---
title: "How to add photos and videos to a post"
summary: "Upload files from your computer (up to 1 GB each) or paste a public link, and build an Instagram or LinkedIn carousel."
url: https://kredia.io/help/en/creating-content/upload-media
lastVerified: 2026-10-24
---

# How to add photos and videos to a post

Add photos and videos to a post straight from your computer. Kredia uploads the file and hosts it for publishing, so you don't need to find a public link yourself.

## Before you start

- **You're an Editor, Admin or Owner.** Viewers can't upload media.
- **Your file is supported:** JPEG, PNG or WebP for photos, MP4, MOV, M4V or WebM for video, up to 1 GB per file.
- **You know what the platform accepts.** For example, TikTok and YouTube need a video, and Pinterest needs an image. See [What you can publish on each platform](https://kredia.io/help/en/creating-content/what-you-can-publish-per-platform).

## Add a photo or video

1. Open the composer: **Scheduling** → **New Post**.
2. Pick the platforms and the client first, so Kredia knows which media rules apply.
3. Under **Photo or video**, click **Upload files** and choose one or more files.
4. Wait for the upload to finish. The button shows the progress as a percentage.
5. Check the live preview on the right.

![The Photo or video area of the composer, with the Upload files button and the field for a link](https://kredia.io/help/img/upload-media/1-en.webp)

## Use a link instead

Below **Upload files** you can paste a link instead. It must be a direct link to the file itself (ending in something like `.jpg` or `.mp4`) that anyone can open without signing in. Links to a Google Drive or Dropbox page, or to a post on another site, don't work.

## Build a carousel

For Instagram (up to 10 items) and LinkedIn (up to 20 images), click the **Add** tile below the media field to add more photos or videos. The first item is the cover. On LinkedIn you can't mix images and video in one post.

## Use a Canva design

If your agency connected Canva in **Settings**, click **Pick from Canva** to add a design. It's added as a PNG image. If Canva isn't connected, the button reads **Setup Canva** and takes you to **Settings**.

## What can go wrong

- **"Files must be under 1 GB."** Compress the video or shorten it, then upload again.
- **"Please choose a photo (JPEG, PNG, WebP) or video (MP4, MOV, M4V, WebM)."** Export the file in one of those formats.
- **The post fails with "not publicly accessible".** The pasted link isn't a public, direct file link. Upload the file with **Upload files** instead.
- **Only some files were added.** Instagram allows up to 10 items, so Kredia keeps the first 10.
- **Mixed platforms share one file.** If you post to an image platform and a video-only platform (TikTok or YouTube) together, they share the same media. Make sure it works for all of them, or create separate posts.
- **Several images on Facebook or Threads.** Today only the first image is published on Facebook and Threads.

## See also

- [How to create and schedule a post](https://kredia.io/help/en/creating-content/create-and-schedule-a-post)
- [What you can publish on each platform](https://kredia.io/help/en/creating-content/what-you-can-publish-per-platform)
- [A post failed to publish](https://kredia.io/help/en/troubleshooting-and-platform-limits/fix-a-failed-post)
- [How to create a carousel](https://kredia.io/help/en/creating-content/create-a-carousel)
- [How to use a Canva design in a post](https://kredia.io/help/en/creating-content/use-canva-designs)