Updated on January 6th, 2022

Instagram has supported video content for a long time now, but they still don't give you nearly as many options as other platforms like YouTube or Facebook.

TL;DR – Use the Instagram Studio to trim your videos into shorter sections and upload them all in one Instagram post.

Ane of the biggest restrictions on Instagram video content is the length of videos you're able to post. Since no videos longer than threescore seconds in length can be posted to your main Instagram feed, yous tin't share anything longer than a TikTok with your followers. I'll show you how to share upwardly to 10 minutes of video in a unmarried post.

Yous two options to post videos longer than sixty seconds on Instagram:

Option 1: Cut your video into shorter clips

Option 2: Upload to Instagram Video (formally known as IGTV)

Which option should you choose, and what works all-time for Instagram? Let'south take a look.

Option 1: Cut Your Video into Shorter Clips

Instagram stories only allow 15-2d video clips, whereas you lot tin can post one infinitesimal videos on your feed. If you have a longer video that you want to post, your best bet volition be to cut the video up into short sections:

  • If it's for an IG story, cut the video into 15-2nd clips and mail them one after another in the same post.
  • If it's your feed, your video must be shorter than sixty seconds, but you can postal service up to ten at a fourth dimension in a single post, as long equally you've cleaved it up into sections of 60 seconds or less.
  • If it's for Instagram reels, your video must be shorter than thirty seconds.

Go on in mind that for stories, Instagram will chop your video up on its own, simply merely if the video is no more a minute long. If y'all desire to command your own content, your all-time bet is to cutting and edit the video yourself.

Annotation: Instagram Stories at present allow longer stories up to 60 seconds without getting split.

A screenshot showing how to edit videos in the Kapwing mobile Studio.

I recommend using the Kapwing Studio to cutting your clips on a phone or computer.

Kickoff by going to Kapwing.com in your telephone's browser and selecting Outset Editing to enter the Studio.

Here, upload your video from your telephone or whatsoever online location, select the Trim tool, and cutting your video downwards to a department under 60 seconds long. Tap the Export push button, then the Download push button, and repeat the process for each sixty second segment you desire to post!

Pick ii: Upload to Instagram Video

In 2018, Instagram launched a solution for longer videos: Instagram TV, or IGTV for short. Now, they've combined both IGTV with Instagram feed videos to create Instagram Video, where y'all can post longer videos. If your video is longer than a infinitesimal and you don't want to cut it into split up sections, y'all can upload it to Instagram Video where videos up to x minutes are allowed.

The play a joke on with Instagram Video, however, is to choice the right thumbnail for your video to show up in your feed. Instagram allows you to practice this when posting, so simply make certain you know exactly which shot from the video you want your followers to see in your feed.

A screenshot of video thumbnails in IGTV.

I hope this commodity helps y'all share all of your all-time videos on Instagram, no matter how long they are! If you're interested in more tips and tutorials on creating great digital content in 2021, check out the Kapwing YouTube aqueduct. And while you're hither, take a expect at some related manufactures on editing content for Instagram:

• How to Download Instagram Videos Online
• How to Upload Instagram Videos from a Computer
• How to Mail YouTube Videos on Instagram
• How to Fit the Whole Moving-picture show on Instagram