WhatsApp Status Video Length, Limit and Quality
How long can a WhatsApp status video be? Up to 90 seconds. Here are the supported formats, how to trim, and why quality may look lower than the original.
Published October 28, 2026
Planning a video for your status? This guide gives the length limit, the supported formats and what to expect from quality. It follows WhatsApp's help page on creating and sharing a status. Not affiliated with WhatsApp.
How long can a status video be?
Videos can be up to 90 seconds long. Status shares photos and videos that disappear from view after 24 hours.
Supported formats
WhatsApp supports 3GP and MPEG-4 video formats.
Trim a long video
Your video may be longer than 90 seconds. You can cut it down inside WhatsApp.
- Tap Updates, then tap Add status.
- Pick a video from your phone, or use Camera and choose Video.
- Drag the slider at the top to trim the video.
Quality
HD media is not supported for statuses. The quality of media you upload to Status, including images, GIFs and videos, may be lower than the original.
For photos, WhatsApp's advice is to upload high quality images to prevent low quality photos.
Other limits worth knowing
- You can add up to 5 private mentions to a photo or video status.
- A layout status takes 2 to 6 photos.
FAQ
What is the longest WhatsApp status video? 90 seconds.
Can I post HD video to my status? No. HD media is not supported for statuses.
Why does my status video look worse than the original? Quality of media uploaded to Status may be lower than the original.
Source: WhatsApp Help Center, how to create and share a status.
Keeping a status you have viewed
StatusPing is an Android app that saves statuses you have already viewed in WhatsApp, with an hours-left countdown on each one. It does not make videos longer or change their quality. See StatusPing.