Social Planner - Image, Video, Content and API limitations

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

Format

Maximum File Size

Aspect Ratio

No. of Images

MultiMedia

Pinterest

PNG JPG

10MB

1 Image

Not Allowed

Facebook Pages

PNG JPG GIF

10MB

Recommended - need to keep the Width*Height - 1280 x1080 Minimum 600 x 315 pixels

Unlimited Image(s) - Recommend to post 10 Image(s) or less

Not Allowed

InstagramBusiness Profile

PNG JPG

8MB

Square, or between 1.91:1 and 4:5Landscape: 1080 x 566 pixelsPortrait: 1080 x 1350 pixelsSquare: 1080 x 1080 pixels

10 Image(s)

Multimedia format is allowed for carousal- can add image(s) and video(s) together.

Linkedin Profile and Pages

PNG JPG GIF

8MB

Maximum6012 pixels x 6012 pixels

9 Image(s)

Not Allowed

Twitter

PNG JPG GIF

5MB

Recommended - need to keep the Width*Height - 1280 x1080

4 Image(s)

Not Allowed

Tiktok

-

-

-

-

GMB

PNG JPG

5MB

Must be greater than Width*Height - 720*720 Maximum Width*Height - 3000*3000

1 Image

Not Allowed

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

Format

Maximum File Size

Duration

Aspect Ratio

No. of Video

MultiMedia

Pinterest

MP4 MOV WEBM

1 GB

4 sec - 5 mins

Aspect Ratio: 9:16 (full-bleed videos), 1:2, 2:3, 3:4, 4:5, or 1:1 Video Encoding: H.264 or H.265

1 Video

Not Allowed

Facebook Pages

MP4 MOV

1 GB

1 sec - 20 mins

Between 16:9 and 9:16

1 Video

Not Allowed

InstagramBusiness Profile

MP4 MOV

100 MB

3 sec - 60 sec

Between 4:5 and 16:9 Video Width - upto 1920 px

10 Video(s)

Multimedia format is allowed for carousal- can add image(s) and video(s) together

Linkedin Profile and Pages

MP4 MOV

200 MB

3 sec - 30 mins

Between 1:2.4 and 2.4:1

1 Video

Not Allowed

Twitter

MP4 MOV

512 MB

0.5 sec - 140 sec

Between 1:3 and 3:1

1 Video

Multimedia format is allowed

Tiktok

MP4 MOV WEBM

1 GB

3sec - 180 sec

540 pixel resolution Minimum height 360 px and Maximum height 4096 px

1 Video

Not Allowed

GMB

-

-

-

-

-

Not Allowed

Content Length -

Content Length

Pinterest

500 character and title 100 character

Facebook Pages

62000 character

InstagramBusiness Profile Reel Story

2200 character 2200 character 0 character

Linkedin Profile and Pages

3000 character

Twitter

280 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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