Instagram Stories are a great way to share ephemeral content with your friends and family. Besides photos, you can even share videos through Stories. Now, have you ever viewed an Instagram Story of your friend and wondered how they uploaded all 10 videos all at once? The entire process is far easier than you think. And yep, just like photos, Instagram allows you to upload multiple videos in a Story at once. Follow this guide to learn how.
Instagram is smart enough to break one large video into multiple stories. But the process is slightly different when you are looking to post multiple short videos as a Story.
How to Add Multiple Videos to Your Instagram Story
You can post multiple Instagram Stories with videos by following the below steps
- Launch Instagram and tap Your Story at the top-left part of the screen.
- Tap Recents and look for Videos and tap again.
- Tap Select.
- Select the videos you want to upload by tapping on them from your gallery.
- After that, tap the arrow at the bottom left.
- Edit each video as you please in the next menu.
- Tap the arrow at the bottom left once done.
- Select the audience you want to share it to then tap Share.
Do note that each Instagram Story containing a video can have a maximum length of 15 seconds. And you can upload 4 Stories at once, so the total length of your clips cannot be more than 60 seconds.
Just like you can delete a single photo from an Instagram Carousel post, you can remove one video story from Instagram as well. Just select the story you want to delete, and tap the 3-dot menu button at the bottom followed by the delete option.
How to Add Multiple Videos with Music to Your Instagram Story
You can also add music to your videos individually. Here’s how.
- Launch Instagram and tap Your Story at the top-left part of the screen.
- Tap Recents and look for Videos and tap again.
- Tap Select.
- Select the videos you want to upload by tapping them from your gallery.
- Once done, tap the arrow at the bottom left.
- Tap the music note at the top to open up your song list.
- Select the song to add.
- Drag the bar along to select which part of the music will play, and tap Done after you’re finished.
- Add music to the other videos by tapping them at the menu below and then repeating step 6. You cannot add songs to all Stories at once.
- Tap the arrow at the bottom left once you’re done editing.
- Select the audience you want to share it to then tap Share.
Remember that you can also view your old Instagram Stories, in case you feel like going down the memory lane.
Why Can’t I Add Multiple Videos on Instagram Story?
The most common reason behind this is that you’re connected to a slow network. Try uploading once you’re connected to a better network. There’s also a chance that your Instagram app isn’t working as intended. In cases like these, close your app, reboot, and then try again.
Another possible reason is that Instagram is down or experiencing issues. Here’s a quick guide on how you can find out if Instagram is down.
Let People Hear Your Stories Better
Instagram’s Stories feature is helpful, whether you’re using the app to socialize or to manage a business. You don’t need to individually upload your Stories anymore as that’s just going to consume a lot of your time. With our steps above, you can master Instagram Stories pretty quickly.
FAQs
How long will the Instagram Stories last?
They last for 24 hours and disappear afterward. If you uploaded multiple videos at the same time, they’ll all disappear at the same time the following day.
How many Instagram Stories can I upload every day?
Instagram lets you upload up to 100 Stories every day. This can be a mix of photos and videos. And you can upload all these Stories at once if you wish to.
How long can the videos be on Instagram Stories?
Each Instagram Story with a video can have a maximum length of 15 seconds. You can upload four videos at once, for a total length of 60 seconds.
Can I upload different videos and photos on Instagram Stories at the same time?
Yes, you can upload videos and images at the same time.
