X / Twitter
BulkPublish
X / Twitter Scheduler
Keep X busy without living on it. Schedule single posts or long threads, and BulkPublish splits longer text into a numbered thread for you.
What you can schedule on X / Twitter
Everything below is checked before a post is queued, so a post X / Twitter would reject never reaches your content calendar.
| What you can post | Details |
|---|---|
| Text post | On X / Twitter this post type works with text alone or with up to 4 images or videos. |
| Images | X / Twitter takes up to 4 images per post. X / Twitter accepts these image formats: JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP. Each file can be up to 5 MB. |
| Video | X / Twitter takes 1 video per post. X / Twitter accepts these video formats: MP4, MOV. The file can be up to 512 MB. A video on X / Twitter can be up to 140 seconds long. |
| GIF | You can schedule animated GIFs on X / Twitter. |
| Thread | You can schedule a thread on X / Twitter, and longer text is split across a numbered thread. |
| First comment | BulkPublish can post a first comment on X / Twitter right after the post goes live, for hashtags or a link. |
Everything you can do on X / Twitter with BulkPublish
These are the settings and tools BulkPublish offers for X / Twitter, on top of the post types above.
- Who can reply Choose who can reply to each X / Twitter post: everyone, accounts you follow, verified accounts, your subscribers, or only the accounts you mention.
- @mention search Look up accounts as you type @ and insert the right X / Twitter handle into your post.
- Quote a post Quote another X / Twitter post by pasting its link or ID into your scheduled post.
- Polls Add a poll to a X / Twitter post, with your own question, answers and the time it stays open.
- Post to a Community Share a X / Twitter post to one of your Communities and choose whether your followers see it too.
- Alt text Add alt text to each image so screen readers can describe it on X / Twitter. The description is sent along with the image.
- Direct messages Pro and Business Read and answer your X / Twitter direct messages from the shared Inbox, once you switch on message syncing for the account. X / Twitter charges for every read, so it is off until you choose it.
X / Twitter limits and specs
These are the character limit, image sizes and video specs BulkPublish checks before a post is queued. They match what X / Twitter itself accepts.
| Limit | Value |
|---|---|
| Caption length | 280 characters |
| Image formats | JPG, JPEG, PNG, GIF, WEBP |
| Max image size | 5 MB |
| Images per post | 4 |
| Video formats | MP4, MOV |
| Max video size | 512 MB |
| Max video length | 140 seconds |
| Threads | Supported. Longer text is split across a numbered thread |
X / Twitter analytics
BulkPublish collects the numbers for each post you publish to X / Twitter and shows them beside your other channels, so you can compare networks in one dashboard.
- Impressions
- Likes
- Comments
- Shares
- Saves
- Engagement rate
- Link clicks
How to connect X / Twitter
Sign in with your X account and approve access. Each X account you connect is its own channel with its own schedule.
- Create a BulkPublish account. The free plan connects three channels and does not ask for a card.
- Open Channels and choose X / Twitter.
- Sign in with X / Twitter and approve the permissions. BulkPublish stores the token, refreshes it on its own, and tells you if it ever needs reconnecting.
- Write a post, pick a time, and queue it. There is nothing else to install.
Ways teams use the X / Twitter integration
Founders, writers and support teams who post often on X and want threads written in advance and sent at the times their followers are awake.
- Bulk upload a month of X / Twitter posts from a CSV in one pass, then let the queue send them out at the times you set.
- Write once and cross-post everywhere. The same post, adapted per network, goes to X / Twitter and every other connected channel together.
- Turn a blog or podcast RSS feed into an automatic X / Twitter post the moment a new item appears.
- Ask an AI agent to draft the week, review it in the content calendar, and approve it. The agent schedules to X / Twitter through the MCP server.
Who publishes to X / Twitter this way
Each of these has a page of its own, with the networks and the features that audience leans on.
Automate X / Twitter from code or chat
The same X / Twitter account works through the API and an AI assistant, not only the app.
Post to X / Twitter from an AI agent
The hosted MCP server exposes 20 tools over OAuth 2.1, so Claude, ChatGPT, Muse, Grok, Cursor and any other MCP-compatible agent can draft, schedule, publish and read X / Twitter analytics for you. There is no API key to paste and nothing to run locally.
X / Twitter API access
Everything on this page is available programmatically. One REST endpoint publishes to X / Twitter and every other channel, with SDKs for Node and Python, a Postman collection, and first-party nodes for n8n, Zapier, Make and IFTTT.
Free X / Twitter tools
Free to use, no sign-up. They are handy while you are writing the post, and you can schedule the result here when you are done.
More on X / Twitter
Guides and answers from our blog about publishing to X / Twitter.
Frequently asked questions
Common questions about scheduling X / Twitter posts with BulkPublish.
Can I schedule X / Twitter posts in advance?
Yes. Pick any future time in your own timezone, or drop the post into a recurring queue slot and BulkPublish picks the next opening for you. Scheduled posts publish on their own, so nothing on your phone has to be awake.
Can I auto-post to X / Twitter automatically?
Yes. A recurring queue publishes on a repeating weekly pattern without you choosing a date each time, and an RSS feed can auto-post to X / Twitter the moment a new item appears. Both run on our servers, so they keep working while you are offline.
How many X / Twitter posts can I schedule at once?
As many as your plan allows. Bulk Compose takes a CSV or a pasted list and turns it into a full schedule in one pass, so a month of X / Twitter content is one upload rather than thirty separate posts.
Can I plan a content calendar for X / Twitter?
Yes. The calendar shows every scheduled post across all your channels at once, so you can see what is going out on X / Twitter next to everything else, drag a post to a new slot, and spot the gaps before they happen.
What is the X / Twitter character limit?
280 characters per post. BulkPublish counts as you type and blocks anything over the limit before it is queued, so you find out while you are writing instead of when the post fails.
Can I post to more than one X / Twitter account?
Yes. Connect as many X / Twitter accounts as your plan allows, group them into channel sets, and publish to the whole set at once. Each account keeps its own schedule, its own analytics and its own token.
Do I get X / Twitter analytics?
Published posts are checked for their numbers and shown next to every other channel, so you can compare X / Twitter engagement against the rest without switching tabs. Link clicks are measured by BulkPublish itself, so they are available even where X / Twitter reports nothing.
Is there a free X / Twitter scheduler plan?
Yes. Three channels and thirty posts a month, with no card required. X / Twitter counts as one channel per connected account.
Still stuck? The Help Center walks through it step by step.
Other schedulers
BulkPublish publishes to 15 networks in all. Each has its own page with its limits, post types and setup.
Start publishing to X / Twitter
Connect your account and schedule your first post in a couple of minutes. Free plan, no card, cancel whenever you like.