How to Schedule a Tweet to Send Later

This step by step guide will show you how to compose a tweet and then schedule it to be sent at a later time or date.

Overview

The steps to schedule a tweet are slightly different depending on the device you’re using. Fortunately, we’ve got you covered regardless as to whether you’re using a mobile device (iPhone, Android, iPad etc) or a desktop/laptop (Windows, macOS, Linux etc).


Schedule a Tweet Using a Mobile Device (Android/iOS)

Long story short: use the “mobile web” version of Twitter. That means instead of using the Twitter app to schedule a tweet, you use Twitter via the web browser on your phone or tablet. Here’s how –

  1. Open the web browser on your phone or tablet (Safari, Chrome etc) and open the page https://mobile.twitter.com. Sign in with your Twitter username and password. Once you’ve signed in, tap the “Compose Tweet” button.
  2. an arrow pointing to the compose new tweet button for mobile twitter

  3. Compose your tweet the same way you always do – attach a photo or video if you’d like – everything you’d normally do. Instead of tapping the Tweet button, locate and tap the Schedule icon/button which is found towards the bottom of the ‘compose tweet’ box (see screenshot below).
  4. an arrow pointing to the Schedule button on the mobile web version of Twitter

  5. Now choose the date and time that you’d like the tweet to be automatically sent. When you’ve made your selections, tap the Confirm button.
  6. an arrow pointing to a button titled Continue

  7. The Tweet button will now switch to say Schedule instead. Tap it.
  8. an arrow pointing to a button titled Schedule

  9. You’ll see a little confirmation notification letting you know the tweet has been scheduled. You can now close out of the browser if you’d like – you don’t need to keep it open for the tweet to be sent later.
  10. the confirmation message displayed when you successfully schedule a Tweet

  11. If you ever want to see a list of your scheduled tweets, go back to the compose window and look for the link titled Unsent Tweets (Note: you will not have an Unsent Tweets link if you don’t have any currently scheduled tweets or tweets that have been saved as drafts).
  12. screenshot of the Compose a Tweet screen in Twitter mobile with an arrow pointing to the Unsent Tweets link

  13. Select the Scheduled tab and from here you’ll find a list of all the tweets you currently have scheduled to send at a later time/date.
  14. a list of unsent Tweets

  15. That’s it!

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Schedule a Tweet Using a Desktop or Laptop (Windows/macOS/Linux)

  1. Head over to twitter.com in your favorite web browser and sign in. Click the large Tweet button.
  2. the twitter.com tweet button

  3. Compose your tweet the same way you always do – attach a photo or video if you’d like – everything you’d normally do. Instead of tapping the Tweet button, locate and tap the Schedule icon/button which is found towards the bottom of the ‘compose tweet’ box (see screenshot below).
  4. composing a tweet in Twitter for the Web with an arrow pointing at the Schedule button

  5. Enter in the required info in the Date and Time sections and then click the Confirm button.
  6. arrows pointing to Time and Date options

  7. Finally, click the Schedule button.
  8. an arrow pointing to a Schedule button

  9. That’s it! Your tweet will be sent at the time you specified back in step #3 and you don’t need to keep Twitter or your browser open, it’s all taken care of. If you ever want to review your scheduled tweets, compose a new tweet and look for the Unsent Tweets link – which will only appear if you have scheduled or tweet drafts saved.
  10. an arrow pointing at a link titled Unsent Tweets

  11. Select the Scheduled tab to see your scheduled tweets.
  12. a list of unsent tweets displayed in a desktop web browser

  13. That’s it!

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