Social video specs 2026

TikTok video size and specs 2026

Make TikTok videos 1080×1920 pixels, a 9:16 vertical frame. TikTok does not publish an organic size, but its ads spec recommends 9:16, and uploads through its API can be 360 to 4096 pixels a side. Keep text inside the middle of the frame: the buttons cover the right edge and the caption the bottom.

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  • 1080×1920 (9:16)size
  • 10 min via API; app limit not publishedlength
  • 0 of 10specs from an official help page

What aspect ratio is a TikTok video?

9:16 recommended. 16:9 and 1:1 are also accepted.

TikTok publishes no aspect ratio for organic posts on a page we could read; this is the ads spec (June 2026).

Official (ads spec): TikTok Ads help: In-Feed Ads.

What resolution should a TikTok video be?

1080×1920 is common practice. API uploads: 360 px minimum, 4096 px maximum on each side. Ads: at least 540×960 for vertical.

1080×1920 for organic posts is common practice, not a published figure.

Official (API docs): TikTok developer docs: media transfer.

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How long can a TikTok video be?

Up to 10 minutes through the API. In the app: not confirmed on an official page we could read; widely reported as 10 minutes recorded and up to 60 minutes uploaded.

TikTok's organic help pages load with JavaScript and could not be checked. The newsroom post on longer videos covers the older three-minute limit.

Official (API docs): TikTok developer docs: media transfer.

What is the file size limit for a TikTok video?

4 GB through the API. Ads: 500 MB. In-app limits are not published.

Official (API docs): TikTok developer docs: media transfer.

What frame rate should a TikTok video use?

23 to 60 fps.

Official (API docs): TikTok developer docs: media transfer.

Which file types and codecs does TikTok accept?

MP4 (recommended), MOV or WebM; H.264 (recommended), H.265, VP8 or VP9.

Official (API docs): TikTok developer docs: media transfer.

How long can the caption be on TikTok?

Caption up to 2,200 characters through the API. The app is widely reported to allow 4,000; not published.

No limit on the number of hashtags is published.

Official (API docs): TikTok developer docs: direct post.

What size is the TikTok cover or thumbnail?

No cover image size is published. The cover is a frame picked from the video (the first frame by default).

Official (API docs): TikTok developer docs: direct post.

What is the safe zone for a TikTok video?

On a 1080×1920 frame, keep text and faces inside a 580×1461 px box: 204 px from the top, 255 px from the bottom, 225 px from the left and 275 px from the right.

The measured safe area (lime) on a 1080×1920 frame: 204 px clear at the top, 255 px at the bottom.

The margins include the 9% each side that a tall phone screen crops off a 9:16 video. See "How we measured the safe zones".

Questions

What size is a TikTok video in 2026?

Make TikTok videos 1080×1920 pixels, a 9:16 vertical frame. TikTok does not publish an organic size, but its ads spec recommends 9:16, and uploads through its API can be 360 to 4096 pixels a side. Keep text inside the middle of the frame: the buttons cover the right edge and the caption the bottom.

How long can a TikTok video be?

Up to 10 minutes through the API. In the app: not confirmed on an official page we could read; widely reported as 10 minutes recorded and up to 60 minutes uploaded.

What aspect ratio is a TikTok video?

9:16 recommended. 16:9 and 1:1 are also accepted.

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Where do these numbers come from?

TikTok's own help, developer and ads pages, each opened on 2 October 2026. Every value says which kind of page it came from. The safe zone is measured by Slice.

n = 10 specs, 9 with an official source link. Last updated 2 October 2026.

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