Instagram story size
1080 × 1920pixels · 9:16
Stories are vertical 9:16. Instagram doesn’t publish an organic pixel size: Meta’s ad guide recommends 1440 × 2560, and 1080 × 1920 is the widely used standard. Both are 9:16 and display the same. Meta advises keeping the top 14%, bottom 35% and 6% at each side free of text and logos, where buttons and captions sit.
Checked November 14, 2026
Crop your image to 1080 × 1920
Instagram story specs
- Recommended size
- 1080 × 1920 px
- Aspect ratio
- 9:16
- Also used
- 1440 × 2560 px (Meta’s ad guide)
- Minimum size
- 500 px wide (Stories ads)
- Maximum file size
- 30 MB (Stories ads). 8 MB JPEG for story images via API. Not stated for in-app.
- Formats
- JPG, PNG
- Safe zone
- Meta Ads Guide: keep about 14% top, 35% bottom and 6% each side free of text and logos. That is about 358 px top, 896 px bottom and 86 px sides at 1440x2560, or 269 / 672 / 65 px at 1080x1920 (pixel values derived). Secondary sources disagree: Hootsuite and Sprout say keep content within 1080x1610 (about 155 px top and bottom), and Buffer says keep about 310 px top and bottom clear.
Sources
- officialfacebook.com/business/ads-guide/update/image/instagram-story
- officialdevelopers.facebook.com/docs/instagram-platform/instagram-graph-api/reference/ig-user/media
- secondaryblog.hootsuite.com/social-media-image-sizes-guide/
- secondarysproutsocial.com/insights/social-media-image-sizes-guide/
- secondarybuffer.com/resources/social-media-image-sizes/
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Frequently asked questions
What size is a Instagram story?+
1080 × 1920 pixels, an aspect ratio of 9:16. 1440 × 2560 (meta’s ad guide) also works.
What is the maximum file size for a Instagram story?+
30 MB (Stories ads). 8 MB JPEG for story images via API. Not stated for in-app.
How do I resize an image to 1080 × 1920?+
Drop your image into the tool on this page, drag and zoom to choose the crop, and download it at exactly 1080 × 1920. It runs in your browser, so the image isn’t uploaded.
Where do these numbers come from?+
From Instagram’s own documentation and widely used design guides. We checked them on November 14, 2026; the sources are listed on this page.
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