How long can an Instagram story be?

Instagram says a story video up to 60 seconds appears as one clip. 1:00 fits. 1:01 is split into more than one clip. A story leaves the profile, Feed, and Direct inbox after 24 hours unless it is saved as a highlight. This page checks a length. It does not post a story, and the length does not predict views.

Check a story length

Instagram's published story rules

These rules are from Instagram Help, Share a photo or video to your Instagram story, as read on 4 November 2026. A video up to 60 seconds long appears as one clip. A longer video is broken into multiple clips. Stories disappear from the profile, Feed, and Direct inbox after 24 hours, unless they are added as story highlights. Tips for uploading, recording and editing your Instagram story, read the same day, says a video longer than 60 seconds can be edited with the video trimmer, and that trimmer is currently only on iOS.

Length	What Instagram prints
0:15	Within 60 seconds. One clip.
1:00	The published one-clip length.
1:01	Longer than 60 seconds. Split into more than one clip.
1:30	Longer than 60 seconds. Split into more than one clip.

Instagram does not say a video longer than 60 seconds cannot be posted. It also does not print how the extra seconds are divided. A Reel has a different length in the Reel length checker. A YouTube handle is 3 to 30 characters in the handle checker.

Questions about Instagram story length

How long can an Instagram story video be?

Up to 60 seconds as one clip. 60 fits. A longer video is broken into multiple clips. Instagram does not say the longer video cannot be posted.

Does exactly 60 seconds fit on one clip?

Yes. Instagram says a video up to 60 seconds appears as one clip. 61 seconds is longer than 60 and is split into more than one clip.

How long does an Instagram story stay up?

24 hours. It disappears from the profile, Feed, and Direct inbox after 24 hours, unless it is added as a story highlight.

Is an Instagram story the same length as a Reel?

No. A Reel is a different rule: up to 20 minutes. A Reel over 3 minutes is not recommended to new audiences.

Is this Instagram story length checker free?

Yes. It runs in your browser. There is no account and no charge. It does not post a story, and the length does not predict views.

Vlozy makes the video and can publish it to the Instagram account you connect. This page only checks the published story length. See what Vlozy does.