Post YouTube Shorts to Bluesky
Upload your original Short to Bluesky as a video and it plays in the feed. A pasted YouTube link shows up as a link card instead. deploy.social posts the same file to YouTube Shorts and Bluesky together, with a 300-character caption for Bluesky.
What changes between the two
| YouTube Shorts | Bluesky | |
|---|---|---|
| Length | Up to 3 minutes | Up to 10 minutes |
| Caption | 100-character title and a 5,000-character description | 300 characters |
| Shape | Vertical or square | Any shape |
| Account | Any channel | A verified email, before the first video |
Video in the feed, and the text
A Short is under 3 minutes and Bluesky takes 10, so length is never the problem. The text is: YouTube gives you a title and a 5,000-character description, and Bluesky has one caption of 300 characters.
Bluesky asks for a verified email on your account before your first video upload. A pasted YouTube link shows as a link card, and an uploaded video plays in the feed.
Post it to both at once
Keep the original
Use the finished video from your editor, the same file you uploaded to YouTube. That keeps the quality of the original rather than a download of it.
Connect YouTube and Bluesky
Open Deploy and connect both. It takes about a minute each, and you only do it once.
Upload once
A vertical 1080 by 1920 MP4 plays well on both.
Write the caption
Add a title and a description for YouTube. The Bluesky box holds 300 characters, so cut the description down there. Deploy offers Shorten, which starts a version just for Bluesky.
Deploy
Both go out together, or schedule them for later. Each platform reports back on its own.
Questions
Can you post YouTube Shorts to Bluesky?
Yes. deploy.social posts your original video file to YouTube Shorts and Bluesky from one upload, with text for each.
Does Bluesky support video?
Yes. A Bluesky video can run up to 10 minutes and about 300 MB, in any shape, and it plays in the feed.
Does a YouTube link play on Bluesky?
A pasted YouTube link shows as a link card. An uploaded video plays in the feed.
How long can a Bluesky caption be?
300 characters, so the YouTube description needs a shorter version there.
Try it with your next Short.
Connect both, upload the video once, and post it to Bluesky too. Five posts a month are free.
Keep reading
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A Short on Threads as a video, not a link.
- Video sizes and lengths
Every platform's length, size and caption limits on one page.