How To Add A Longer Than 20 Second Video To Your Story In Instagram

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How to Post a Long Video on Instagram: Reels, Stories, Feed

Instagram is great for video content, but there are restrictions on the video length. This article volition teach yous how to share up to 10 minutes of video in ane post.

Updated on May 5, 2022

Instagram has supported video content for a long time at present, but they still don't requite you nearly equally many options every bit other platforms similar YouTube or Facebook.

TL;DR – Utilise the Instagram Studio to trim your videos into shorter sections and upload them to Instagram Reels or your Feed.

One of the biggest restrictions on Instagram video content has been the length of videos you're able to mail service — and it's different for each video platform within Instagram.

In order of length, the restrictions are as follows:

Instagram Stories: Videos less than 60 seconds total; all videos longer than fifteen seconds will be automatically cut upwardly into xv-2d clips.
Instagram Reels: Videos less than 60 seconds.
Instagram Video (aka regular Feed posts): Videos upwardly to 10 minutes long.

Y'all two options to mail videos longer than 60 seconds on Instagram:

Option 1: Cut your video into shorter clips to share on Reels and Stories

Choice 2: Upload to your Feed with Instagram Video (formally known as IGTV)

Which selection should you choose, and what works best for Instagram? Let'south take a await.

Selection 1: Cut Your Video into Shorter Clips

If you accept a longer video that y'all want to mail service to Stories or Reels, your all-time bet will be to cut the video up into shorter sections:

If information technology's for an IG Story, cut the video into 15-second clips and post them one later on another in the same postal service.
If it's for Instagram Reels, trim your video until it'southward shorter than 60 seconds.

Keep in mind that for Stories, Instagram will chop your video upwardly on its own. If you want to control your own content, your best bet is to cut and edit the video yourself.

I recommend using the Kapwing Studio to cut your clips on a telephone or calculator.

How to trim a video in the Kapwing Studio on Mobile

Start by going to Kapwing.com in your phone'due south browser and click Get Started to enter the Studio. From in that location, upload your video from your phone or whatever online location.

Using the Timeline, Trim, Split, and Rearrange your video until you have the perfect clip of sixty seconds or less. Tap the Export button, then the Download push button, and repeat the process for each video clip you want to postal service!

Choice two: Upload to Your Instagram Feed

In 2018, Instagram launched a solution for longer videos: Instagram Television set, or IGTV for short. They've since retired IGTV, combining existing IGTV videos with Instagram Feed videos to create Instagram Video. Y'all can now post longer videos, up to 10 minutes, straight to your Feed.

The trick with Instagram Video, however, is to pick the correct thumbnail for your video to prove up in your feed. Instagram allows you to practice this when posting, so just make sure you know exactly which shot from the video you want your followers to see in your feed. You can also create and upload a custom thumbnail to use.

A screenshot of video thumbnails in IGTV.

We hope this article helps you lot share all of your best videos on Instagram, no affair how long they are! If you're interested in more than tips and tutorials on creating great digital content, check out the Kapwing YouTube channel. And while y'all're here, have a look at some related articles on editing content for Instagram:

• How to Download Instagram Videos Online
• How to Upload Instagram Videos from a Computer
• How to Mail YouTube Videos on Instagram
• How to Fit the Whole Picture on Instagram