Social Image Resizer (No Crop): Instagram, Pinterest

Resize images for Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and Stories without cropping. Social Image Resizer takes any photo, product shot, screenshot or logo and fits the whole picture into the exact social media size you need (Instagram portrait 1080×1350, Pinterest pin 1000×1500, square 1080×1080, Story/Reel 1080×1920 or any custom size). The leftover space is filled with a background color you choose, so nothing gets cut off. Batch many image URLs in one run, get a direct download link for every resized image, and pay $0.005 per image. Works from the Apify Console, the API, n8n, Make, Zapier and AI agents through the Apify MCP server.

What can this social media image resizer do?

• 📐 Ready-made social sizes: Instagram/Facebook portrait 1080×1350 (4:5), Pinterest pin 1000×1500 (2:3), square 1080×1080 (1:1), Story/Reel/TikTok 1080×1920 (9:16), plus any custom width × height (e.g. 1200×628 link previews).
• ✂️ No cropping, ever ("contain" / letterbox fit). Text, faces and products stay fully visible. The bars use your hex color (default warm cream #F4EFE6, or white #FFFFFF, black #000000…).
• 🧭 Fixes sideways phone photos by applying the EXIF orientation automatically.
• 🫥 Handles transparent PNGs: transparency is flattened onto your background color, so you never get black boxes in JPGs.
• ↔️ Optional padding (% of the canvas) for breathing room around the image.
• 🖼️ JPG, PNG or WebP output with adjustable quality.
• 📦 Batch: up to 500 source images and 1,000 output images per run, several sizes at once.
• 🔗 Direct download URL for every result, plus one clean dataset row per image (easy to use in Make, Zapier, n8n, Buffer workflows and AI agents).
• 🛡️ Safe on bad input: broken links, web pages instead of images, files over the size cap or over 40 megapixels become error rows and are not charged.

Who is it for?

Small shops, Etsy/Shopify/Whop sellers, creators, social media managers and AI agents that post the same picture to Instagram, Facebook, Pinterest and Stories and don't want the app to crop off the edges.

How to resize an image for Instagram without cropping

1. Click Try for free (or Start) on this page and sign in to Apify.
2. Paste one or more direct image links into Image URLs (right-click an image → Copy image address), or upload files.
3. Pick the Output sizes, e.g. Instagram/Facebook portrait 1080×1350 and Pinterest pin 1000×1500.
4. Choose a Background color (hex) and, if you like, a little Padding.
5. Click Start. In a few seconds the Output tab shows each image with its outputUrl. Download them or send them on to your scheduler.

Input example

Copy-paste this JSON into the Input tab (JSON view), the API or your agent:

{
  "imageUrls": [
    "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1512389142860-9c449e58a543?w=1600"
  ],
  "presets": ["instagram-portrait", "pinterest-pin", "story"],
  "backgroundColor": "#F4EFE6",
  "paddingPercent": 5,
  "outputFormat": "jpg",
  "quality": 90
}

This creates 1 image × 3 sizes = 3 output images = $0.015.

Size presets

Preset	Size	Use it for
instagram-portrait	1080 × 1350 (4:5)	Instagram and Facebook feed posts (biggest feed footprint)
pinterest-pin	1000 × 1500 (2:3)	Standard Pinterest pins
square	1080 × 1080 (1:1)	Instagram, Facebook, LinkedIn, marketplaces
story	1080 × 1920 (9:16)	Instagram/Facebook Stories, Reels covers, TikTok
custom	your width × height	Anything else, e.g. 1200 × 628 link previews or 1280 × 720 YouTube thumbnails

All input fields

Field	Type	Default	Notes
imageUrls	array of strings	–	Direct image links. Also accepts kvs://<storeIdOrName>/<key> for files in an Apify key-value store.
keyValueStoreImages	array of strings	–	Upload files in Console, or reference <storeIdOrName>/<key> (or <key> in the run's default store).
presets	array	["instagram-portrait","pinterest-pin"]	Any of instagram-portrait, pinterest-pin, square, story, custom.
customWidth, customHeight	integer	–	16–8000 px. Setting both adds a custom size.
backgroundColor	hex string	#F4EFE6	#RGB or #RRGGBB.
paddingPercent	integer	0	0–40 % of the output width (sides) and height (top/bottom).
outputFormat	jpg / png / webp	jpg
quality	integer	90	jpg/webp only.
maxInputSizeMb	integer	25	Bigger files are skipped (max 50).
downloadTimeoutSecs	integer	30	Per image.

Output example

Every resized image is saved to the run's default key-value store, and the dataset gets one row per source image per size (download as JSON, CSV or Excel, or read it from the API):

{
  "source": "https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1512389142860-9c449e58a543?w=1600",
  "preset": "pinterest-pin",
  "width": 1000,
  "height": 1500,
  "format": "jpg",
  "backgroundColor": "#F4EFE6",
  "outputKey": "001-photo-1512389142860-9c449e58a543-pinterest-pin.jpg",
  "outputUrl": "https://api.apify.com/v2/key-value-stores/<storeId>/records/001-photo-1512389142860-9c449e58a543-pinterest-pin.jpg",
  "outputBytes": 201733,
  "sourceWidth": 1600,
  "sourceHeight": 1067,
  "sourceFormat": "jpeg",
  "exifOrientation": 1,
  "hadTransparency": false,
  "status": "ok",
  "charged": true
}

Failed rows are not charged:

{ "source": "https://example.com/missing.jpg", "preset": "pinterest-pin", "status": "error", "errorCode": "HTTP_ERROR", "error": "HTTP 404 Not Found", "charged": false }

Error codes: INVALID_URL, HTTP_ERROR, DOWNLOAD_FAILED, DOWNLOAD_TIMEOUT, TOO_LARGE, TOO_MANY_PIXELS, UNSUPPORTED_FORMAT, NOT_FOUND, PROCESSING_FAILED.

How much does it cost to resize images?

Simple pay-per-image pricing, no subscription to this Actor:

What you do	Output images	Price
1 photo → Instagram portrait	1	$0.005
1 photo → Instagram + Pinterest + Story	3	$0.015
100 product photos → Instagram + Pinterest	200	$1.00
1,000 output images	1,000	$5.00

Event	Price	When
image-processed	$0.005	One output image (one source × one size) was saved and is downloadable.
apify-actor-start	$0.00005	Apify's standard tiny start fee per run.

Failed images are free. If you set a maximum cost per run, the Actor stops cleanly before going over it and keeps everything already made. Apify's free plan includes monthly platform credit, which is enough to try this Actor many times.

Use with AI agents (Apify MCP server)

AI agents (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, VS Code, LangChain, CrewAI and any MCP client) can call this Actor as a tool through the hosted Apify MCP server. To load only this tool, use:

https://mcp.apify.com?tools=bigaceboy/social-image-letterboxer

Example MCP client config (OAuth sign-in on first connect):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "social-image-resizer": { "url": "https://mcp.apify.com?tools=bigaceboy/social-image-letterboxer" }
  }
}

Then just ask: "Make Instagram portrait and Pinterest versions of these 3 images on a white background and give me the links." The agent sends imageUrls + presets and reads outputUrl from each result. Because the Actor uses pay-per-event pricing, agents can also pay per run through Apify's agentic payments.

Use with n8n, Make and Zapier

• n8n: add the Apify node → Actors → Run an Actor and Get Dataset → Actor bigaceboy/social-image-letterboxer, put the input JSON in Custom input (map your image URL with an expression), and use outputUrl in the next node (Google Drive, Buffer, Instagram, email…).
• Make: Apify app → Run an Actor (wait for finish) → Get Dataset Items → map outputUrl.
• Zapier: Apify → Run Actor (synchronous) and use the dataset items in the next step.

Use with the API (curl, JavaScript, Python)

One synchronous call returns the dataset rows:

curl -X POST "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/bigaceboy~social-image-letterboxer/run-sync-get-dataset-items" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $APIFY_TOKEN" \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"imageUrls":["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1512389142860-9c449e58a543?w=1600"],"presets":["instagram-portrait","pinterest-pin"]}'

JavaScript (npm i apify-client):

import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
const client = new ApifyClient({ token: process.env.APIFY_TOKEN });
const run = await client.actor('bigaceboy/social-image-letterboxer').call({
  imageUrls: ['https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1512389142860-9c449e58a543?w=1600'],
  presets: ['instagram-portrait', 'pinterest-pin'],
});
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
console.log(items.map((i) => i.outputUrl));

Python (pip install apify-client):

from apify_client import ApifyClient
client = ApifyClient("YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN")
run = client.actor("bigaceboy/social-image-letterboxer").call(run_input={
    "imageUrls": ["https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1512389142860-9c449e58a543?w=1600"],
    "presets": ["instagram-portrait", "pinterest-pin"],
})
for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items():
    print(item["outputUrl"])

FAQ

How do I post a full photo on Instagram without cropping?

Instagram crops feed photos that are taller or wider than the ratios it allows. Resize the photo to 1080×1350 (4:5 portrait), the classic tallest feed size, with the whole image fitted inside and the empty space filled with a background color. That's exactly what the instagram-portrait preset does.

What size should a Pinterest pin be?

1000×1500 px (2:3) is Pinterest's recommended pin size. Use the pinterest-pin preset; wide photos get bars above and below instead of being cut.

Does it crop or stretch my image?

Neither. The image is scaled down (or up) proportionally until it fits, then centered on the background color.

Can I use a white or transparent background?

Any hex color works (#FFFFFF for white). Output is always opaque, so transparent PNGs are flattened onto that color; choose png or webp if you want lossless edges.

Can I resize images in bulk?

Yes. Pass many URLs and several presets; you get one output per image per size (up to 1,000 per run).

My link fails with UNSUPPORTED_FORMAT or HTTP_ERROR

The link probably points to a web page, not the image file. Open the image itself and copy that address. Failed images are never charged.

Can I schedule it or chain it with other tools?

Yes. Use Apify Schedules, webhooks or integrations, or call it from n8n/Make/Zapier. It pairs well with the tools below.

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Tips and limits

• Inputs: JPG, PNG, WebP, GIF (first frame), AVIF, TIFF. Up to 50 MB (default cap 25 MB) and 40 megapixels.
• Up to 500 source images and 1,000 output images per run; split larger jobs into several runs.
• Default memory is 512 MB; 256 MB also works (slower).
• Results stay in your storage for your Apify plan's data retention period. Download what you need.
• Questions or a feature request? Open an issue on the Issues tab.

Changelog

• 1.0: First release. Instagram, Pinterest, square, story and custom sizes; EXIF rotation; transparency flattening; JPG/PNG/WebP; pay per image. README and input help improved for search and AI agents.