Posting Content - Image, Video, and Text Guidelines

Modified on: Mon, 11 Nov, 2024 at 1:07 AM

For a content marketing campaign, knowing exactly what kind of image and video format to post, and how often is absolutely important. Here are the best sizes for sharing images on social media:


Image

 

Platfrom
Text Limit
Image
OG Meta Link
At least 1 media required
MultiMedia Support
Type(s)SizeDimentionsNo of Image per post
Facebook Post62000JPEG, PNG, GIF10 MBAnyNo Limit we recommend 10 images per postYesNoNo
Facebook Reel62000Not supportedNoYesNo
Facebook Story0JPEG, PNG, GIF4 MBANY1NoYesNo
Instagram Post2200JPEG, PNG8 MBaspect ratios between 4:5 and 1.91:110NoYesYes
Instagram Reel2200Not supportedNoYesNo
Instagram Story0JPEG8 MB-10NoYesNo
Google Business Profile1500JPEG, PNG5 MBMin 720px X 720px
Max 3000px X 3000px
1YesNoNo
Linkedin3000JPEG, PNG, GIF8 MBMax 6012px X 6012px9YesNoNo
Twitter280All Format5 MB-4YesNoYes
TikTok150Not supportedNoYesNo
Tiktok[Business]2200Not supportedNoYesNo
Pintrest500JPEG, PNG, BMP, TIFF, WEBP10 MB-1NoYesNo
YouTube Shorts5000Not supportedNoYesNo
YouTube Video5000Not supportedNoYesNo
Community100000JPG, PNG, SVG, GIF10 MB-10 including videosNoNoYes
Linkedin Carousal (Post as PDF)3000JPEG, PNG, GIF10 MB-300YesYesNo




        1. Instagram Story
  • Image Format-JPEG
  • Image size-8MB
  • Count-10 image(s) or video(s)
  • Video Format-MOV/MP4
  • Video Size-100MB
  • Video Duration- min 3sec max 30 sec
  • Video width-1920 px

    2. Instagram Reels

  • Video Format-MOV/MP4
  • Video Size-1GB
  • Video Duration- min 3 sec max 15 Minutes
  • Video width-1920 px
  • Video Thumbnail format- all
  • Video Thumbnail size-8MB

    3. Facebook Reels 
  • Video Format-MOV/MP4/webM
  • Video Size-1GB
  • Video Duration- min 3 sec max 90 sec
  • Video width-1080 * 1920 pixels (recommended)
    Minimum is 540 x 960 pixels
  • Video Thumbnail format- Thumbnail support is not available for Facebook Reels
  • Aspect Ratio - 9:16


Notes


1) Multimedia format - Posting Image(s) and Video(s) together in a single post 
2) As you experiment with different kinds of images, only then you'll realize which works best     for your brand. By default, these two sizes are impeccable
Horizonatal (landscape): 1,024 pixel X 512 pixel
Vertical (portrait): 800 pixel x 1,200 pixel




Video

Platfrom
Text Limit
Video
OG Meta Link
At least 1 media required
MultiMedia Support
Type(s)SizeDurationNo. of Videos per postThumbnail SupportThumbnail TypeThumbnail Size
Facebook Post62000All Format1GB or min 1 seconds and max 240 minutes240 MinutesNo Limit we recommend 10Yesall type10 MBYesNoNo
Facebook Reel62000ALl Format1 GB or min 3 sec and max 90 sec
picutre size-Minimum is 540 x 960 pixels
Min 3 Seconds
Max 90 Seconds
1No--NoYesNo
Facebook Story0ALL Format1 GB or min 3 sec and max 60 sec
picutre size-Minimum is 540 x 960 pixels
Min 3 Seconds
Max 60 Seconds
1No--NoYesNo
Instagram Post2200MOV, MP4100MB or min 3 seconds and max 60 sec[Video width 1920 px]Min 3 Seconds
Max 60 Seconds
10No--NoYesYes
Instagram Reel2200-1 GB or min 3 seconds max 15 minuteMin 3 Seconds
Max 15 Minutes
1Yesall type8 MBNoYesNo
Instagram Story0MOV, MP4100MB or min 3 seconds max 60 secMin 3 Seconds
Max 60 Seconds
10NoNoYesNo
Google Business Profile1500Not SupportedYesNoNo
Linkedin3000MOV, MP4200MB or min 3 seconds and max 30 MinutesMin 3 Seconds
Max 30 Minutes
9YesJPEG, PNG10 MBYesNoNo
Twitter280MOV, MP4512MB or min 0.5 sec and max 140 secMin 0.5 Seconds
Max 140 Seconds
4NoYesNoYes
TikTok150MOV, MP4, WebM* The maximum video size is 1 GB.
* The minimum video duration must be 3 seconds, and the maximum video duration is 180 seconds.
* The minimum height and minimum width of the video must be 360 pixels.
* The maximum height and maximum width of the video must be 4096 pixels.
* The minimum frame rate of the video must be 23 FPS, and maximum frame rate is 60 FPS.
Min 3 Seconds
Max 180 Seconds
1No--NoYesNo
Tiktok[Business]2200.mp4, .mov or .webm* The maximum video size is 1 GB.
* The minimum video duration must be 3 seconds, and the maximum video duration is 600 seconds.
* The minimum height and minimum width of the video must be 360 pixels.
* The minimum frame rate of the video must be 23 FPS, and maximum frame rate is 60 FPS.
3 seconds,
and the maximum video
duration is 600 seconds.
1No--NoYesNo
Pintrest500MP4 or M4VVideo Size: 2GB (Link) but based on our media library and previous integration, we put a lower limit of 1GB.
Video Encoding: H.264 or H.265
Video Length: Minimum 4 seconds, maximum 5 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 9:16 (full-bleed videos), 1:2, 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, or 1:1.
Min 4 Seconds
Max 5 Minutes
1YesJPEG, PNG10 MBNoYesNo
YouTube Shorts5000All FormatShorts must be 60 seconds or less.
Shorts should have a vertical aspect ratio. The recommended ratio is 9:16.
Videos with a ratio of more than 9:16 might be cropped to square in the Shorts shelf.
Include #Shorts in the title or description to help YouTube identify the video as a Short.
Max 60 Seconds1NoJPEG, PNG2 MBNoYesNo
YouTube Video5000All FormatWidth of 240p to 8K.
The maximum file size allowed is 256 GB.
The maximum video length is 12 hours.
Max 12 hours1NoJPEG, PNG2 MBNoYesNo
Community100000MP41 GBMin 4 Seconds10 including imagesNo--NoNoYes
Linkedin Carousal (Post as PDF)3000Not SupportedYesYesNo



Content Length - 



Content Length
Pinterest500 character and title 100 character
Facebook Pages 
62000 character
Instagram
Business Profile

Reel 

Story
2200 character

2200 character

0 character
Linkedin Profile and Pages
3000 character
Twitter280 character
Tiktok Personal

Tiktok Business
150 character

2200 character
GMP
1500 character


Current Rate Limits based on platforms per active user:

  • Google - 300/min
  • Facebook - 200/hr
  • Instagram - 200/hr
  • TikTok - 15/day
  • Twitter - 100/hr
  • LinkedIn - 150/day
  • Pinterest - 100 pins/min


OG Meta Tag is available in all platforms except Instagram, Tiktok and Youtube

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