X (Twitter) limits in 2026

How many posts can you make on X per day?

For unverified accounts, X's limits page lists 50 original posts and 200 replies per day. It adds that the daily limit is "further broken down into smaller limits for semi-hourly intervals", so you can be stopped before you reach the daily total if you publish a lot in a short burst.

The same page also mentions a post limit of 2,400 updates per day in its "what happens if I hit a limit" section. It doesn't explain how that figure relates to the 50 and 200 above, and it doesn't say what applies to verified or Premium accounts. We're not going to guess: if you post in volume, check the error message you get, because X says it tells you which limit you hit.

In practice, almost no normal account gets near 50 original posts a day. The limit matters for people running several scheduled accounts or tools that post in bulk. X's authenticity rules also prohibit posting content in a bulk, duplicative, irrelevant or unsolicited manner, which is a separate rule from these technical caps.

What is the Twitter DM limit?

X lists 500 direct messages sent per day. That counts messages you send, not messages you receive. Like all the limits on this page, it is shared across every device and app you use.

X doesn't publish an hourly DM limit or a separate figure for sending to people who don't follow you. If your messages start failing before 500, you may have hit a limit X doesn't document, or your account may be restricted. Slow down, send to people you actually know or who have written to you, and avoid pasting the same message to many people.

What is the Twitter follow limit?

Every X account can follow up to 400 accounts per day, according to both the limits page and the dedicated following page. There's no cap on how many accounts you can follow in total, but there is a ratio limit: once you follow 5,000 accounts, X may make you wait until you have more followers before you can follow more. The number is different for every account and X calculates it automatically from your followers-to-following ratio.

When you hit a limit you may see "You are unable to follow more people at this time." X gives four reasons for that message, and they are worth telling apart because the fix is different for each.

X's rules prohibit the behaviours in the right-hand column, and violations can lead to account suspension. For growth that doesn't depend on follow tricks, see our guide to getting more followers on X.

What are the character limits on X?

A normal post is 280 characters. X Premium subscribers can write a longer post of up to 25,000 characters, including in a quote or reply, with bold and italics. X notes that longer posts can't be scheduled yet. When you pass 280 characters, the circle indicator in the composer switches from showing progress to filling.

Profile fields have their own limits: a username can be at most 15 characters and only letters, numbers and underscores; the display name can be up to 50; the bio up to 160. Poll options take up to 25 characters each, and a poll runs from 5 minutes to 7 days. How links, emoji and other scripts are counted is a separate topic; it's all in our character limit guide, and you can test a draft in the character counter.

How long can you edit or undo a post?

With X Premium (or a Plus, Premium, Super or Ultra plan on The X Subscription), you get a 1 hour window after publishing an original post or a quote, with up to 5 edits. You must edit from the same device you sent it from, and edited posts carry a label and a visible history.

Some posts can't be edited at all: threads, replies, promoted posts, polls, pinned posts, posts from a third-party service, posts via X Pro and subscriber posts. A separate Undo post setting delays publishing by 5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 seconds, so you can catch a typo before the post goes public.

1. 0 s
   You tap Post. If Undo post is on, you can still cancel for the period you chose (5, 10, 20, 30 or 60 seconds).
2. Up to 1 hour
   Premium subscribers can edit an original post or quote, up to 5 times, from the same device.
3. After 1 hour
   The post is locked. Delete and repost if it has a serious error.

What happens when you hit a limit?

X shows an error message that tells you which limit you reached. For time-based limits such as DMs, posts, email changes and API requests, you can try again once the time period has passed. X suggests waiting a few hours if you hit the post limit. X also says limits may be temporarily reduced during periods of heavy site usage, in which case it posts an update on the X status site.

Don't try to get around a limit with extra accounts or tools. X's authenticity policy prohibits running multiple accounts to inflate or manipulate the prominence of content, and automation that breaks X's rules can get an account restricted. If you manage several accounts for genuinely different, non-duplicative purposes, X allows up to ten accounts.

What does X not publish?

Several numbers people search for aren't on any X page we could verify, so you won't find them here. They're likely to be quoted online with no source, so be sceptical.

• Daily post limit for verified or Premium accounts: not stated on X's limits page.
• Hourly limits for likes, reposts, replies or DMs: not stated.
• How many posts fit in a "semi-hourly interval": not stated.
• The exact follow ratio after 5,000 follows: X says it's calculated per account.
• API rate limits: X's developer documentation covers these by endpoint and plan; this guide doesn't.

Checklist: staying inside the limits