# Twitter/X Long-Form Posts

Unlock the ability to schedule and publish long-form posts (up to 25,000 characters) to Twitter/X using the Publer API—exclusively for accounts with an X Premium subscription.

### Overview

Twitter/X supports long-form posts (sometimes called "long posts" or "extended tweets") for users with an X Premium (formerly Twitter Blue) subscription, even at the Basic tier. These posts can contain up to **25,000 characters**, far exceeding the standard 280-character limit.

With Publer, you can programmatically schedule and publish long-form posts via the API. Publer automatically detects your account’s eligibility and switches to the appropriate post type.

### How It Works

* **Accounts with X Premium:**\
  You can create and schedule long-form posts up to 25,000 characters.
* **Accounts without X Premium:**\
  Your post text will be truncated to the standard 280-character limit, and the long-form post type will be disabled.

> **Tip:** Validate the post length in your integration to avoid surprises when publishing.

### Key Differences

* **Long-form posts** are not the same as Twitter threads. Threads are multiple connected posts; long-form posts are a single post with expanded character count.
* Scheduling long-form posts is not possible directly on X/Twitter—use Publer’s API or platform to achieve this functionality.

### Request Example

To schedule a Twitter/X long-form post, set the network type to `"long_post"` inside the `details` object for the `"twitter"` network:

```json
{
  "bulk": {
    "state": "scheduled",
    "posts": [
      {
        "networks": {
          "twitter": {
            "type": "status",
            "details": {
              "type": "long_post"
            },
            "text": "This is a twitter long post"
          }
        },
        "accounts": [
          {
            "id": "66e011b94e299eb49376c715",
            "scheduled_at": "2025-09-24T14:16+02:00"
          }
        ]
      }
    ]
  }
}
```

<table><thead><tr><th width="285.07891845703125">Field</th><th width="71.5963134765625">Type</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>networks.twitter.details.type</code></td><td>string</td><td>Must be <code>"long_post"</code> for long-form posts</td></tr><tr><td><code>networks.twitter.text</code></td><td>string</td><td>Content of your long-form post (max 25,000 characters with X Premium)</td></tr></tbody></table>

### Important Notes

* **X Premium Required:** Only X Premium accounts can publish long-form posts. For other accounts, posts will be truncated to 280 characters.
* **Not for Threads:** Use this format for single extended posts, not for multi-part threads.
* **API Detection:** Publer automatically detects account eligibility for long-form posting.
* **Scheduling Limitation:** Twitter/X doesn’t natively support scheduling long-form posts; this is enabled via Publer’s platform and API.

### Best Practices

* Check your account’s X Premium status before relying on long-form functionality.
* Always validate post length to ensure your content is not unintentionally truncated.
* Use long-form posts for in-depth announcements, articles, or detailed updates—threads remain better for sequential storytelling.

### Related Topics

* [Content Types Overview](https://publer.com/docs/posting/create-posts/content-types)
* [Publishing Methods](https://publer.com/docs/posting/create-posts/publishing-methods)