{"id":7155,"date":"2022-07-11T16:06:54","date_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:06:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=7155"},"modified":"2022-07-11T16:06:54","modified_gmt":"2022-07-11T16:06:54","slug":"how-long-should-your-instagram-story-be","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-long-should-your-instagram-story-be","title":{"rendered":"How Long Should Your Instagram Story Be?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0354546b03b\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0354546b03b\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a0354546b03b\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-long-should-your-instagram-story-be\/#How_Long_Should_Your_Instagram_Story_Be\" title=\"How Long Should Your Instagram Story Be?\">How Long Should Your Instagram Story Be?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-long-should-your-instagram-story-be\/#15_seconds\" title=\"15 seconds\">15 seconds<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-long-should-your-instagram-story-be\/#Auto-segmenting\" title=\"Auto-segmenting\">Auto-segmenting<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-long-should-your-instagram-story-be\/#Boomerang\" title=\"Boomerang\">Boomerang<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Long_Should_Your_Instagram_Story_Be\"><\/span>How Long Should Your Instagram Story Be?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/2arSjj2.png\" alt=\"how long is instagram story\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re wondering how long you should make your Instagram Story, there are a few factors that you should keep in mind. These include Auto-segmenting, Boomerang, and 15 seconds. Follow the tips below and you&#8217;ll have no trouble making the most of your Stories. And if you&#8217;re still unsure, don&#8217;t worry: there are plenty of examples of shorter stories for you to look at.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_seconds\"><\/span>15 seconds<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Your Instagram story only lasts 15 seconds? Then you need to make it longer! You can do that by adding music to it! Instagram allows users to add music to photos and videos, but the limit is 15 seconds. If you&#8217;re thinking about adding music to your Instagram story, you&#8217;re not alone! More than a billion people post on the social network every day! And with the new length restriction, you&#8217;ll have no problem fitting in a long video about your latest vacation or a product launch.<\/p>\n<p>The maximum length for Instagram stories is one minute, but you can split your video into several segments of fifteen seconds. This way, you can upload more than one video and still get all your content up in the story. If you want to make multiple clips, you can use the Splitter app. It&#8217;s easy to use, too. You can import your videos to Splitter by navigating to your library. Just make sure you have the correct video in your library.<\/p>\n<p>A new test version of the Instagram app will allow users to post videos up to 60 seconds long. The videos are automatically cropped to 15 seconds, and the new feature is available to users in Turkey, Australia, and the United States. The test is only available to creator and personal accounts. However, it is still unclear whether this new feature will be available for everyone. Just like with all other features, the new version of Instagram will also require that users have the latest version of the app to use it.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Auto-segmenting\"><\/span>Auto-segmenting<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While segmentation in general is subjective and challenging, a business&#8217;s stories are particularly suited for this method of targeting. People segmented by their intrinsic traits, including their interests, personality, and motivators, are more likely to be engaged with a product or service. In addition, business owners typically know most of this information already, but auto-segmenting Instagram stories is crucial if you want to engage with your customers.<\/p>\n<p>You can use the information collected by your Instagram Stories to determine the most effective length. If your story is longer than 15 seconds, the Instagram app will automatically segment the video. In this way, you can make your stories more engaging by tweaking their length to increase completion rates. The length of your Stories can also be tweaked to meet the preferences of your audience. By testing your content, you can determine which length will engage the most people and increase your engagement rates.<\/p>\n<p>Once you&#8217;ve figured out the best length of your Instagram Stories, you can schedule them to appear in the feeds of your followers. You can also set a daily limit to keep them short, and use a dedicated hashtag. In addition, the auto-segmenting feature also manages hashtags and locations. These two features make your stories more effective for promoting your brand. This feature is also useful if you need to use a tool for managing social media.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Boomerang\"><\/span>Boomerang<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Instagram has launched a new test that will allow users to post 60-second videos in Stories. Instead of being split into 15-second segments, the videos will play seamlessly across the different frames of the Stories app. Instagram noticed this new test last month, and it&#8217;s now available to users. The test is available for users in Turkey. However, it&#8217;s unclear what the new feature will look like for the rest of the world.<\/p>\n<p>The main difference between short videos and longer ones is the length. Instagram allows only 15-second segments, so anything over 60 seconds is lost. It will break long videos into segments of 15 seconds, but you can cut your clips manually using third-party video editing apps. 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