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Ready to post to X (formerly Twitter) with Later? Connect your X profile and start scheduling all your visual marketing content. We’ll automatically publish your X posts at their scheduled time so you can plan your content in advance and save time publishing.
Note: At this time, scheduling polls or multiple posts as an X thread is not supported in Later.
Important:
- You can schedule to X from Later on the web or Later's iOS and Android apps
- All users can schedule X posts with 1 image, 1 GIF, 1 video, or only text
- Users on current paid plans can schedule Multi-Photo (carousel) X posts with up to 4 images
- The number of X posts you can schedule monthly is dependent on your plan
- X posts can be up to 280 characters
- You can tag people in X posts
- URLs in X posts are clickable, and URLs in text-only X posts will generate a link preview
- X posts posts are always auto published (notification publishing not available)
Add Your X Profile
- In Later on the web, select the + button at the top of your Calendar to add a social profile
- Select an empty X profile slot and select Add Social Profile
- Log in to your X profile and grant Later access
- Select the X profile you want to add to Later
Note: If you’re already logged into X, we’ll show you the profile and pages of the account you’re logged into. If you’re logged into the wrong X account, log out and start again.
Schedule an X Post (formerly Tweet)
Desktop
- Go to your Calendar on Later on the web
- Select your X profile at the top
- Drag and drop the media item(s) you want to schedule, or drag the Create Text Post box onto your Calendar for a text-only X post
- Set the date and time you want the post to go out
- Write a caption of up to 280 characters, or add Saved Captions
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Optional edits:
- Edit your media by selecting Edit Image/Video under it
- Select Change Media to rearrange or add/remove media
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Select Schedule Post
- Alternatively, select the down arrow next to the Schedule Post button > Save as Draft to save your post as a draft and come back to it later
iOS
- Go to the Schedule tab in the Later iOS app
- Tap the create-post button in the bottom right
- Select your X profile
- Add your caption (up to 280 characters) and hashtags
- If you want to add media item(s), tap +
- Optional edits:
- Tap a photo to crop it
- Tap X to remove media
- Tap Change next to where it says No Time Selected
- Select a date and time for publishing, or tap Now under Select a Time to publish now
- Tap Save
- Tap Schedule Post
- Alternatively, tap Save as Draft to save your post as a draft and come back to it later
Android
- Go to the Schedule tab in the Later Android app
- Tap the create-post button in the bottom right
- Select your X profile
- Add your caption (up to 280 characters) and hashtags
- If you want to add media, tap +
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Optional edits:
- Tap a photo to crop it
- Tap X to remove media
- Tap Change and select a date and time for publishing
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Tap Schedule Post
- Alternatively, tap Save as Draft to save your post as a draft and come back to it later
Tip: Growth and Advanced plan users can also enable Click Tracking to track caption URL clicks in Later's X (formerly Twitter) Analytics. Your link will be shortened using Later's link shortener.
All X posts are published automatically, so sit back as we post for you!