Are you receiving error messages or emails stating that your media doesn't meet the official specifications? Our detailed article provides comprehensive information on the exact specifications required for each post format and social media platform.
Don't let technical hurdles hinder your content's success. Discover the exact specifications you need to meet in order to schedule and publish your posts seamlessly. From image dimensions to video codecs, this article has got you covered.
1. Facebook
➡️ Post type: Photo
Allowed File Types: .png, .jpg, .gif
Image Aspect Ratio: Recommended Min 4:5, Max 1.91:1
Minimum Image Size: 270x180 pixels
Maximum File Size: 4MB
Maximum PNG File Size: 1MB
See the latest image size guidelines here.
➡️ Post type: Video
Allowed File Types: .mp4, .mov
Video Codec: h264
Audio Codec: aac
Audio Bitrate: 128kbps - 256kbps
Video Aspect Ratio: Min 9:16, Max 16:9
Duration: 1 second - 240 minutes
Maximum File Size: 4GB
Minimum Video Resolution: 480x270 pixels
➡️ Post type: Reel
Allowed File Types: .mp4, .mov
Video Codec: h264
Audio Codec: aac
Audio Bitrate: 128kbps - 256kbps
Aspect Ratio: 9:16
Resolution: Min 540x960
Duration: 3 - 90 seconds
➡️ Post type: Photo Story
Allowed File Types: .png, .jpg, .gif
Maximum File Size: 4MB
Maximum PNG File Size: 1MB
➡️ Post type: Video Story
Allowed File Types: .mp4, .mov
Video Codec: h264
Audio Codec: aac
Audio Bitrate: 128kbps - 256kbps
Aspect Ratio: 9:16
Resolution: Min 540x960
Duration: 3 - 60 seconds
Maximum File Size: 1000MB
➡️ Post type: Gallery
Videos are not allowed in the Gallery post type
Maximum number of images: 10
Other specifications are the same as for Photo posts
➡️ Post type: Link
The same specifications as for the Photo post type
➡️ Post type: Carousel
The same specifications as for Photo and Video post type
Maximum number of media: 10
2. Instagram
Post Text specifications:
Maximum characters: 2200
Maximum number of hashtags: 30
Maximum number of mentions: 20
➡️ Post type: Photo
Allowed File Types: .jpg, .png
Image Aspect Ratio: 4:5 (Min) to 1.91:1 (Max)
Minimum Width: 320 pixels
Maximum File Size: 8MB
See the latest image size guidelines here.
➡️ Post type: Reel
Allowed File Types: .mp4, .mov
Video Codecs: h264, hevc
Audio Codec: aac
Audio Bitrate: 128kbps (Min)
Max Video Bitrate: 25MBps
Aspect Ratio: 0.01 (Min) to 10 (Max)
Recommended Aspect Ratio: 9:16
Duration: 3 seconds (Min) to 15 minutes (Max)
Maximum File Size: 300MB
See the latest image size guidelines here.
➡️ Post type: Photo Story
Story image:
Allowed File Types: .jpg, .png
Image Aspect Ratio: 9:16 (Min) to 16:9 (Max)
Maximum File Size: 8MB
See the latest image size guidelines here.
➡️ Post type: Video Story
Allowed File Types: .mp4, .mov
Video Codecs: h264, hevc
Audio Codec: aac
Audio Bitrate: 128kbps (Min)
Max Video Bitrate: 25MBps
Aspect Ratio: 0.01 (Min) to 10 (Max)
Recommended Aspect Ratio: 9:16
Duration: 3 seconds (Min) to 60 seconds (Max)
Maximum File Size: 100MB
Maximum Width: 1920 pixels
See the latest image size guidelines here.
➡️ Post type: Slideshow
The same specifications as for Photo and Video post type
Maximum number of media: 10
Source: https://developers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-graph-api/reference/ig-user/media
3. LinkedIn
➡️ Post type: Photo
Formats: JPG, GIF, and PNG
Images with less than 36152320 pixels - LinkedIn doesn't have exact dimensions restrictions. The only requirement is that the two dimensions [such as 1080 x 1080 pixels] cannot exceed 36152320 pixels
See the latest image size guidelines here.
GIF format supports up to 250 frames
➡️ Post type: Video
File format: MP4
Length: max 30 minutes, min 3 sec
File size: Between 75kb and 200MB
➡️ Post type: Gallery
Maximum number of images: 9
Other specifications are the same as for Image posts
➡️ Post type: Link
The same specifications as for Photo post type
➡️ Post type: Carousel
LinkedIn's API is not currently allowing carousel posts to be scheduled. As soon as this changes, this option will come back to Kontentino.
4. X (Twitter)
Post text specifications:
Maximum number of characters: 280 characters
➡️ Post type: Photo
Format: JPG, PNG, GIF, WEBP
Image size: 5 MB
Animated GIF size: 15 MB
A GIF may fail during the Tweet creation even if it is within the file size limit. Adhere to the following constraints to improve success rates.
Resolution should be: 1280x1080 (width x height)
See the latest image size guidelines here.
Number of frames: 350
Number of pixels (width * height * num_frames): 300 million
File size: 15 MB
➡️ Post type: Video
Video Codec: H264 High Profile
Frame Rates: 30 FPS, 60 FPS
Video Resolution: 1280x720 (landscape), 720x1280 (portrait), 720x720 (square)
See the latest image size guidelines here.
Minimum Video Bitrate: 5,000 kbps
Minimum Audio Bitrate: 128 kbps
Audio Codec: AAC LC
Aspect Ratio: 16:9 (landscape or portrait), 1:1 (square)
➡️ Post type: Gallery
The same specifications as for Photo and Video post type
Maximum number of media: 4
➡️ Post type: Link
The same specifications as for the Photo post type
5. Pinterest
Post text specifications:
Maximum number of characters for description: 500
Maximum number of characters for Pin title: 100
➡️ Post type: Photo
File: PNG or JPEG
Max file size: 10 MB
Aspect ratio: We recommend using a 2:3 aspect ratio, or 1000 x 1500 pixels. Pins with an aspect ratio greater than 2:3 might get cut off in people's feeds
See the latest image size guidelines here.
➡️ Post type: Video
File: MP4, MOV or M4V
Encoding: H.264 or H.265
Maximum file size: up to 2 GB
Video length: Minimum 4 seconds, maximum 15 minutes
See the latest image size guidelines here.
6. Google Business
➡️ Image specifications
Video format is not supported
Image file type: JPEG or PNG
Max file size: 10 MB
Resolution: The recommended resolution is 720 pixels tall and 720 pixels wide
➡️ Text specifications
Maximum number of characters for description: 1500
Maximum number of characters for voucher code: 10
Maximum number of characters for terms and conditions: 500
7. Threads
➡️ Media specifications
Supported formats: Image (PNG, JPEG), Video (MP4, MOV), GIF, Link and Text posts
Up to 10 photos per post / up to 10 videos per post - combination possible
Video length: Maximum 5 minutes
➡️ Text specifications
Maximum number of characters for description: 500
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8. TikTok
➡️ Post type: Photo
Supported media formats:
WebP
JPEG
Picture size restrictions
Maximum 1080p
Size restrictions
Maximum of 20MB for each image
➡️ Post type: Video
Supported media formats:
MP4 (recommended)
WebM
MOV
Supported codecs
H.264 (recommended)
H.265
VP8
VP9
Framerate restrictions
Minimum of 23 FPS
Maximum of 60 FPS
Picture size restrictions
Minimum of 360 pixels for both height and width
Maximum of 4096 pixels for both height and width
Duration restrictions
All TikTok creators can post 3-minute videos, while some have access to post 5-minute or 10-minute videos. The longest video a developer can send via the initialize Upload Video endpoint is 10 minutes. TikTok users may trim developer-sent videos inside the TikTok app to fit their accounts' actual maximum publish durations.
Size restrictions
Maximum of 4GB