Various aspects of the present disclosure generally relate to wireless communication. In some aspects, a user equipment (UE) may receive a configuration that indicates a number of bits to be used in an indication of at least one of a listen-before-talk (LBT) category or a channel access priority class to be used for uplink communications. The UE may receive the indication of at least one of the LBT category or the channel access priority class to be used for a transmission starting point associated with one or more uplink communications, wherein the indication includes the number of bits indicated in the configuration. The UE may perform an LBT procedure for an uplink communication, of the one or more uplink communications, transmitted at the transmission starting point, according to the LBT category or the channel access priority class. Numerous other aspects are provided.