How to include a picture in your Tweet:

1. Begin typing a new Tweet on Twitter.com. 
2. Click on the camera icon.
3. Locate the image you want to upload on your computer when prompted.
4. After you select your image, your Tweet box should look like the one pictured below. You'll see the image thumbnail and the camera icon highlighted in blue.
5. Your character count will update to include the image's shortened URL. Type your message and click "Tweet."
6. If you selected the wrong image or no longer wish to share that image, just click the “x” control in the thumbnail or next to the filename to delete the current image.

Please note: in some browsers, you may see the name of the file instead of the thumbnail, as shown.

 

Frequently Asked Questions:

How large can my image be?

• You’re welcome to upload any image that is 3MB or smaller.
• We’ll scale the image for you to fit into the displays on your Twitter.com timeline.

What type of file can I upload?

• We accept .gif, .jpeg, and .png files.
• We DO NOT accept .bmp, .tiff, and animated .gif files.

How many images can I upload in one Tweet?

Twitter allows users to upload one image per Tweet. Additionally we'll only display one image from third party apps, though you're welcome to include as many links to third party app photos in a Tweet as you like.

How do I delete an image?

You can delete an image by deleting the Tweet containing this image. Once a Tweet is deleted, the image will be be unavailable. It may still be cached in some browsers and servers, but the image will no longer be available from Twitter.  

Will Twitter continue to support Flickr, Twitpic, yFrog etc?

Yes. You’ll be able to view images hosted on most 3rd party images providers indefinitely.

What’s the deal with protected accounts?

Protected accounts will work the same way with images as they do with text Tweets: you won’t be able to see images from protected accounts unless you’re following the account.

What happens to the Exif data? I heard there are privacy concerns there.

We remove the Exif data on upload. It is not available to any consumers of your image.

Can you comment on an image?

Yes, you can do this by replying to the Tweet containing this image.

Are you going to have galleries of my images?

Yes. You can view individual users' galleries on their profile pages. Read more about it here. User galleries will include images a user has shared on Twitter, including those uploaded via other services, such as Twitpic, yfrog, and Instagram.

Will all images appear in search?

Unless you have a protected account, there is always a chance that your image will appear in search results. If you have a protected account, your images should never show up in search results. Deleted images will not show up in search results.

If I change my account to “protected,” what happens to my images?

• Images previously shared by you when your account was public will be replaced by an error page.
• Your images will still be viewable by your followers.
• If you don’t want anyone to see your images on Twitter, you should delete the Tweets containing these images.

Is there an image upload API? If yes, can I use it?

There is an image upload API but it is not available to third-party developers yet. Third-party developers will be able to access the image API shortly after we’ve rolled out the feature to all users.

Still having trouble? Contact Support!