Pinterest Ad Specs, Size, and Placement Guide
Pinterest advertising has occupied a unique spot in the industry. With over 450 million monthly active users, Pinterest is the go-to place for people who want to discover new products and ideas.
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Pinterest Image Ads
Pinterest Image Ads
- File type: PNG or JPEG
- Max file size: 20 MB.
- Recommended Aspect ratio: 2:3 aspect ratio, or 1000 x 1500 pixels. Pins with an aspect ratio greater than 2:3 might get cut off in people’s feeds.
- Title: Enter up to 100 characters. Depending on the device, the first 40 characters may show in people’s feeds.
- Description: Enter up to 500 characters. Descriptions do not appear when viewing the Pin in the home feed or search feed.
Pinterest Video Ads
Pinterest Video Ads
- File type: .mp4, .mov or .m4v
- Encoding: H.264 or H.265
- Max file size: Up to 2GB.
- Video length: Minimum 4 seconds, maximum 15 minutes.
- Recommended Aspect ratio: Shorter than 1:2 (width:height), taller than 1.91:1. We recommend making your videos square (1:1) or vertical (2:3 or 9:16).
- Title: Enter up to 100 characters. Depending on the device, the first 40 characters may show in people’s feeds.
- Description: Enter up to 500 characters. Descriptions do not appear when viewing the Pin in the home feed or search feed.
Pinterest Max. Width Video Ads
Pinterest Video Ads
- File type: .mp4, .mov or .m4v
- Encoding: H.264 or H.265
- Max file size: Up to 2GB.
- Video length: Minimum 4 seconds, maximum 15 minutes.
- Recommended Aspect ratio: Square (1:1) or widescreen (16:9). Note that max. width videos can’t exceed the height of a 1:1 aspect ratio.
- Title: Enter up to 100 characters. Depending on the device, the first 40 characters may show in people’s feeds.
- Description: Enter up to 500 characters. Descriptions do not appear when viewing the Pin in the home feed or search feed.
Pinterest Carousel Ads
Pinterest Carousel Ads
- File type: PNG or JPEG
- Max file size: 32MG per image.
- Creative quantity: 2-5 images per carousel.
- Recommended Aspect ratio: 1:1 or 2:3
- Title: Enter up to 100 characters. Depending on the device, the first 40 characters may show in people’s feeds.
- Description: Enter up to 500 characters. Descriptions do not appear when viewing the Pin in the home feed or search feed.
Pinterest Collection Ads
Pinterest Collection Ads
- File type: PNG or JPEG
- Max file size: 10 MB.
- Creative quantity: Must have 1 hero creative. A minimum of 3 secondary creatives is recommended. Maximum of 24 secondary creatives.
- Recommended Aspect ratio: The hero creative must have either a 1:1 or 2:3 aspect ratio and can differ from the aspect ratios of the secondary creatives. All secondary creatives must have the same aspect ratio-either 1:1 (square) or 2:3 (vertical). We recommend making your secondary creatives with a 1:1 ratio to best control how they appear in people’s feeds. If the creative is not 1:1, the cropping will occur at the center of the image.
- Title: Enter up to 100 characters. Depending on the device, the first 40 characters may show in people’s feeds.
- Description: Enter up to 500 characters. Descriptions do not appear when viewing the Pin in the home feed or search feed.
In case you want to use a video hero creative, follow these specs:
- File type: .mp4, .mov or .m4v
- Encoding: H.264 or H.265
- Max file size: Up to 2GB.
- Video length: Minimum 4 seconds, maximum 15 minutes.
- Recommended Aspect ratio: Shorter than 1:2 (width:height), taller than 1.91:1. We recommend making your videos square (1:1) or vertical (2:3 or 9:16).
Pinterest Shopping Ads
Instagram Feed Image Ads
- Minimum resolution: 1080×1080 pixels
- Recommended ratio: 1:1
- Minimum width: 500 pixels
- Minimum aspect ratio: 400×500
- Maximum aspect ratio: 191×100
- Maximum file size: 30MB
- Recommended image formats: JPG, PNG
Instagram Feed image ads character limits
- Primary text: 125 characters
- Headline: 40 characters
- Maximum number of hashtags: 30
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