Set default upload settings in YouTube Studio

Gather the details you reuse, such as language or category, before opening your channel dashboard. Keep fields that depend on the topic or campaign for each upload. The example below helps you decide what to save and what to check before publishing.

Save the settings you reuse

1. Sign in to YouTube Studio with the account that manages the channel.
2. In the left menu, open Settings, then Upload defaults.
3. Review the Basic info and Advanced settings tabs. YouTube lets you set defaults for privacy, category, title, tags, comments, language, and more.
4. Choose the values you actually want to reuse and select Save. They are stored for compatible uploads.

YouTube says these defaults apply only to videos uploaded through a browser at youtube.com/upload. They do not apply when you upload from a mobile device or video editor. If you switch upload methods, check the fields in that upload flow instead of assuming they inherit your saved settings.

Example: prepare a recurring upload

If you publish Spanish-language tutorials every week, you can save that language and your usual category. Write the title and description for each video. Before publishing, check visibility and change any default that does not fit this upload.

Check an upload

After saving, start an upload in your browser and review the fields shown before you finish publishing. Confirm that they match your choices, then correct any detail that is specific to this video. If you already uploaded a video, you can change its settings from the Videos page in Studio.

The channel-level default audience setting, including whether content is made for kids, is configured separately. YouTube also documents default ad format and monetization settings for YouTube Partner Program members. Check YouTube’s upload defaults help for the current scope.

If you need to choose when a Short goes public, follow how to schedule YouTube Shorts in Studio. If you prepare an upload through an assistant, see the YouTube MCP; its options do not mean it inherits browser upload defaults.