Support KB Category: Twitter via Text Message

Twitter’s supported mobile carriers

You can perform certain actions, like following a user or marking a friend’s update as a favorite, by using the designated Twitter commands below.

When using these commands, do not append an @ symbol along with the command text. If you send these commands with an @ symbol, your commands will be read as a username …

Continue reading

Multimedia Messaging Service (MMS): Often called picture messaging, allows you to send messages that include media, like audio or photos, from your phone. To tweet a picture via MMS:

How do I use Twitter on my phone?

If you already have a Twitter account, you can access it from your phone using SMS or Twitter’s mobile website, mobile.twitter.com. You can also create a new Twitter account via SMS by sending the word START to your Twitter shortcode.

Does it cost money? Will fees be …

Continue reading

Setting up an SMS PIN

If you’re concerned about someone spoofing your account you can choose to prefix your mobile updates and commands with a short PIN (short for “personal identification number”). For security reasons, only you should know your PIN.

To set up your PIN:

If you are a mobile carrier and want to connect to Twitter, please file a request here, selecting SMS/text messaging as your topic. Please include the following info and we will get back to you as soon as possible!

How to sign up for a new Twitter account via SMS:

If you add your mobile number to your Twitter account, you can tweet by sending a text message to a short or long code.

Sending a text message to any of these short or long code phone numbers will post your message as a Tweet to your Twitter profile (and it will be sent to …

Continue reading