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Video and Reels Limitations on Instagram

In your Instagram-specific posts, the Meta platform requires you to follow the below-listed specifications for your videos and reels.

Please note that these listed limits reflect the specifications imposed by Instagram. There are also other limitations that you should consider, such as Circleboom limitations listed on below-shared help page.

Instagram VideosInstagram Reels
ContainerMOV or MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14)MOV or MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14)
Audio codecAAC, 48khz rate maximum, 1 or 2 channels (mono or stereo).AAC, 48khz rate maximum, 1 or 2 channels (mono or stereo).
Video codecHEVC or H264, progressive scan, closed GOP, 4:2:0 chroma subsamplingHEVC or H264, progressive scan, closed GOP, 4:2:0 chroma subsampling
Frame rate23-60 FPS23-60 FPS
Max columns1920 horizontal pixels1920 horizontal pixels
Min aspect ratio4 cols, 5 rows0.01:1 (recommendation 9:16)
Max aspect ratio16 cols, 9 rows10:1 (recommendation 9:16)
Video bitrateVBR, 25Mbps maxVBR, 25Mbps max
Audio bitrate128kbps128kbps
Duration60 secs max, 3 seconds min15 mins max, 3 seconds min
File size100MB maximum1GB maximum