Image

  • Max image size: 10 MB
  • Supported formats: JPEG, BMP, PNG, Animated GIF, and TIFF.
  • Maximum height: 2048 px.
  • Maximum width: 2048 px.
  • Recommended upload size of 1,200 x 630 px.
  • Appears in feed at a max width of 470 px and will scale to a max of 1:1.
  • Appears on page at a max width of 504 px and will scale to a max of 1:1.

Video

  • Max video size: 2 GB. Please contact us about Enterprise plans for larger files.
  • Supported formats: MP4, MOV, and AVI.
  • Duration max: 4 hours.
  • Recommended video dimensions is 1280 x 720 px for landscape and portrait.
  • Landscape aspect ratio is 16:9.
  • Portrait aspect ratio is 9:16.
  • Video max frames 30fps.

Video Thumbnails

  • Max image size: 10 MB
  • Supported formats: BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG, TIFF
  • Dimensions: There are no image dimension requirements, but it should share the same aspect ratio as your video.

Reels

  • Max video size: 1 GB.
  • Supported formats: MP4, MOV, and AVI.
  • Duration: 3 seconds minimum and 90 seconds maximum.
  • Aspect ratio: 9:16.
  • Frame rate: 24 to 60 frames per second.
  • Video settings:
    • Chroma subsampling 4:2:0
    • Closed GOP (2-5 seconds)
    • Compression: H.264, H.265 (VP9, AV1 are also supported)
    • Fixed frame rate
    • Progressive scan
  • Audio settings:
    • Audio bitrate: 128kbs+
    • Channels: Stereo
    • Codec: AAC Low Complexity
    • Sample rate: 48kHz

Reels Cover URL

  • Format: JPEG
  • Max image size: 8MB
  • Color Space: sRGB. Images that use other color spaces will be converted to sRGB.
  • Aspect ratio: We recommend 9:16 to avoid cropping or blank space. If the aspect ratio of the original image is not 9:16, we crop the image and use the middle most 9:16 rectangle as the cover photo for the reel. If you share a reel to your feed, we crop the image and use the middle most 1:1 square as the cover photo for your feed post.
  • Signed URLs with redirects are not guaranteed to be compatible with cover URLs. We recommend a non-signed URL or use the /media endpoint.

Stories

Photos

  • Format: JPEG, BMP, PNG, GIF, TIFF
  • Max image size: 4MB
  • For .png files, we recommend not exceeding 1MB or the image may appear pixelated.

Videos

  • Max video size: 1 GB.
  • Format: MP4, MOV, and AVI.
  • Aspect ratio: 9:16
  • Resolution: 1080 x 1920 pixels (recommended). Minimum is 540 x 960 pixels.
  • Frame rate: 24 to 60 frames per second.
  • Duration: 3 seconds minimum and 90 seconds maximum. A reel published as a story on a Facebook Page can not exceed 60 seconds.
  • Video settings:
    • Chroma subsampling 4:2:0
    • Closed GOP (2-5 seconds)
    • Compression: H.264, H.265 (VP9, AV1 are also supported)
    • Fixed frame rate
    • Progressive scan
  • Audio settings:
    • Audio bitrate: 128kbs+
    • Channels: Stereo
    • Codec: AAC Low Complexity
    • Sample rate: 48kHz