The attachment metadata offered depends on each social platform and media type:
Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and Pinterest images allow you to add alt text
Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube (not shorts), and TikTok videos allow cover images/thumbnails
Facebook and LinkedIn videos allow video titles
Currently, you can add cover photos/thumbnails for Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Pinterest, and LinkedIn videos!
This article will show you how to add cover images/thumbnails and titles to your video posts.
Facebook, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and YouTube
To add or change the video's cover image/thumbnail:
Go to the Post Builder and upload a video you would like to schedule
Click the attached video in the fine-tuning panel
Click Specify Video Title & Cover Image from the menu options to edit the Attachment Metadata
Click Upload Cover Image to add a video thumbnail.
💡Tip: You are also able to add a video title for Facebook and LinkedIn.
📝 Note:
Cover images/thumbnails are only supported for Facebook Pages and not Groups at this time
Titles can be added for LinkedIn and Facebook videos in the Attachment Metadata sections
Thumbnails on YouTube Shorts are not supported due to API limitations
YouTube thumbnail specifications
Here are the guidelines for uploading YouTube thumbnails:
The YouTube channel must be verified. You can confirm that the channel has been verified or complete the verification steps by going to YouTube's verification page
Cover images/thumbnails must be less than 2MB
Thumbnails for YouTube shorts are not supported due to API restrictions
Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook Reels
To select a cover photo/thumbnail for your video post:
Go to the Post Builder and upload a video you would like to schedule
Click the attached video in the fine-tuning step
Select Specify Cover Photo
Choose the cover photo/thumbnail using the timeline slider
Select Use This Frame once you have the cover photo you would like to use
