If you came here looking for instructions on how to upload Spotify Clips, we have some news.
You can’t anymore.
As of June 17, 2026, Spotify stopped accepting new Clips, the short vertical videos artists could attach to their music inside Spotify.
If you already uploaded Clips, don’t panic. They are staying live. Spotify is simply shifting its video tools toward full-length videos and release-specific Countdown videos.
So what should artists use now?
What happened to Spotify Clips?
Spotify Clips were short vertical videos, usually under 30 seconds, designed to let artists tell stories, tease releases and connect video directly to their music.
Spotify is no longer accepting new Clip uploads.
However, existing Clips remain available. Spotify is gradually moving them into the Video tab on artist profiles, which is becoming the home for video content on Spotify.
If you already have Clips that still represent you and the music well, there is no reason to remove them just because the feature changed.
Spotify is moving toward full-length video
The biggest replacement is full-length video inside Spotify for Artists.
Spotify is currently rolling out direct video uploads to eligible artists in beta. A beta is an early version of a feature that is available to a limited group while the company continues testing and expanding it.
Artists with access can upload:
- official music videos
- live performances
- studio or acoustic sessions
- cover performances
These videos are tied directly to the music instead of living in a separate short-form feed.
Spotify says full-length videos can earn royalties and may also count toward charts. Some official music videos and live performances can also be pitched for Spotify’s editorial video playlists.
How to upload a video in Spotify for Artists
If the feature is available on your account, you can upload through Spotify for Artists on desktop.
- Log in to Spotify for Artists.
- Open Video & Visuals.
- Click Upload Video.
- Select the video file.
- Connect the video to the correct song.
- Add the requested video information.
- Choose whether to publish it immediately or schedule it.
- Submit the video.
If you do not have access to Spotify for Artists yet, our step-by-step guide to setting up Spotify for Artists will get you started.
If you do not see the video-upload option after logging in, that does not necessarily mean something is wrong. Spotify is still rolling the feature out gradually.
What kind of video should you upload?
Spotify wants the music to be the focus.
For the best results, Spotify currently recommends a landscape video with a 16:9 shape, at least 1080p resolution and a duration longer than 30 seconds.
The platform currently supports videos up to 20 minutes long and files up to 50 GB.
Spotify is not currently looking for every kind of video content. For direct uploads, things like lyric videos, visualizers, multi-song concerts and videos without music are not supported.
So don’t take every vertical social video you have and start trying to shove it into Spotify.
This is a different tool.
What happens after you upload?
Once the video processes, Spotify can surface it in several places.
Depending on the video and listener, that can include:
- the Video tab on your artist profile
- the Now Playing screen
- release pages
- Spotify Home
- video playlists
- notifications sent to fans
Spotify also provides video performance data inside Spotify for Artists.
That means artists can see whether fans are actually watching instead of simply uploading a video and hoping something happened.
Countdown videos are still available
Short-form video has not completely disappeared from Spotify.
If you are using a Spotify Countdown Page, a pre-release page that lets eligible artists build anticipation around an upcoming album or EP, you can still add short videos to it.
Spotify previously treated those as Clips. They are now called Countdown videos.
You can use them for things like:
- teasing an upcoming release
- sharing something behind the scenes
- talking about the story behind a song
- giving fans a quick preview of what is coming
Our guide to Spotify Countdown Pages explains how the larger pre-release tool works.
Canvas is still a different tool
Do not confuse Spotify video uploads with Canvas.
A Canvas is the short looping visual that can play behind a song while someone listens on Spotify. It is not a full-length video and it is not a replacement for the old Clips feed.
Canvas still gives artists a simple way to add a visual element directly to a track.
If that is what you are trying to do, use our guide on how to use Spotify Canvas.
What should you use instead of Clips?
It depends on what you were trying to accomplish.
- If you want to release an official music video: Use Spotify’s full-length video tools if you have access, or work through the appropriate label or distributor delivery process.
- If you want to share a live or studio performance: Full-length video is now the better fit.
- If you want to tease an upcoming album or EP: Use Countdown videos on an eligible Countdown Page.
- If you want a short visual attached to the listening experience: Use Canvas.
- If you already uploaded Clips: Leave them alone unless you have a reason to remove them.
Spotify is not abandoning video. Quite the opposite.
It is moving from short standalone artist Clips toward video that is more directly connected to the music itself.
That means the old tutorial is gone, but the opportunity is not.
The tools changed. Use the one that actually fits what you are trying to show.
