Spotify Canvas: the size, the length and a free checker.
A Canvas is a 3 to 8 second vertical loop that plays behind your song in the Spotify app. Check your file against the rules of Spotify for Artists before you upload it.
- 9:16
- 3 to 8 seconds
- MP4 or JPG
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Free checker
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Drop the MP4 or JPG. The check runs in your browser.
Spotify publishes no file size limit. A small file uploads faster: Music24 makes Canvas loops under 8 MB.
The rules
Spotify Canvas specs.
| Rule | Value | Note |
|---|---|---|
| Shape | 9:16 | Vertical. The edges can be cut off on some phones. |
| Size | At least 720 px tall | Spotify writes “between 720px - 1080px tall”. 1080 × 1920 is the full-HD size of a 9:16 loop, and the size Music24 makes. |
| Length | 3 to 8 s | It loops. Spotify names three loop styles: continuous loop, hard cut and rebound. |
| File | MP4 or JPG | No file size limit is published. |
| Where it shows | Spotify mobile app | Not on desktop. The listener needs Data Saver off and the Canvas setting on. |
| Who adds it | Admin or Editor | The first main artist of the song, in Spotify for Artists. Upcoming songs too. |
- DoUse footage that loops well. Keep the important part in the middle.
- AvoidRapid cuts, intense flashing, and footage of talking, singing or rapping.
- Not allowedLinks, ticket sellers, asks to follow or like, other songs, brands and the Spotify logo.
Checked on 10 October 2026 against the Canvas guidelines of Spotify for Artists.
Questions
Canvas questions.
Vertical 9:16, at least 720 pixels tall. The Spotify guidelines write “between 720px - 1080px tall”. 1080 × 1920 is the full-HD size of a 9:16 loop, and the size Music24 makes.
3 to 8 seconds. It loops for as long as the song plays.
A Canvas shows only in the Spotify mobile app, not on desktop. Turn Data Saver off and the Canvas setting on. Canvas is not in every country.
Yes. In Spotify for Artists you can add a Canvas to any of your songs, also to an upcoming one.
Make the Canvas from your song.
Music24 reads the beat of your song and makes a Canvas loop that fits every rule, in the look of your release.
