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title: "Schedule X posts: formats, limits, setup"
url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/x.md"
canonical_url: "https://get1post.com/platforms/x"
last_updated: "2026-10-23"
type: "product"
summary: "Schedule and publish text, images, video, polls and threads to X with 1Post: what you can post, the limits, the daily cap and how to connect your account."
related: ["https://get1post.com/platforms/x/specs.md", "https://get1post.com/platforms.md", "https://get1post.com/tools/character-counter.md", "https://get1post.com/pricing.md"]
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# Schedule X posts: formats, limits, setup

Schedule and publish text, images, video, polls and threads to X with 1Post: what you can post, the limits, the daily cap and how to connect your account.

1Post schedules and publishes text, images, video, polls and threads to X. Write once, tailor the X version with a live preview, and 1Post checks the post against X's rules before it goes out at the time you set. The text limit is 280 characters, counted with X's weights.

## What you can post to X

- Text
- Up to 4 images, or 1 GIF, or 1 video
- Threads
- Polls
- Reply settings
- Community posts
- Labels for paid partnerships and generated media

## X limits at a glance

| Rule | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Text limit | 280 characters, counted with X's weights: links count 23 and emoji 2 |
| Media accepted | Images, GIFs, Video |
| Images per post | 4 |
| Videos per post | 1 |
| Images and video together | Not in one post |
| GIF | Must be the only media in the post |
| Threads | Yes, as a chain of replies |
| First comment | Yes |

Every rule, with the network's own page where we read one: [X specs and limits](https://get1post.com/platforms/x/specs.md).

## Connect X

1. Open Accounts in 1Post and choose Connect.
2. Pick X.
3. Sign in with X and approve access, or enter your own X developer keys.
4. Choose the account in 1Post. It is ready to pick in the composer.

## Before it goes out

The composer shows X's preview beside the others, counts the text the way X does, and lists anything the network would refuse, such as a file that is too large. Fix it in the composer and the post stays in your queue.

## Questions

**How many characters can I post on X?**

280, counted with X's weights: links count 23 and emoji 2. The 1Post composer uses the same count and marks where the text would be cut. [Character counter](https://get1post.com/tools/character-counter.md).

**Can I schedule X posts with 1Post?**

Yes. Write the post once, tailor the X version, then pick a time or a free queue slot. 1Post previews the post and checks it against X's rules before it is sent.

**How many X posts can 1Post publish in a day?**

Up to 50 a day for each connected X account.

**Does a link cost more on X?**

Through the X API a post with a URL costs $0.200 against $0.015 for a plain post, as X publishes it. The [X API cost calculator](https://get1post.com/tools/x-api-cost-calculator.md) shows what that means for your month.

## Sources

- [X developer docs: counting characters](https://docs.x.com/fundamentals/counting-characters), read 2026-10-22
- [X API rate limits](https://docs.x.com/x-api/fundamentals/rate-limits), read 2026-10-22
- [X API pricing](https://docs.x.com/x-api/getting-started/pricing), read 2026-10-22

## Related

- [X specs and limits: text, media, daily cap](https://get1post.com/platforms/x/specs.md)
- [Social networks 1Post schedules posts to](https://get1post.com/platforms.md)
- [Free character counter for every social network](https://get1post.com/tools/character-counter.md)
- [1Post pricing: plans from $29 a month](https://get1post.com/pricing.md)