YouTube Upload Schedule Analyzer
Discover when channels post, how often, and analyze their upload patterns. Separate insights for long-form videos and Shorts.
What Is YouTube Upload Schedule Analyzer?
YouTube Upload Schedule Analyzer reveals when a channel publishes, how often, and how consistently. It analyzes a channel's recent uploads and maps them onto a day-and-hour heatmap, calculates a consistency score, and breaks the content down into long-form videos versus Shorts — each with its own posting pattern.
It's the fastest way to reverse-engineer a posting strategy in your niche, using public upload data only. No login or channel access is required.
How to Use YouTube Upload Schedule Analyzer
- Paste a YouTube channel URL, @handle, or name and click Analyze.
- Switch between the All Videos, Long-form, and Shorts tabs to compare patterns.
- Read the consistency score, frequency stats, and the day/hour heatmap to spot the channel's preferred posting windows.
Why Use YouTube Upload Schedule Analyzer?
- Find the days and times that work in your niche by studying channels that already win there.
- Model a realistic, consistent posting cadence for your own channel.
- Benchmark a channel's discipline with an objective consistency score.
- See how a channel balances long-form videos and Shorts.
Understanding Your Results
Here's how to read the schedule analysis:
- Consistency Score (0–100) — How reliably the channel sticks to its typical posting interval. 100 means perfectly regular; lower scores mean it frequently misses its usual cycle. It's derived from the median gap between uploads and how often gaps run longer than that.
- Peak Day & Peak Hour (UTC) — The day of week and hour (in UTC) the channel posts most often. Remember to convert UTC to your audience's local time when planning.
- Frequency stats — Videos per week and per month, the average gap between uploads, and days since the last upload — a quick read on how active and current the channel is.
- Upload heatmap — Day of week (columns) by hour of day (rows); darker cells mean more uploads at that slot. Clusters reveal the channel's go-to posting windows.
- Content type breakdown — The split between long-form and Shorts. Note: classification is by duration (≤60s = Shorts), so some Shorts up to 3 minutes may be counted as long-form.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Upload Schedule Analyzer free?
Yes, completely free with no signup or limits.
What timezone are the times shown in?
All posting times are shown in UTC. Convert them to your target audience's local timezone when planning your own schedule.
How many videos does it analyze?
It looks at the channel's most recent uploads (around the last 30) to capture the current posting pattern rather than its entire history.
How is the consistency score calculated?
It takes the median interval between uploads as the channel's typical cycle, measures how often real gaps exceed that cycle, and converts the average overshoot into a 0–100 score.
Why are some Shorts counted as long-form?
Videos are classified by duration with a 60-second threshold. Since YouTube now allows Shorts up to 3 minutes, some longer Shorts may be counted as long-form.
Do I need to log in or own the channel?
No. It works on any public channel using public upload data only.