To prevent Instagram from aggressively compressing your video uploads, you must match the platform's native ingestion parameters.

Recommended Video Specifications

- Reels & Stories: 1080 × 1920 pixels (9:16 vertical ratio). - In-Feed Portrait Posts: 1080 × 1350 pixels (4:5 aspect ratio). - In-Feed Square Posts: 1080 × 1080 pixels (1:1 aspect ratio). - Video Container: MP4 (MPEG-4 Part 14). - Video Codec: H.264 (AVC) with progressive scan. - Audio Codec: AAC stereo at 128kbps to 320kbps, 44.1 kHz sampling rate. - Target Bitrate: 8,000 to 12,000 kbps for 1080p 60fps video.