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GuideApril 2026 · 6 min read

How to use your own YouTube API quota with Short Shorts AI

High-volume creators can now connect their own Google Cloud Project to get a dedicated 10,000-unit daily quota — separate from the platform pool, and expandable to 100k+ with a Google quota increase request.

What is YouTube API quota?

Every YouTube Data API request costs quota units. Uploading a video (videos.insert) costs 100 units. Google gives each app 10,000 units per day by default. That means 100 uploads per day on the platform's shared pool — before any quota increase is approved.

Short Shorts AI shares this pool across all users. If you're uploading at high volume and multiple users are active on the same day, you might hit the daily ceiling. Bringing your own GCP project (BYOP) gives you a completely separate 10k unit pool that only you consume.

Who should use BYOP?

High-volume creators

Posting 6–12 YouTube Shorts per day. You need your own quota so you're never blocked by other users' activity.

Agencies

Managing multiple YouTube channels under one Short Shorts account. Each additional channel benefits from dedicated quota.

Enterprise users

You want quota scalability without depending on our increase applications. Your GCP project, your timeline.

Step 1 — Create a GCP project

  1. Go to console.cloud.google.com
  2. Click "New Project" — name it anything (e.g. "My Shorts Uploader")
  3. In the sidebar, go to APIs & Services → Enable APIs & Services
  4. Search for and enable: YouTube Data API v3

Step 2 — Create OAuth credentials

  1. Go to APIs & Services → Credentials
  2. Click Create Credentials → OAuth client ID
  3. Application type: Web application
  4. Add authorised redirect URI: https://www.shortshorts.ai/api/auth/youtube/callback
  5. Click Create — copy the Client ID and Client Secret

Important: The OAuth consent screen needs to be configured. Set the app name, add your email as a test user, and publish the app once Google approves it. Until then, only test users can complete the OAuth flow.

Step 3 — Connect in Short Shorts AI

  1. Go to your Account page
  2. Scroll to Bring Your Own Credentials → YouTube
  3. Paste your Client ID and Client Secret
  4. Click Save and Connect — you'll be redirected through Google OAuth using your own app
  5. After authorising, your uploads will use your project's quota

Step 4 — Request a quota increase

Google's default is 10,000 units/day (100 uploads). If you're posting 12 Shorts/day across multiple channels, you'll want more. After connecting BYOP:

  1. Go to APIs & Services → YouTube Data API v3 → Quotas
  2. Click Edit Quota next to "Queries per day"
  3. Request 100,000 units/day — Google approves most legitimate creator accounts
  4. Approval takes 1–5 business days

100k units = 1,000 uploads/day. Even at 12 Shorts/day on 80 channels, you'd need only 960 uploads — comfortably within the 100k limit.

BYOP vs shared pool

Shared poolYour own GCP (BYOP)
Default daily quota10k shared10k dedicated
Expandable?Yes (our application)Yes (your application)
Setup required?None~20 minutes
Best forUnder 50 uploads/dayHigh-volume / agencies
CostIncludedFree (GCP quota is free)

Questions?

If you run into issues with the GCP console setup, reply to any Short Shorts AI email or contact us through the dashboard. We can walk through the setup with you.

Ready to connect your own project?

Connect your GCP project →