-INSTAGRAM [PROMOTED POSTS]-


-as of [13 JULY 2026]-


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-OFFICIAL LINK-


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*COMMANDS* —>


-BOOST [INSTAGRAM POST]-


-BOOST [INSTAGRAM STORY]-


-BOOST [INSTAGRAM REEL]-


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-OUR [BOOSTED INSTAGRAM POSTS]-


-OUR [BOOSTED INSTAGRAM STORIES]-


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*from computer* —>


-INSTAGRAM LINK-



*click your ‘headshot icon’ in ‘top right corner’* —>



*click any ‘post’ on your ‘grid’* —>




*click ‘boost post’ in ‘bottom right corner’* —>


(avoid boosting ‘posts’ featuring ‘images’ greater than 8 MB)


*REQUIREMENTS* –>


*IG POST* –>


*SQUARE*
(1080 x 1080)


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*IG STORY* –>


*VERTICAL RECTANGLE*
(1080 x 1920)


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*UP-TO-DATE INSTAGRAM AD SPECS 2021*
(“karola karlson”)


*PDF LINK*


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always up-to-date list of Instagram ad sizes & specs


*SPROUT SOCIAL LINK*


[…as of ’22 OCTOBER 2021…]


*7 TYPES*


-SINGLE IMAGE-


-INSTAGRAM CAROUSEL0-


-INSTAGRAM VIDEO


-SLIDESHOWS


-INSTAGRAM LEADS-


-INSTAGRAM STORIES IMAGE-


-INSTAGRAM STORIES VIDEO-


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-SINGLE IMAGE-


-UP TO 125 CHARACTERS-


*IMAGE MEDIA TYPE*

(‘image’ / ‘ad copy’ / ‘call-to-action’)

*1080 x 1080*
(recommended)

.JPG / .PNG

(file size maximum is ’30 MB’)



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*INSTAGRAM CAROUSEL ADS*


(at least ‘2 image/video post rotations’)

*UP TO 10 IMAGES/VIDEOS*


*UP TO 125 CHARACTERS*


*IMAGE / VIDEO*


600 x 600

(minimum recommended resolution)


1080 x 1080

(maximum recommended resolution)


*IMAGES* –>

.JPG / .PNG


*IMAGE/VIDEO ASPECT RATIO* –>


*SQUARE*
(1:1)


*VIDE LENGTH REQUIREMENTS* –>


*3 SECONDS* – *60 SECONDS*


(‘THUMBNAIL AUTO RESIZE’ WILL CONVERT YOUR ‘VIDEO THUMBNAIL’ TO ‘SQUARE’ ASPECT RATIO)


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3


*INSTAGRAM VIDEO ADS*


(up to 125 characters in the caption)


*VIDEO MEDIA TYPE*


*600 x 600*

(minimum resolution)


*1080 x 1080*

(maximum resolution)


*REQUIRED LENGTH* –>


*3 SECONDS* – *60 SECONDS*


*MAXIMUM SIZE* –>


*4 GB*


*MAXIMUM FRAME RATE* –>


*30 FPS*


*REQUIRED FILE TYPE* –>


*MP4 CONTAINER*


*H.264 VIDEO COMPRESSION*
(high profile preferred)


*SQUARE PIXELS*


*FIXED FRAME RATE*


*PROGRESSIVE SCAN*


*STEREO AAC AUDIO COMPRESSION*
(128 kbps or more preferred)


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4


*SLIDESHOWS*


(similiar to ‘carousel ads’)

(except you can also add music)

(up to 125 characters)

(image duration up to 50 seconds per image)


*minimum image size* –>

600 x 600


*maximum image size* –>

1080 x 1080

(if you use images of different sizes, your slideshow will be cropped to ‘square’)


*compatible audio file formats* –>

WAV / MP3 / M4A / FLAC / OGG

(legal rights to song required)


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5


*INSTAGRAM LEADS*


*UP TO ‘125 CHARACTERS*


*IMAGE MEDIA TYPE*


*recommended image size* –>

1080 x 1080

OR

1200 x 628
(the ‘facebook ad image size’)


PNG / JPG


*privacy policy*


*maximum file size* –>

30 MB


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6


*INSTAGRAM STORIES IMAGE*


*NO CAPTIONS*


9:16 vertical video format


*minimum resolution* –>

600 x 1067


*recommended resolution* –>

1080 x 1920


JPG / PNG


*maximum image size* –>

*30 MB*


*photo content visible for ‘5 seconds’*



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7


*INSTAGRAM STORIES VIDEO*


*NO CAPTIONS*


*9:16 vertical video format*


*minimum video resolution* –>

600 x 1067


*recommended video resolution* –>

1080 x 1920


MP4 / MOV


*maximum video size* –>

*4 GB*


*maximum video length* –>

*15 SECONDS*


*recommended video codecs* –>

H.264 / VP8


*recommended audio codecs* –>

AAC / VORBIS
















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-as of [26 JULY 2026]-

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