> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.criminal.work/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# YouTube

> Announce new videos and Shorts from a channel.

```text theme={null}
/social add platform:YouTube account:@GoogleDevelopers channel:#uploads role:@Subscribers
,youtube add @GoogleDevelopers #uploads
,youtube latest post @GoogleDevelopers
```

`account` accepts an `@handle` or a channel link.

## What gets posted

* New **videos** and **Shorts**, with title, thumbnail and channel.
* Shorts are announced like videos rather than filtered out.
* Premieres are announced when they go live, not when the waiting room opens.

## Timing

Uploads can lag a few minutes behind the video going live, because channels are checked on a
schedule rather than pushed. A big channel followed by several servers is fetched once and fanned out,
so the delay doesn't grow with popularity.

## Notes

* Only uploads published after the follow are announced, never the back catalogue.
* If a channel re-uploads or unlists a video, nothing is retroactively posted.


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