Delivery times
This page shows how long notifications take to reach your community, from the time a creator posts to the time the message arrives. The figures come from real deliveries.
Figures cover the last 30 days and include the typical wait for the bot's next poll, about 30 seconds.
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Last updated 2026-09-23 16:37 UTC.
| Type | Typical | Slower cases | Within 2m | Within 15m | Samples |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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YouTube videos
New uploads
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42s | 177m 3s | 76% | 85% | 11,070 |
|
Scheduled livestreams
Streams with an announced start time
|
50s | 32m 32s | 75% | 86% | 1,156 |
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Unscheduled livestreams
Streams that went live without scheduling
|
2m 35s | 41m 22s | 45% | 78% | 131 |
"Typical" is the middle: half of all notifications arrive faster. "Slower cases" is the slow end, where 9 in 10 still arrive at least this fast. These figures are estimates.
How to read these numbers
- Every notification lands somewhere between fast and slow. We summarise them with percentiles rather than a plain average, so one unusual delivery doesn't skew the figure.
- Typical (p50) is the median: half of all notifications are faster, half slower.
- Slower cases (p90) is the 90th percentile: 9 in 10 notifications arrive at least this fast. It captures the slow tail without being dominated by rare outliers.
- Within 2m and Within 15m are the share of notifications delivered under those times.
How notifications are delivered
- YouTube uploads and instant go-lives are pushed to us in real time, so they usually arrive within seconds.
- Scheduled livestreams take a little longer. YouTube doesn't always report the exact moment a stream starts, so we check often around the announced time. That usually means a minute or two, and longer if a creator starts well after their scheduled time.
- Every figure already includes the short wait for the bot's next check, about 30 seconds on average.
When delivery can be slower
- Newly added creators: when a channel is first connected, its real-time push subscription takes a short while to activate. Posts in that brief window are caught by periodic checks instead, so they can be slower until the subscription is live.
- Streams that start well after their announced time, or that go live with no schedule on a channel that isn't being actively watched at that moment.
- Platform delays: some platforms don't report an event the instant it happens. We detect changes as early as they allow and use frequent fallback checks.
- Occasional platform or API hiccups. We re-check and recover, so these stay rare and short-lived.
For best results
- Add creators a little ahead of time, so their real-time subscription is active before they next post or go live.
- Give the bot permission to post in your notification channel (and to mention roles, if you use them).
- Follow the setup guide for the recommended settings: YouTube module docs.
How we measure
Each figure is the time from when a creator publishes or goes live, as reported by the platform, to when the notification is ready to send, plus the average wait for the bot's next poll. Samples are grouped by UTC day. We publish aggregate timing only: no channel, viewer, or message data is included.
Percentiles use the nearest-rank method over all samples in the 30-day window, and the trend chart plots each day's median. Detection latency is measured against the platform's reported publish or go-live time.
For live system status, see status.scootkit.com.
Why delivery times matter
A notification only helps if it arrives in time. When a creator uploads a video or starts a livestream, the first few minutes are when members are most likely to click, watch, and join in.
This matters most for livestreams. An alert that arrives after the stream has ended is no use. Fast, reliable delivery means your community shows up while it still counts.
Slow or missed notifications quietly cost engagement: members drift, miss premieres, and stop trusting the alerts. Publishing our real delivery times keeps us accountable and lets you see what your community can expect.
Questions
Why isn't every notification instant?+
Uploads and instant go-lives are pushed to us in real time and arrive within seconds. Scheduled livestreams can take a little longer, because the platform doesn't always signal the exact moment a stream starts.
What timezone are these in?+
The trend chart groups days by UTC. The delivery times themselves are durations, not clock times, so your timezone doesn't change them.
Which platforms are covered?+
YouTube uploads and livestreams today. TikTok is on the way; Twitch, Threads and Instagram are planned.
How are these times measured?+
From the creator's publish or go-live time to when the notification is ready, plus the average wait for the bot's next poll. We publish aggregate timing only, no personal data.