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A publishing destination is a social media account/page that you wish to publish {{ site.product_short }} videos to. Before you can publish videos to social media accounts using Brightcove Social, you have to create at least one destination. Destinations can be created to publish videos to YouTube, Facebook, X and LinkedIn.

Creating a YouTube destination

Create a YouTube destination when you want to publish videos to a YouTube channel. Before creating a YouTube destination, you may want to verify your YouTube account. Once you've verified your account, you will be able to upload videos longer than 15 minutes.

To create a YouTube destination, follow these steps.

1. Open the Social Module.
2. Click Destinations in the left navigation.
3. Click Add Destination.

   

4. Click Sign in with YouTube.
5. You will be prompted to login to your Google account (if not already signed in). If you have multiple accounts, make sure you login to the account associated with your YouTube channel.
6. A dialog will open requesting permission to manage your YouTube account. Check the upper right of the dialog to confirm you are using the correct Google account. If not, use the drop down to select the Google account you want to distribute videos to. Click Allow.

   

7. Give the destination a unique, descriptive name. Click Add.

   

8. Basic information and the destination defaults will be displayed. Click the Edit button in the Basic info section to edit the destination name. See the Setting YouTube defaults section for information on configuring default values.

   

9. Click Destinations in the left margin and confirm that the destination appears in the list of destinations. The value below the destination name is the destination ID.

Click the Destination Name to edit the destination. Click the link in the Channel/Page column to open the YouTube channel in another browser tab.

Setting YouTube defaults

The destination default values will be used as the default video properties when publishing videos to social platforms. To configure publishing defaults for YouTube destination, click on the destination name and then click Edit in the Defaults for this destination section. The following video properties can be configured:

• Post Info
• Schedule
• Captions
• Visibility
• License
• Live

Creating a Facebook destination

Create a Facebook destination when you want to publish videos to a Facebook page. Note that videos can only be distributed to Facebook pages, not personal profile pages. To create a Facebook destination, follow these steps.

1. Open the Social Module.
2. Click Destinations in the left navigation.
3. Click Add Destination.
4. Click Sign in with Facebook.
5. A dialog will open requesting you to login to your Facebook account. Enter your credentials and click Log In.

   

6. A dialog will open confirming what Brightcove Social is allowed to do. Edit the settings as needed and then click Done.

   

7. A dialog will open confirming that Brightcove Social is linked to Facebook. Click OK.

   

8. Give the destination a unique, descriptive name. If you have multiple Facebook pages, select the page to publish to using the dropdown list and then click Add.

   

9. Basic information and the destination defaults will be displayed. Click Edit in the Basic info section to edit the destination name. See the Setting Facebook defaults section for information on configuring default values.

   

10. Click Destinations in the left margin and confirm that the destination appears in the list of destinations. The value below the destination name is the destination id.

    

Click the destination name to edit the destination. Click the link in the Channel/Page column to open the Facebook page in another browser tab.

Setting Facebook defaults

The destination default values will be used as the default video properties when publishing videos to social platforms. To configure publishing defaults for Facebook destinations, click on the destination name and then click Edit in the Defaults for this destination section. The following Facebook video properties can be configured:

• Post Info
• Schedule
• Captions
• Target
• Monetize
• Rights
• Distribution
• Tracking
• Live

Creating an X destination

Create an X destination when you want to publish videos to an X feed. To create an X destination, follow these steps.

1. Open the Social Module.
2. Click Destinations in the left navigation.
3. Click Add Destination.
4. Select Sign in with X.
5. You will be prompted to login to your X account and authorize Brightcove Social to use your account. Login to the account you want to post videos to. If you are not prompted to login, you may be logged into an X account. Make sure you are logged into the correct account before proceeding. Click Authorize App.

   

6. Give the destination a unique, descriptive name. Click Add.

   

7. Basic information and the destination defaults will be displayed. Click Edit in the Basic info section to edit the destination name. See the Setting X defaults section for information on configuring default values.

   

8. Click Destinations in the left margin and confirm that the destination appears in the list of destinations. The value below the destination name is the destination id.

   

Click the destination name to edit the destination. Click the link in the Channel/Page column to open the X account in another browser tab.

Setting X defaults

The destination default values will be used as the default video properties when publishing videos to social platforms. To configure publishing defaults for X destinations, click on the destination name and then click Edit in the Defaults for this destination section.

Configure the default Post Content:

• Use the video's name from Video Cloud
• Use the TW_Tweet custom field from Video Cloud
• Set a custom default Post

Creating a LinkedIn destination

Create a LinkedIn destination when you want to publish videos to LinkedIn. To create a LinkedIn destination, follow these steps.

1. Open the Social Module.
2. Click Destinations in the left navigation.
3. Click Add Destination.
4. Click Sign in with LinkedIn.
5. A dialog will open requesting you to login to your LinkedIn account. Enter your credentials and click Sign In.

   

6. A dialog will open confirming what Brightcove Social is allowed to do. Click Allow.

   

7. Give the destination a unique, descriptive name. If you have multiple LinkedIn organizations, select the page to publish to using the dropdown list and then click Add.

   

8. Basic information and the destination defaults will be displayed. Click Edit in the Basic info section to edit the destination name. See the Setting Linkedin defaults section for information on configuring default values.

   

9. Click Destinations in the left margin and confirm that the destination appears in the list of destinations. The value below the destination name is the destination id.

   

Click the destination name to edit the destination. Click the link in the Channel/Page column to open the LinkedIn page in another browser tab.

Setting LinkedIn defaults

The destination default values will be used as the default video properties when publishing videos to social platforms. To configure publishing defaults for LinkedIn destinations, click on the destination name and then click Edit in the Defaults for this destination section. The following LinkedIn video properties can be configured:

• Post Info
• Visibility
• Captions

Creating an Instagram destination

Create an Instagram destination when you want to publish videos to Instagram. To create an Instagram destination, follow these steps.

1. Open the Social Module.
2. Click Destinations in the left navigation.
3. Click Add Destination.
4. Click Sign in with Instagram.
5. A dialog will open with some steps that must be completed before you can create an Instagram destination. These steps should be completed before continuing.

   

6. Click Log In.
7. You may be prompted to login to your Facebook account. Enter your credentials and click Log In.

   

8. A dialog will open confirming that you wish to continue. Click Continue.

   

9. A dialog will open asking which Instagram Business Accounts you want to use with Brightcove Social. Click Next.

   

10. Select the account(s) to use with Brightcove Social.

    

11. Click Next.
12. Review the permissions for Brightcove Social and then click Done.

    

13. A dialog will open confirming that Brightcove Social is linked to Facebook. Click OK.

    

14. Give the destination a unique, descriptive name. If you have multiple Facebook pages, select the page to publish to using the dropdown list and then click Add.

    

15. Basic information and the destination defaults will be displayed. Click Edit in the Basic info section to edit the destination name. See the Setting Facebook defaults section for information on configuring default values.

    

16. Click Destinations in the left margin and confirm that the destination appears in the list of destinations. The value below the destination name is the destination id.

    

Click the destination name to edit the destination. Click the link in the Channel/Page column to open the Instagram page in another browser tab.

Setting Instagram defaults

The destination default values will be used as the default video properties when publishing videos to social platforms. To configure publishing defaults for Instagram destinations, click on the destination name and then click Edit in the Defaults for this destination section. The following Instagram video properties can be configured:

• Post Info
• Visibility

Creating a Sprinklr destination

Creating a Sprinklr destination when you want to send videos to Sprinklr so that you can find them in your assets library inside Sprinklr and publish them to their final destinations from Sprinklr directly. To create a Sprinklr destination, you first need to create a Sprinklr app.

1. Open the Social Module.
2. Click Destinations in the left navigation.
3. Click Add Destination.
4. Click Sign in with Sprinklr.

   

5. Fill the fields with the information you obtained when you created your Sprinklr app.

   

6. A dialog will open requesting permission to manage your Sprinklr account. Click Submit.

   

7. LOGIN to your Sprinklr account.

   

8. Accept the terms of use and the privacy policy.

   

9. Add.
10. Basic information and the destination defaults will be displayed.

    

11. Click Destinations in the left margin and confirm that the destination appears in the list of destinations. The value below the destination name is the destination ID.

Click the Destination Name to edit the destination. Click the link in the Channel/Page column to open the Sprinklr details page in another browser tab.

Setting Sprinklr defaults

The destination default values will be used as the default video properties when sending videos to Sprinklr. To configure publishing defaults for Sprinklr destination, click on the destination name and then click Edit in the Defaults for this destination section. The following video properties can be configured:

• Post Info
• Schedule
• Distribution

Deleting a destination

To delete a destination, follow these steps:

1. Open the Social Module.
2. Click Destinations in the left navigation. A list of destinations will appear.
3. Click the destination name to delete.
4. The destination details will be displayed. Click Delete and then click Delete to confirm the deletion.

Reconnecting to a destination

Brightcove Social will display an error message if any destinations have issues.

An error icon () will be displayed next to the destination name. This can happen if the Brightcove permissions are removed from the social media account or when the credentials used when creating the destination are no longer valid. To resolve the issue:

1. Click the destination name.
2. Click the Reconnect link at the top of the page.
3. You may be prompted to re-authenticate with the social media account.

Related Documentation

• Auto Sync.