X imposes daily limits on unverified accounts; See what's new
Washington DC, May 18
X, formerly known as Twitter, has imposed new daily limits to maintain platform stability and reduce technical problems. The company called it a way to "alleviate some of the strain on the behind-the-scenes part of X and reduce downtime and error pages".
According to the website, the updated restrictions apply to posts, replies, direct messages, and following activity. These limits work across all devices, including mobile apps, web browsers, and third-party services connected to X.
The current technical limits for direct messages (daily) are 500 messages per day, the website stated.
"Posts: 50 original posts and 200 replies per day for unverified accounts. The daily update limit is further broken down into smaller limits for semi-hourly intervals. Changes to account email: 4 per hour", as quoted on the website.
It added, "Following (daily): The technical follow limit is 400 per day. Please note that this is a technical account limit only, and there are additional rules prohibiting aggressive following behaviour. Following (account-based): Once an account is following 5,000 other accounts, additional follow attempts are limited by account-specific ratios."
According to the website, "these limits include actions from all devices, including web, mobile, phone, API, etc. API requests from all third-party applications are tracked against the hourly API limit. People who use multiple third-party applications with their account will therefore reach the API limit more quickly."
In case the account reaches a limit, the X team will send an "error message" notifying the user of the limit reached.
"For limits that are time-based (like the Direct Messages, posts, changes to account email, and API request limits), you'll be able to try again after the time limit has elapsed.
The post limit of 2,400 updates per day is further broken down into semi-hourly intervals. If you hit your account update/post limit, please try again in a few hours after the limit period has elapsed, according to the X website.
— ANI
Reader Comments
This seems like a reasonable move to manage server load. I’ve noticed X getting glitchy during peak hours here in the US. But 500 DMs a day is quite generous—who even sends that many?😅. However, the API limits will hurt third-party apps that many small businesses rely on. Typical Musk-era cost-cutting.
Yaar, 50 posts a day is chindi! For someone like me who live-tweets every cricket match and political debate, this is a headache 😤. But the reply limit of 200 is okay I guess? Aur yeh “aggressive following behaviour” wala rule—matlab? They should focus on cracking down on hate speech instead of punishing genuine users.
Is this a solution in search of a problem? I use X mostly for news and professional networking, and I rarely hit any limits. But for activists or journalists covering live events—like the ones in India—this could be frustrating. The API limits are particularly concerning for tools that help monitor disinformation. Not a fan.
As someone who manages multiple accounts for work (digital marketing), this is going to be a pain. The semi-hourly intervals will mess up our scheduling. But I get it—X needs to stabilise. That said, why punish everyone for the misdeeds of a few spammers? Indian businesses using X for customer support will suffer 😠.
Finally, some changes! I’m tired of seeing the same spam accounts flooding my feed. But why only for unverified accounts? Shouldn
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