The channel isn't live yet. These guidelines exist so launch day starts on-brand instead of from scratch. Spotify is stricter than most: profile imagery has content rules the platform enforces, not only sizes. The studio team owns it.
Identity here
- Logo: the avatar variant carries the profile image; Spotify may display it circular. Variants and clear space: 4.1 Logo.
- Colour: header and cover art are brand-palette compositions: 4.2 Colour.
- Type: any type on cover art uses the brand roles and reads at list size: 4.3 Typography.
Specs
| Asset | Size | Safe area | Format | Max weight | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Profile avatar | 750×750 minimum (1:1) | may display circular, centre the mark | JPG/PNG/GIF | 20 MB | no promo text, ads, or busy backgrounds (platform content rules) |
| Header image | 2660×1140 minimum (~2.33:1) | keep key content centred, edges crop across breakpoints | JPG/PNG/GIF | 20 MB | same content rules as the avatar |
| Cover art | 3000×3000 (1:1); accepted 640–10000 square | full bleed, must read at list size | TIFF/PNG/JPG, sRGB 24-bit | not published | never upscale a smaller source; embedded colour profiles are ignored |
Specs verified against platform documentation: 2026-07-05.
Spotify publishes no file-size cap for cover art. The hard rules are the ones that reject silently: sRGB only, no upscaling, square. The 3000×3000 export from the Podcast cover serves here unchanged.
Templates & assets
Avatar, header, and cover-art blanks get commissioned from design when the channel activates. Each frame below holds its format at the exact ratio until the template lands.
Profile avatar, 750×750 (1:1)
Header image, 2660×1140 (2.33:1)
Cover art, 3000×3000 (1:1)
Don't
Don't put promo in profile imagery
Tour dates, releases, and calls to action in the avatar or header break Spotify's content rules. The platform removes them, and the profile sits broken.
Don't upscale cover art
A 640px source stretched to 3000px passes the size check and fails the eye: soft edges on every player. Export from the vector source at full size.
Don't trust an embedded colour profile
Spotify ignores them. A wide-gamut file shifts the palette on every screen. Convert to sRGB before export, not in metadata.