Twitter Daily Limits on X: How Many Posts, Follows and DMs?

Twitter daily limits are the ceilings X places on how many posts, follows and direct messages an account can send in a day. Whether you run one account or twenty, you will meet them sooner or later, usually as a short error in the middle of a busy session. This guide collects the figures X publishes for posts, follows and DMs, shows what each limit looks like when you reach it, and gives you a pacing routine that keeps every account well below the ceiling.

One caution before the numbers: X revises these limits and does not announce every change. Treat each figure below as a reading of X's published limits article, not a promise about today's value. The last section shows where to confirm the current numbers before you plan a campaign.

Twitter daily limits at a glance: posts, follows and DMs

X's help material groups sending limits by action. These are the three that matter most when you operate accounts for marketing, outreach or client work:

• Posts: the limits article has listed 2,400 posts per day. It also explains that the daily total is divided into smaller windows, so a short-term cap can stop you long before you approach the daily number. Treat new posts, replies, quote posts and reposts as drawing from one pool unless the article says otherwise.
• Follows: the follow limit has been published as 400 per day. The same help material describes a separate cap on how many accounts one account can follow in total, which loosens as the follower count grows.
• Direct messages: the article has listed 500 DMs per day. That figure has been revised over time, so confirm it instead of copying it into a workflow document.

These numbers are ceilings, not targets. The tweet limit per day is only one counter: follows and DMs have their own, so an account can be blocked from one action and still work normally for the others. Reading is separate too: "Rate limit exceeded" while scrolling is a read limit, covered in the rate limit exceeded explainer.

What the message looks like when you hit a limit

Wording can change with app updates, so treat these as patterns, not exact strings:

• Posting: "You are over the daily limit for sending posts." Older apps and guides say "Tweets" instead of "posts". The post simply does not publish.
• Following: a message such as "You are unable to follow more people at this time" appears and the follow button stops responding.
• Direct messages: a message fails to send or shows a retry prompt while the rest of the app keeps working.

All three describe a temporary limit on one action. A locked account banner is different: it blocks the whole account and asks for a verification step. If you see a lock screen instead, read how to unlock a temporarily locked account and follow the official flow.

When a limit message appears, stop that type of action, note the time and roughly how many you had sent, and switch to read-only work such as research or drafting. Repeatedly tapping retry adds nothing.

How long limits last and when they reset

X shows no countdown. The published description is a daily total with shorter windows inside it, not a promise tied to your local clock, so do not assume everything resets at midnight. A block from a short window may clear sooner than a full day, but the app does not say which one you hit.

A workable routine:

• Wait several hours, then test with a single post, follow or DM, not a burst.
• If it works, resume at a lower rate than before. If it fails, wait longer.
• If the action is still blocked a day later, look at the wider account state: a lock banner, a verification prompt or a login problem. The account checker reports live, suspended or locked for many accounts at once, as a point-in-time observation, not a forecast.

Pace posts, follows and DMs across the day

Pacing is the practical answer to every limit above. The numbers below are working habits you can adjust, not rules published by X.

• Posts: pick a daily number that fits the account's purpose. A brand or project account often needs somewhere between a handful and a few dozen posts a day, spread over morning, midday and evening slots. The guide on scheduling posts across multiple accounts shows how.
• Follows: follow in batches of ten to twenty with real activity in between, instead of working through hundreds in one sitting.
• DMs: write messages that fit the recipient and send them in modest numbers across the day. Identical text sent to many people in a few minutes is the pattern most likely to produce errors.
• Tally: log how many posts, follows and DMs each account sent per day. The minimal account operations record is a ready template.

If you manage many accounts, give each its own schedule and daily budget instead of one copy-and-paste routine that concentrates the same bursts in the same minutes.

Limits for new accounts versus aged accounts

The limits article lists one set of ceilings and does not publish a separate table for new and aged accounts, so there is no official figure to quote for either group. What differs is how you should approach them. A brand-new account has no history, so a gradual start is the sensible choice; our guide on how to warm up a new Twitter account lays out a ramp.

An aged account benefits from a ramp too. If it has been quiet for a long stretch, return to normal activity in steps. For any account you have just received, sign in, secure it with two-factor authentication, and start with light activity.

Inventory choice affects planning. The 2007/2026 accounts and 30+ follower accounts are bulk categories with random allocation, which suits wide campaigns where each account carries a small share of the work. The 250+ follower accounts let you pick the exact account when one specific profile matters.

Where to check the current numbers on the X Help Center

The only reliable source for today's ceilings is X itself. Open the X limits article on the Help Center and read it with a few questions in mind:

• Which actions are listed, and is the unit per day, per hour or per window?
• Does it say what counts toward the post total, such as replies and reposts?
• Is there a separate cap on total follows, and how does it depend on follower count?

If the page shows different numbers than this article, the page wins. Update your notes and your team's checklist at the same time.

A practical wrap-up: set your own daily budget well under the published ceilings, spread activity across the day and log what each account sends. For a campaign across several accounts, the 2007/2026 category is the cheapest per account for bulk, and once the order is delivered you can run the accounts through the free account checker before you begin.

Frequently asked questions

How many posts can I publish per day on X?

X's limits article has listed 2,400 posts per day, with shorter windows inside that total. Check the Help Center for the current figure and plan far below it, since a steady schedule works better than a burst.

How many accounts can I follow per day?

The published follow limit has been 400 per day, alongside a separate cap on the total number of accounts one account can follow. Both can change, so confirm them on the Help Center before building a follow routine.

What does "you are over the daily limit" mean?

It means the account has reached a sending limit for that action, most often posting. The action is temporarily blocked, so stop it, wait, and resume at a lower rate.

Do the limits reset at midnight?

Do not assume so. X describes a daily total with smaller windows and shows no countdown. Wait several hours, test with a single action, and check the wider account state if the block lasts a full day.

Do limits differ for aged and new accounts?

The limits article lists one set of ceilings and no separate table by account age. In practice, ramp up gradually on both: a new account needs a warm-up, and an idle aged account should return to full activity in steps.