Project
Linking your YouTube channel lets YakShaver automatically upload screen recording videos straight to YouTube and makes your uploads permanent. Setting up takes less than a minute.
Prerequisites
- Google account with an active YouTube channel — the channel will host your uploads
- YakShaver plan — you must belong to a Team subscription (or higher)
Important Limitations
Before connecting YouTube, consider these limitations:
Daily Upload Quota: YouTube allows only ~100 video uploads per verified channel per day. For high-volume usage, this may cause processing delays when the quota is reached.
Security Considerations: YouTube videos are hosted outside your organization's infrastructure. If unlisted links are accidentally shared, anyone with the link can access them.
Recommendation: For teams with high recording volume or sensitive content, consider using SharePoint hosting with adjusted expiry policies instead.
Step by Step
- Sign in to the client portal
Go to Projects and open the project you want to link. - In the "Video Host Type" field
Choose "YouTube" as the Video Host - Sign in with Google
A new browser tab opens. Sign in with the Google account that owns your YouTube channel (or confirm if you are already signed in). - Approve the consent screen
Google lists the permissions YakShaver needs. Select the channel you want YakShaver to use and choose Continue. - Close the Google tab
After approving the consent screen, close the browser tab to return to YakShaver.
Watch the full walkthrough:

What Happens Next?
- Existing work items — unchanged. The YouTube link applies only to videos recorded after you connect.
- New recordings — will be uploaded to your channel. YakShaver then updates the video description to include a link back to the newly created work item.
- Multiple projects — repeat these same steps in each project that should upload to the same (or a different) YouTube channel.