Recommended Format and Sizes for Uploading Media on Social Media Platforms

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Hello Champs! Each social media platform has its own set of recommended formats and sizes for uploading media (images, videos, GIFs). Adhering to these recommendations will let you create and schedule posts via Social Champ without a hiccup!

Below are the specifications supported by the APIs of eleven social media platforms, including Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, Instagram, Google My Business, Bluesky, Threads and Mastodon, for third-party platforms like Social Champ.

Images

Twitter:

Number of Images  0 – 4
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size  5 MB
Minimum Dimensions  4 x 4
Maximum Dimensions 8192 x 8192

 

Facebook Page:

Number of Images  0 – 75
Formats JPG, PNG
Size  4 MB

Facebook Group:

Number of Images  0 – 1
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size  4 MB

LinkedIn Profile/Page:

Number of Images  0 – 9
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size  12 MB
Minimum Dimensions  4 x 4
Maximum Dimensions 6012 x 6012

Pinterest:

Number of Images  1 – 5
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size  12 MB
Minimum Dimensions  100 x100
Maximum Dimensions 10000 x 10000

Instagram Personal Account:

Number of Images  1 – 9
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size  12 MB

Instagram Business Account (Instagram Direct Posting):

Number of Images  1 – 10
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size  8 MB
Minimum Dimensions  320 x 320
Maximum Dimensions 1920 x 1920
Minimum Aspect Ratio 4 x 5
Maximum Aspect Ratio 1.91 x 1

Google My Business Profile:

Number of Images  0 – 1
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size  12 MB
Minimum Dimensions  250 x 250
Maximum Dimensions 8192 x 8192
Mastodon:
Number of Images  0 – 4
Formats JPG, PNG
Size   5 MB
Minimum Dimensions  4 x 4
Maximum Dimensions 8192 x 8192
TikTok (Push Notifications):
Number of Images  0 – 35
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size   12 MB
Minimum Dimensions  360 x 360
Maximum Dimensions 1920 x 1920

Bluesky:

Number of Images  0 – 4
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size   1 MB

Threads:

Number of Images  0 – 10
Formats JPEG, PNG
Size   8 MB
Minimum Dimensions  100 x 100
Maximum Dimensions 1920 x 1920

Videos

Twitter:

Number of Videos 0 – 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  512 MB
Maximum Duration 140 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions  32 x 32
Maximum Dimensions 1920 x 1920
Minimum Aspect Ratio 0.3
Maximum Aspect Ratio  3

Facebook Page/Group:

Number of Videos 0 – 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  1024 MB
Maximum Duration 2700 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions  4 x 4
Maximum Dimensions 3000 x 3000
Minimum Aspect Ratio 4 x 4
Maximum Aspect Ratio  3000 x 3000

Reels (Facebook Page):

Number of Videos 0 – 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  1024 MB
Maximum Duration 90 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions  4 x 4
Maximum Dimensions 1920 x 1920
Minimum Aspect Ratio 0.5625 (9:16)
Maximum Aspect Ratio  0.5625 (9:16)

Stories (Facebook Page):

Number of Videos 0 – 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  1024 MB
Maximum Duration 60 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions    540 x 960
Maximum Dimensions 1920 x 1920
Minimum Aspect Ratio 0.5625 (9:16)
Maximum Aspect Ratio  0.5625 (9:16)

LinkedIn Page/Profile:

Number of Videos 0 – 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  512 MB
Maximum Duration 1800 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions    640 x 360
Maximum Dimensions 4096 x 2304
Minimum Aspect Ratio 0.416
Maximum Aspect Ratio  2.4

Pinterest:

Number of Videos 0 – 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  512 MB
Minimum Duration 4 Seconds
Maximum Duration 900 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions  0
Maximum Dimensions 1000 x 1500
Minimum Aspect Ratio 0
Maximum Aspect Ratio  0.6

Instagram Personal Account:

Number of Videos 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  512 MB
Maximum Duration  60 Seconds

Instagram Business Account (Instagram Direct Posting):

Number of Videos 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  100 MB
Maximum Duration 3 – 60 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions  4 x 4
Maximum Dimensions 1920 x 1920
Minimum Aspect Ratio 0.8 (4:5)
Maximum Aspect Ratio  1.7778 (16:9)

Instagram Business Account (Reels/Shorts):

Number of Videos 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  1024 MB
Maximum Duration 3 – 900 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions  4 x 4
Maximum Dimensions 1920 x 1920
Minimum Aspect Ratio 0.1
Maximum Aspect Ratio  1

TikTok (Direct Post Scheduling):

Number of Videos 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  1024 MB
Maximum Duration 3- 600 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions  360 x 360
Maximum Dimensions 8192 x 8192

TikTok (Push-Notification):

Number of Videos 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  50 MB
Maximum Duration 0 – 60 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions  360 x 360
Maximum Dimensions 8192 x 8192

YouTube:

Number of Videos 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  1024 MB
Maximum Duration 2700 Seconds

YouTube (Shorts):

Number of Videos 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  1024 MB
Maximum Duration 60 Seconds
Minimum Aspect Ratio 0.5625
Maximum Aspect Ratio  1

Mastodon:

Number of Videos 0 – 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  512 MB
Maximum Duration 0 – 140 Seconds
Minimum Dimensions  32 x 32
Maximum Dimensions 1280 x 1024
Minimum Aspect Ratio 0.3
Maximum Aspect Ratio  3

Threads: 

Number of Videos 1
Formats MP4, MOV
Size  1024 MB
Maximum Duration  1 – 300 Seconds

GIFs

Twitter:

Number of GIF 1
Size 5 MB

FacebookPage/Group:

Number of GIF 1
Size 4 MB

LinkedIn (Page/Profile):

Number of GIF 1
Size 15 MB

Mastodon:

Number of GIF 1
Size 5 MB

Documents

LinkedIn (Page/Profile):

Format / Type  PPT, PPTX, DOC, DOCX, PDF
Title Character Limit 58 Characters
File Size  100 MB or 300 Pages
Number of Files 01 Attachment

 

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