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Discord file size limit for videos and uploads

Discord sets no length limit on videos. The limit is file size: 20 MB on a free account, 50 MB with Nitro Basic and up to 1 GB with Nitro. Drag the slider to check a file.

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25 MB
Free account
Too big (max 20 MB)
Webhooks and bots
Too big (max 20 MB)
Nitro Basic
Fits
Boost level 2
Fits
Boost level 3
Fits
Nitro
Fits
OmniSocials
Sent as a link
1 MB10 MB100 MB1 GB
Allowed per fileSent as a link past 20 MB
The short answer

No length limit. Files: 20 MB, up to 1 GB with Nitro.

Discord limits uploads by file size, not by length. Since August 2026 a free account can send files of up to 20 MB, up from 10 MB. Nitro Basic raises that to 50 MB and Nitro to up to 1 GB. Server Boosts raise it for everyone in one server: 50 MB at level 2 and 100 MB at level 3.

Webhooks and bots, which schedulers post through, can attach 20 MB per file by default, and a message holds up to 10 files. Discord names MP4 (H.264, HEVC or AV1) and MOV among the video files it takes. OmniSocials attaches files of up to 20 MB and sends a bigger video, up to 1 GB, as a link that Discord shows with a player.

Free account
20 MB
Up from 10 MB in August 2026
With Nitro
1 GB
Up to 1 GB. Nitro Basic: 50 MB
Video length
No cap
Discord limits file size only
Every limit

Every Discord upload limit in one table. Per file, by account, server and route.

Discord file upload limits per file for free accounts, Nitro Basic, Nitro, Server Boost levels, webhooks and bots, plus files per message and video length, October 2026
Who or whatLargest fileNotes
Free account20 MBSince August 2026, up from 10 MB
Nitro Basic50 MBPer file
NitroUp to 1 GBPer file
Server Boost level 250 MB7 Boosts; for every member, in that server only
Server Boost level 3100 MB14 Boosts; for every member, in that server only
Larger File Uploads perk250 MBAn experiment on some servers, for 5 Boosts
Webhooks and bots (API)20 MB per fileThe default since September 2026
Files per message10Images, GIFs and videos sent together show as a mosaic
Video lengthNo limit publishedThe file size is the limit
From Discord's File Attachments FAQ, Nitro page and Server Boosting FAQ (September 2026) and its developer docs, read on October 22, 2026. The developer docs give API sizes in MiB: 20 MiB per file and up to 25 MiB for a whole message request. Discord's caps page, last edited in March 2026, still lists the older 10 MB and 500 MB limits.
OmniSocials

What you can schedule to Discord. Bigger videos go as a link.

Video, image, GIF and file-count limits for Discord posts scheduled with OmniSocials, next to the Discord webhook limit, October 2026
MediaIn OmniSocialsDiscord webhook
VideoMP4, MOV or WebM, up to 1 GB, any length. Up to 20 MB is attached; a bigger video goes as a link with a player20 MB per file
ImageJPEG, PNG, WebP or GIF, up to 40 MB; over 20 MB is re-encoded to a JPEG that fits20 MB per file
GIFUp to 20 MB attached; a bigger GIF goes as a link20 MB per file
Files per postUp to 10 images, GIFs and videos, mixed10 per message
From the OmniSocials web app and API docs, October 22, 2026. OmniSocials uploads each file from its own servers. A poll goes without media.
What changed

What changed for Discord uploads. The free limit doubled.

  1. Sep 2026

    Bots and webhooks: 20 MiB by default

    Discord raised the default upload limit for users, bots, webhooks and interaction responses from 10 MiB to 20 MiB. Source

  2. Aug 2026

    Free uploads doubled to 20 MB

    The free upload limit went from 10 MB to 20 MB. Mobile now checks a file's size before compression, as desktop always did. Source

  3. Apr 2025

    Limits apply to each file

    For apps, the size limit applies to each attachment, not to all files in a request together. Source

  4. Jan 2025

    Default limit cut to 10 MiB

    On January 16, 2025, Discord lowered the default upload limit from 25 MiB to 10 MiB. Source

Tips

Get your video onto Discord. Mind the size, not the length.

  1. Watch the file size, not the length

    Discord sets no length limit. A long video at a high bitrate passes 20 MB long before its length matters.

  2. Export as MP4

    Discord names MP4 (H.264, HEVC or AV1) and MOV among the video files it takes. Lower the bitrate or resolution to fit 20 MB.

  3. Check your server's Boost level

    At level 2 every member can upload 50 MB, at level 3 100 MB, whatever their own plan. It only counts in that server.

  4. Send up to 10 files at once

    One message holds 10 files. Images, GIFs and videos sent together show as a mosaic.

  5. Link what is too big

    A file over the limit can go as a link. OmniSocials does this for you: a video over 20 MB goes as a link that Discord shows with a player.

  6. Schedule big videos without Nitro

    OmniSocials takes videos of up to 1 GB at any length. It attaches up to 20 MB and links the rest, so nobody needs Nitro.

Other platforms

The same guide for every network. Each one has its own rules.

Sources

How we built this guide. Checked on October 22, 2026.

The limits come from Discord's support articles (File Attachments FAQ, Nitro, Server Boosting) and its developer docs and change log, read on October 22, 2026. Discord publishes size limits but no length limit for videos, and no best length, so the page shows none. Where Discord's pages disagree, the newest one counts: the caps page, last edited in March 2026, still shows 10 MB and 500 MB.

  1. Discord support: File Attachments FAQSep 2026Free uploads 20 MB since August 2026, up from 10 MB; Nitro Basic 50 MB, Nitro up to 1 GB; MP4 (H.264, HEVC, AV1) and MOV.
  2. Discord support: What are Nitro & Nitro Basic?Sep 2026Nitro: files up to 1 GB. Nitro Basic: 50 MB.
  3. Discord support: Server Boosting FAQSep 2026Level 2 (7 Boosts) 50 MB and level 3 (14 Boosts) 100 MB for all members; a 250 MB perk in an experiment.
  4. Discord developer docs: Uploading FilesRead Oct 2026Default limit 20 MiB per file, higher with Nitro or a server's Boost tier.
  5. Discord developer docs: Change logRead Oct 202625 to 10 MiB (Jan 16, 2025), limits per attachment (Apr 3, 2025), 10 to 20 MiB (Sep 3, 2026).
  6. Discord developer docs: Message resourceRead Oct 2026A message request can be up to 25 MiB.
  7. Discord developer docs: Opcodes and Status CodesRead Oct 2026Error 30015: at most 10 attachments in a message.
  8. Discord support: Discord Account Caps, Server Caps, and MoreMar 2026Still lists the older 10 MB free and 500 MB Nitro limits.
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