# Supported media file types and sizes in WhatsApp
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When sending or receiving a media message, the file type must be supported and under the maximum file size. For more information, see [Supported Media Types](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/whatsapp/cloud-api/reference/media#supported-media-types) in the *WhatsApp Business Platform Cloud API Reference*.

## Media file types
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**Audio formats**  

| Audio Type | Extension | MIME Type  | Max Size | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| AAC | .aac | audio/aac | 16 MB | 
| AMR | .amr | audio/amr | 16 MB | 
| MP3 | .mp3 | audio/mpeg | 16 MB | 
| MP4 Audio | .m4a | audio/mp4 | 16 MB | 
| OGG Audio | .ogg | audio/ogg | 16 MB | 


**Document formats**  

| Document Type | Extension | MIME Type  | Max Size | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Text | .text | text/plain | 100 MB | 
| Microsoft Excel | .xls, .xlsx | application/vnd.ms-excel, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet | 100 MB | 
| Microsoft Word | .doc, .docx | application/msword, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.wordprocessingml.document | 100 MB | 
| Microsoft PowerPoint | .ppt, .pptx | application/vnd.ms-powerpoint, application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.presentationml.presentation | 100 MB | 
| PDF | .pdf | application/pdf | 100 MB | 


**Image formats**  

| Image Type | Extension | MIME Type  | Max Size | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| JPEG | .jpeg | image/jpeg | 5 MB | 
| PNG | .png | image/png | 5 MB | 


**Sticker formats**  

| Sticker Type | Extension | MIME Type  | Max Size | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| Animated sticker | .webp | image/webp | 500 KB | 
| Static sticker | .webp | image/webp | 100 KB | 


**Video formats**  

| Video Type | Extension | MIME Type  | Max Size | 
| --- | --- | --- | --- | 
| 3GPP | .3gp | video/3gp | 16 MB | 
| MP4 Video | .mp4 | video/mp4 | 16 MB |