Share videos on LinkedIn

Last updated: 4 days ago

Important to know

Currently, it is not possible to directly add or post videos to the immersive video feed. The immersive video feed features content based on the quality and relevance of existing videos on LinkedIn. 

You can share videos with your network using the share box at the top of the LinkedIn homepage, a Group, or a LinkedIn Page.

To share a video:

  1. Click the  Video icon in the share box at the top of your LinkedIn homepage.

    Here's a tip

    You can also directly drag and drop or copy and paste a video into the share box.

  2. Click Upload from computer to select a file.

  3. After uploading a video, you can:
    • Video thumbnail: Select  Video thumbnail to Upload video thumbnail for your video.
    • Captions: Select  Captions to upload a Add auto captions (English-only), or Review captions before adding it, or add a Video Caption File for your video.
    • Delete: Click  Delete to delete the video.
  4. Click Next.

  5. Click the Dropdown next to your name in the post pop-up window.

    From here, you can:

    • Visibility: Select who you want to share the post with
    • Comment control: Select who can comment on your posts
  6. Type the content of your post in the What do you want to talk about? field (optional).

  7. Click Post.

The video requirements are:

  • Maximum file size: 5 GB

  • Minimum file size: 75 KB

  • Maximum video duration: 15 minutes

  • Minimum video duration: 3 seconds when uploading from desktop and 2 seconds when uploading from the LinkedIn mobile app.

  • Resolution range: 256x144 to 4096x2304
  • Aspect ratio: 1:2.4 - 2.4:1
  • Frame rates: 10fps - 60 fps
  • Bit rates: 192 Kbps - 30 Mbps

Video safe zones

Keep the edges (top, bottom, and sides) of your video free of key elements, text, and logos to ensure they are within the safe zone and aren’t overlapped by the LinkedIn user interface.


Video safe zones

Note: You can share either a URL link or an image in a post, but not both at the same time. For URL links, we create a preview image taken from the site being shared.

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