Want to post over 50 times a day on X? Youll have to pay.
Source: Mashable Tech
Post limits for free X accounts
If you’re posting over 50 times a day on X, you might need to think about that and be aware that you’ll now have to pay for it.
As detailed by Engadget, users reported seeing updates to the social media platform’s Help Centre, with new post limits for free accounts “to alleviate some of the strain on the behind‑the‑scenes part of X and reduce downtime and error pages.”1 That means if you’re not paying $3 per month for X’s Premium blue‑checkmark subscription, your posts are now capped.
Current limits for non‑verified users
- 50 original posts per day
- 200 replies per day
- 500 direct messages per day
- 400 follows per day (unchanged)
Engadget noted that cached versions of the Help Centre show the previous post limit was 2,400 per day.2
New rules. Credit: Mashable / X / Wayback Machine
“If you do reach a limit, we’ll let you know with an error message telling you which limit you’ve hit,” says X. “For limits that are time‑based (like the Direct Messages, posts, changes to account email, and API request limits), you’ll be able to try again after the time limit has elapsed.” The company also said that “limits may be temporarily reduced during periods of heavy site usage.”
Additional premium incentives
Post limits aren’t the only way X has been trying to get users to pay for Premium. The company launched a TweetDeck‑like feature called Custom Timelines for subscribers in April. For X owner Elon Musk, there have been more pressing matters of late, such as the recent trial verdict.