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title: "How long can Instagram videos be?"  
description: "How long can Instagram videos be?"  
author: "Sandra Emily"  
published: 2022-04-21  
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tags: ["troubleshooting", "instagram"]  
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# How long can Instagram videos be?

How [long](https://www.mindstick.com/articles/44565/white-wedding-dresses-long-prom-dresses) can Instagram videos be?

## Answers

### Answer by Hitesh Vohra

![How long can Instagram videos be?](https://answers.mindstick.com/questionanswer/10ad0d34-d5e2-4dd5-a97d-c3f765e4e9ea/images/e7215e9c-daa5-4281-aae2-4732a2582e5a.png) **\**

- **[Instagram](https://answers.mindstick.com/qa/96470/how-is-pinterest-better-than-instagram) video** posts can last anything from 3 seconds to 10 minutes (60 minutes for selected accounts).
- If your video is longer than 60 seconds, a preview will be shown in the feed, with users having the option to watch the whole of the movie on your profile.
- Each story has a maximum length of 15 seconds. You can, however, share up to four Stories at once, each with a maximum length of 60 seconds.
- Instagram's answer to TikTok is Reels. They're short, vertical clips that are frequently set to music and last between 15 and 60 seconds.

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