X publishing limits and allowances

Understand X content limits, URL posts, first comments, and plan allowances in Solnk.

Solnk publishes to X through X's official API. X publishing has a separate included allowance inside your normal Solnk plan. It is not an extra subscription or wallet.

Content and media limits

  • Text: up to 280 characters per post
  • Images: up to 4; JPEG, PNG, GIF, and WebP; up to 5 MB each
  • Video: 1 MP4 or MOV video; up to 512 MB and 2 minutes 20 seconds
  • Mixed media: images and video cannot be combined in one post
  • First comment: supported as a reply to the main post; up to 280 characters
  • Threads: not currently available in the solnk composer

Standard posts and URL posts

An X post containing a web address uses more of the included allowance than a standard post. This includes full links and bare domains that X automatically turns into links. The composer identifies the post type before submission.

Included allowance by plan

PlanX publishing allowanceX analytics allowance
FreeUp to 5 standard posts per month; URL posts are not availableNot included
7-day Pro trialUp to 10 standard posts during the trial; URL posts are not availableNot included
ProShared monthly pool worth up to 400 standard posts or 30 URL postsUp to 100 post reads per month
PremiumShared monthly pool worth up to 1,200 standard posts or 90 URL postsUp to 300 post reads per month

Standard and URL posts draw from the same pool. The table shows the maximum when you use only one post type; mixing them produces a different combination.

How first comments are counted

An optional first comment is a second X post and uses allowance separately. A link in either the main post or first comment makes that individual post a URL post. The main post remains successful if the optional first comment fails.

What happens when the allowance is unavailable

The post is stopped before solnk uploads media or sends the create-post request to X. You may see one of these messages:

  • Monthly X publishing allowance reached — wait for the next allowance period or move to a plan with a larger pool.
  • An active Solnk plan is required to use X API features — restore an active Free, trial, Pro, or Premium plan.
  • X API requests are temporarily paused while the prepaid balance is replenished — this is a solnk-wide safety pause; retry after service is restored.
  • Usage protection could not be verified — Solnk could not safely verify the request allowance; retry later.

The composer identifies URL posts before submission and shows whether the standard or higher X allowance rate will be used.