Social Media Platform Posting Guide

The following specifications will help you create your posts and avoid any issues posting to the various social platforms.

Facebook 

  • Image: 
    • You can share up to 10 images in 1 post
    • 10 MB max size 
    • 1200x630 max resolution 
  • Video:
    • Titles need to be 255 characters or less
    • 1GB max
    • 20 min max length
    • MP4 file type
    • Videos to groups are no longer allowed per Meta's API
    • All videos that are 1080x1920 will be posted as Reels
  • Text/Caption: 
    • For image and video posts, captions can be up to 63,000 characters 
    • For posts that share a link as the "media" of the post, captions can be up to 1000 characters

Instagram 

  • Image:
    • You can share up to 10 images in 1 post
    • Images should be 1080x1080 or 1080x1920 maximum 
  • Video:
    • 3 seconds minimum, 15 min maximum length
    • 9:16 aspect ratio, 1920 maximum vertical, 1080 horizontal pixels max
    • 1GB max size
    • Maximum bitrate: We recommend 5 MB/second to avoid overloading Meta's servers, but they do accept up to 25 MB/second 
    • MP4 file type
    • Video content will post as an Instagram Reel by default
  • Text/Caption:
    • 2200 character maximum 
    • 30 hashtag limit 
    • Links will post, but will post as text (alternate is using "link in bio" on Instagram)
  • Story Post:
    • Image :
      • Images should be 1080x1080 or 1080x1350 maximum
      • Aspect Ratio: 9:16
      • Unable to tag accounts/users in Story post
      • Steps to creating a Story post here
      • Must be a Business Instagram account
    • Video:
      • Aspect Ratio: 9:16 is recommended to avoid cropping or a background
      • Resolution: Max 1920 horizontal pixels x 1080 length pixels


LinkedIn 

  • Image:
    • 1080x1080 resolution recommended 
    • 9 images max for 1 post
  • Video:
    • 10 minute max length
    • 200 MB max size
    • Title needs to be 400 characters or less
    • MP4 file type
  • Text: 
    • 3000 character maximum 
    • 30 Hashtags maximum


Twitter 

  • Image:
    • 1600x900 resolution max 
    • 4 images per post max 
  • Video:
    • 2 min 20 second max length
    • 512 MB max size
    • 1280x1024 resolution max
    • MP4 file type
  • Text: 
    • 280 character maximum 



Youtube 

  • Image: Not Allowed
  • Video:
    • 512 MB max size
    • MP4 file type
    • 100 character title max 
  • Shorts: For your video to be posted as a YouTube Short, it must:
    • Be 60 seconds or less
    • Be in the vertical format with an aspect ratio of 9:16 and a resolution of 1080x1920 pixels
    • YouTube also categorizes square videos under 60 seconds as a Short:
      • The aspect ratio must be 1:1 with a resolution of 1080 by 1080
      • Due to the square cropping, the video will be posted with a black bar at the top and bottom
      • The black bars at the bottom leave space for viewers to easily see the video title, channel name, and subscribe button, so use them at your discretion
  • Text:
    • 15 hashtags max 
    • 5000 character caption max 



Google Business Profile 

  • Image:
    • 1 images per post max
    • 1080x1080px resolution recommend
  • Video:
    • 30 seconds maximum length
    • MP4 file type
  • Text:
    • 1500 character caption max
    • Follow Google posting guidelines here



TikTok 

  • Image: Not allowed
  • Video:
    • 10 minute maximum
    • 1080x1920 resolution max 
    • MP4 file type
  • Text: 
    • 150-character limit for caption 



Pinterest 

  • Image:
    • Only single image posts
  • Video:
    • 60 second max
    • 1080x1920px resolution recommended 
    • Must be a business Pinterest account 
  • Text: 
    • 20 hashtag limit
    • Cannot replace the cover image when sharing an article as the "media" of the post 
    • Cannot contain links in the caption
    • Caption must be 500 characters or less