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title: "Threads specs and limits: text, media, daily cap"
url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/threads/specs.md"
canonical_url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/threads/specs"
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
type: "reference"
summary: "Every text, media and posting rule 1Post checks for Threads, with the network's own page cited and the date read where we read one."
related: ["https://get1post.com/platforms/threads.md", "https://get1post.com/data/posting-limits.md", "https://get1post.com/tools/posting-limits.md"]
---

# Threads specs and limits: text, media, daily cap

Every text, media and posting rule 1Post checks for Threads, with the network's own page cited and the date read where we read one.

Threads text is limited to 500 characters, counted by code points. This page lists every text, media and posting rule 1Post checks for Threads: counts, sizes, lengths, threads and the daily cap. Where Threads publishes a figure on its own page we cite it with the date we read it.

## What 1Post checks for Threads

| Rule | What 1Post checks |
| --- | --- |
| Text limit | 500 characters, counted by code points |
| Media accepted | Images, Video |
| Images per post | 20 |
| Videos per post | 20 |
| Image size | Up to 8 MB |
| Image width | 320 to 1440 pixels |
| Video size | Up to 1 GB |
| Video length | Any to 5 minutes |
| Carousel | 2 to 20 items |
| Threads | Yes, as a chain of replies |
| First comment | Yes |
| Posts per day, per connected account (1Post) | 200 |

These are the limits 1Post applies in the composer, so a post that passes is not refused for them when it is sent. A network can still refuse a post for reasons outside these rules, such as its content policies.

## What Threads publishes

| Fact | Source |
| --- | --- |
| Text posts are limited to 500 characters, and emoji are counted by their number of UTF-8 bytes. | [Threads API: posts](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/posts), read 2026-10-22 |
| Images are JPEG or PNG up to 8 MB with an aspect ratio no wider than 10:1; widths are scaled into the range of 320 to 1440 pixels. | [Threads API: posts](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/posts), read 2026-10-22 |
| Videos are MOV or MP4 up to 5 minutes and 1 GB, at 23 to 60 frames per second, up to 1920 pixels wide. | [Threads API: posts](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/posts), read 2026-10-22 |

## Questions

**How is Threads text counted?**

Threads text is counted by code points. The [character counter](https://get1post.com/tools/character-counter.md) applies the same rule.

**Where do these Threads limits come from?**

They are the limits 1Post checks before a post is sent. Figures the network publishes on its own page are cited above with the date read; the rest are checks 1Post sets.

**How often is this page updated?**

When a network changes a rule or we read a newer figure, the page changes with it. The date at the top shows the last change.

## Sources

- [Threads API: posts](https://developers.facebook.com/docs/threads/posts), read 2026-10-22

## Related

- [Schedule Threads posts: formats, limits, setup](https://get1post.com/platforms/threads.md)
- [Social media posting limits by network, dated](https://get1post.com/data/posting-limits.md)
- [Social media posting limits table, every network](https://get1post.com/tools/posting-limits.md)