What is the Telegram file size limit?

2 GB per file, or 4 GB with Telegram Premium. Bots, which schedulers use to post, can upload up to 50 MB.

How long can a Telegram video be?

Telegram sets no length limit. The limit is file size: up to 2 GB in the app, 4 GB with Premium, and 50 MB through a bot.

What is the Telegram bot file size limit?

Bots can upload videos, GIFs and other files of up to 50 MB and photos of up to 10 MB. They can download files of up to 20 MB.

Does Telegram Premium increase the upload limit?

Yes. Premium raises the limit from 2 GB to 4 GB per file. It does not change what bots and schedulers can upload.

How long can a Telegram video message be?

A round video message runs up to 1 minute.

What video format works best on Telegram?

MP4. Telegram's apps play MPEG4 video in the chat, while other formats may be sent as a file to download.

Can I schedule a 2 GB video to Telegram?

Not through a scheduler. Schedulers post through a bot, and bots upload up to 50 MB. Post larger files from the Telegram app.

How big can a video be when I schedule it with OmniSocials?

Up to 50 MB, as MP4 or MOV, at any length. GIFs take up to 50 MB too, and photos up to 10 MB, or up to 40 MB when OmniSocials re-encodes them.

Why does my video show up late in a big channel?

Since December 2024, Telegram can hold a video sent to a chat with a large audience until it has re-encoded it. The post appears once that is done.

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Telegram video length and file size limits

Telegram sets no length limit on videos. The limit is file size: 2 GB in the app, 4 GB with Premium, and 50 MB for bots and the schedulers that use them. Drag the slider to check a length.

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The short answer

No length limit. Files: 2 GB, 4 GB with Premium, 50 MB for bots.

Telegram limits videos by file size, not by length. In the app a file can be up to 2 GB, or 4 GB with Telegram Premium. A long video at high quality reaches the size limit first.

Bots can upload videos and GIFs of up to 50 MB and photos of up to 10 MB, and schedulers, OmniSocials included, post through a bot. Round video messages run up to 1 minute. Telegram's apps play MPEG4 video in the chat; other formats may arrive as a file to download.

App upload: 2 GB; 4 GB with Telegram Premium
Bots and schedulers: 50 MB; Photos: 10 MB
Video length: No cap; Telegram limits file size only

Every format

Every Telegram video limit in one table. In the app and through a bot.

Maximum video lengths and file sizes on Telegram for videos, GIFs, video messages, live photos, video stickers and albums, in the app and through the Bot API, October 2026
Format	Longest	Largest file	Notes
Video (app)	No limit published	2 GB; 4 GB with Premium	Any file type can be sent; MPEG4 plays in the chat
Video via a bot or scheduler	No limit published	50 MB	The Bot API limit schedulers post within
GIF via a bot or scheduler	No limit published	50 MB	GIF or H.264 MP4 without sound
Round video message	1 minute	50 MB via a bot	Rounded square MPEG4
Live photo (video part)	10 seconds	10 MB	Bot API, since May 2026
Video sticker	3 seconds	256 KB	WEBM with VP9, no sound
Album	No limit published	Per file, as above	2 to 10 photos and videos

From the Telegram FAQ, the Telegram Bot API and Telegram's sticker docs, read on October 17, 2026. A bot can download files of up to 20 MB.

OmniSocials

What you can schedule to Telegram. Within the Bot API's limits.

Video, GIF, photo and album limits for Telegram posts scheduled with OmniSocials, next to Telegram's Bot API limits, October 2026
Media	In OmniSocials	Telegram Bot API
Video	MP4 or MOV, up to 50 MB, any length	50 MB
GIF	Up to 50 MB	50 MB
Photo	10 MB; up to 40 MB, re-encoded to JPEG	10 MB
Album	2 to 10 photos and videos, mixed; no GIFs	2 to 10 items

From the OmniSocials web app, October 17, 2026. OmniSocials uploads the file itself, so Telegram's lower limits for files sent by URL do not apply.

What changed

What changed for Telegram video. Covers, live photos, re-encoding.

Mar 2026
Live photos in all apps
Telegram added live and motion photos in all apps. Bots can send them since May 2026, with a video part of up to 10 seconds. Source
Feb 2025
Video covers and start times
Videos can carry their own cover image and a start timestamp, also in albums. Source
Dec 2024
Big channels re-encode videos first
A video sent to a group or channel with a large audience can wait on the server until Telegram has re-encoded it, so it may appear a little later. Source

Tips

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

Watch the file size, not the length
Telegram sets no length limit. A long video at a high bitrate hits 50 MB or 2 GB long before any length matters.
Fit scheduled videos in 50 MB
Schedulers post through a bot, and bots upload up to 50 MB. Export at a lower bitrate or resolution to fit.
Export as MP4
Telegram's apps play MPEG4 video in the chat. Other formats may arrive as a file to download instead of a player.
Post very large files from the app
Files of up to 2 GB, or 4 GB with Premium, go up from the Telegram app. Use it for full-length recordings.
Give big channels a moment
In channels and groups with a large audience, Telegram re-encodes a video before it shows. Schedule a little ahead of a deadline.
Mix photos and videos in one album
An album holds up to 10 photos and videos. Each file keeps its own size limit.

Video

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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 the Telegram FAQ, the Telegram Bot API and its changelog, Telegram's client configuration and sticker docs, and the Telegram blog, read on October 17, 2026. Telegram publishes size limits but no length limit for regular videos, and no best length, so the page shows none. Schedulers post through the Bot API, so its 50 MB limit is the one a scheduled video must fit.

Telegram: Telegram FAQRead Oct 2026Files of any type, up to 2 GB each, or 4 GB with Premium.
Telegram: Telegram Bot APIRead Oct 2026Uploads: 50 MB for videos, GIFs and files, 10 MB for photos; downloads 20 MB; video messages up to 1 minute; live photos 10 s.
Telegram: Bot API changelogRead Oct 2026Re-encoding for large chats (Dec 2024), video covers (Feb 2025), live photos (May 2026).
Telegram: Client configurationRead Oct 2026Upload parts: 4,000 by default, 8,000 for Premium, of up to 512 KB each.
Telegram: Stickers and emojiRead Oct 2026Video stickers: up to 3 seconds and 256 KB, WEBM with VP9.
Telegram: Scheduled messagesRead Oct 2026Automatic video processing for big channels.
Telegram blog: AI Editor, Mighty Polls, Live Photos, Bots Managed by Bots, and MoreMar 31, 2026

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