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How long can LinkedIn videos be in 2026?

Up to 15 minutes and 5 GB when you upload in the app, from 3 seconds. Video ads run up to 30 minutes and Live up to 4 hours. Drag below to check your video.

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The short answer

Videos: up to 15 minutes and 5 GB. Ads: 30 minutes. Live: 4 hours.

LinkedIn's Help Center lists video posts from 3 seconds (2 seconds from the mobile app) to 15 minutes, 75 KB to 5 GB, in any shape from 1:2.4 tall to 2.4:1 wide. An older Help Center page for Page and Career Page videos still says 10 minutes.

Scheduled videos go through LinkedIn's Videos API, whose spec lists 3 seconds to 30 minutes, MP4 only and up to 500 MB, though one of its upload fields allows 5 GB. LinkedIn publishes no ideal length for posts; for ads it recommends 15 to 30 seconds.

Video post
15 min
From 3 seconds, up to 5 GB
Video ad
30 min
LinkedIn suggests 15 to 30 seconds
Live
4 hours
Scheduled ahead since June 2026
Every format

Every LinkedIn video length in one table. In the app, through the API and as ads.

Maximum and minimum video lengths for LinkedIn video posts, Page videos, video ads and Live, in the app and through LinkedIn's API, October 2026
FormatLongestShortestNotes
Video post (app)15 minutes3 seconds, 2 on mobileUp to 5 GB; 1:2.4 to 2.4:1
Video post (scheduled, API)30 minutes in the spec3 secondsMP4, 75 KB to 500 MB; one upload field says 5 GB
Page and Career Page video10 minutes3 secondsAn older Help Center page, up to 5 GB
Video ad30 minutes3 seconds75 KB to 500 MB; 15 to 30 seconds recommended
In-stream video ad90 secondsNot publishedStill in testing
Live4 hoursNoneAt least 10 minutes recommended; 150+ followers or connections
From LinkedIn's Help Center, its ad specifications and Microsoft's LinkedIn API docs, read on October 17, 2026.
File specs

Video size, shape and file limits. What the app takes, and what a scheduled video must fit.

LinkedIn video file specifications in the LinkedIn app compared with LinkedIn's Videos API used by scheduling tools
SpecLinkedIn appSchedulers (the API)
File size75 KB to 5 GB75 KB to 500 MB in the spec; 5 GB in the upload field
File typeMP4, MOV, WebM, MKV, AVI and moreMP4
Resolution256 × 144 to 4096 × 2304Not stated separately
Aspect ratio1:2.4 to 2.4:1Not stated separately
Frame rate10 to 60 fpsNot stated separately
Bit rate192 Kbps to 30 MbpsNot stated separately
Captions and thumbnailCaptions on Page postsCaption file and custom thumbnail upload
Every scheduler, OmniSocials included, uploads through LinkedIn's Videos API. OmniSocials takes LinkedIn videos up to 30 minutes, the Videos API's limit, MP4 or MOV, with a custom thumbnail, for profiles and Pages.
What changed

What changed for video. More video, less reach per video.

  1. Jun 2026

    Live must be scheduled

    Since June 22, 2026, you cannot go live on the spot. Every LinkedIn Live is scheduled as an event first, even minutes ahead. Source

  2. Apr 2026

    Video use outpaced results

    Metricool's 2026 study: video is now the most used format on personal profiles but underperforms carousels; "adoption has outpaced performance." Source

Tips

Pick the right length. Short to start, long when it earns it.

  1. Keep Page videos under 10 minutes

    LinkedIn's Page video page still says 10 minutes while the general page says 15. Under 10 fits both, and every scheduler.

  2. Export MP4 under 500 MB

    The app takes 5 GB, but the API's spec says MP4 up to 500 MB. A 1080p MP4 of a few minutes fits easily.

  3. Start short for ads

    LinkedIn recommends 15 to 30 seconds so an ad qualifies for every placement. Ads under 30 seconds loop until 30 seconds have played.

  4. Shoot vertical or square

    Any shape from 1:2.4 to 2.4:1 works. LinkedIn's mobile app has a full-screen vertical video feed, and 1080 × 1920 fills it.

  5. Keep text off the edges

    LinkedIn's buttons and labels cover the edges of a video. Keep text and logos away from the top, bottom and sides.

  6. Plan Lives as events

    Live runs up to 4 hours, and LinkedIn suggests at least 10 minutes to gather an audience. Schedule the event ahead and promote it.

Other platforms

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

Sources

How we built this guide. Checked on October 17, 2026.

The limits come from LinkedIn's Help Center, its ad specifications and Microsoft's LinkedIn API reference, read on October 17, 2026. Where LinkedIn's own pages disagree (10 or 15 minutes, 500 MB or 5 GB), the page shows both and the safe choice. LinkedIn publishes no ideal length for organic video, so the ruler marks no sweet spot.

  1. LinkedIn Help Center: Video sharing troubleshootingRead Oct 2026Length, file size, resolution, aspect ratio, frame and bit rates.
  2. LinkedIn Help Center: Video specifications for your LinkedIn Pages and Career PagesRead Oct 2026Last updated about 2022: 10 minutes, 5 GB.
  3. Microsoft Learn (LinkedIn API): Videos APIFeb 2026
  4. LinkedIn Marketing Solutions Help: Video ads advertising specificationsRead Oct 2026
  5. LinkedIn Help Center: LinkedIn Live broadcasting FAQRead Oct 2026
  6. LinkedIn Help Center: LinkedIn Live overviewRead Oct 2026
  7. LinkedIn Help Center: Full-screen vertical video on LinkedInRead Oct 2026
  8. Metricool: LinkedIn study 2026Apr 14, 2026
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