X guidesWhat Is a Tweet? Posts, Replies and IDs Explained
What a tweet is, what it can contain, the 4 types of posts on X, how tweet IDs work, and guides to every everyday X task.
The platform silo. These answer questions about X itself rather than about collecting data from it, and they reflect how the app behaves now rather than how it behaved before the 2024 changes.
X guidesWhat a tweet is, what it can contain, the 4 types of posts on X, how tweet IDs work, and guides to every everyday X task.
X guidesWhat X's "deleted by the post author" notice means, where it appears, how it differs from an unavailable post, and what you can recover.
X guidesGet the embed code for any public post from publish.x.com, change its look, and fix embedded tweets that stop showing.
X guidesThe 4 ways to find deleted tweets in 2026, from your X archive to the Wayback Machine, which methods no longer work, and how to save posts.
X guidesPost a tweet on the X app or x.com: write up to 280 characters, add up to 4 photos or a video, post longer text, reply, delete and pin.
X guidesX only lets you pin your own posts, but quoting someone else's post and pinning your quote works. Here's how, step by step.
X guidesThe reasons X shows "this post is unavailable", from deleted posts to blocks, how to tell which applies, and when you can view it.
X guidesQuote a tweet on the X app or x.com, see who quoted a post, and learn the difference between a quote post and a repost.
X guidesWhy AI detectors fail on tweets, the account signals that do suggest automation, and how to check a whole thread for bot replies.
X guidesAttach 2 images to post them side by side on X, size them so the preview doesn't crop them, and see how X lays out 1 to 4 images.
X guidesOpen any tweet from its ID with x.com/i/status, find a tweet's ID, read its posting date from the ID, and fetch many at once.
X guidesTwitter (X) does not show who blocked you: no list, no notification, no API endpoint.