X (Twitter) Error: How To Solve Common Error Messages

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In this article, you'll be able to find simple solutions to the most common Twitter error messages!

Please navigate to the relevant section to solve each common error messages you may encounter 💪 

In This Article

Missing Required Parameter: Status / No Status Found with that ID / Status Not Found

The tweet that you included in a reply or retweeted no longer is at this location (if it existed, it was probably deleted). 

🛠 To resolve: Simply remove the post that references the deleted tweet.

Tweet needs to be a bit shorter / Tweet Too Long

Your tweet needs to be 280 characters, less if you include a link or an image. 

🛠 To resolve: Try shortening your text a bit and then retry.

Twitter media upload failed – invalid API response / Validation of Media IDs Failed / Media ID Not Found

Twitter did not receive the image or video that you uploaded, possibly due to a server or network traffic error. 

🛠 To resolve: Simply retry the post at a different time.

Invalid or expired token

Your access token has expired. 

🛠 To resolve: Log into your X (Twitter) profile, then reconnect it in SmarterQueue and try again.

Internal error 

Twitter has had some type of unspecified error on its end. 

🛠 To resolve: Retry the post. If the issue persists, make sure you are logged into the correct X (Twitter) profile, and reconnect it from SmarterQueue.

This request looks like it might be automated. To protect our users from spam and other malicious activity, we can't complete this action right now. Please try again later.

X (Twitter) has misidentified your Tweet as a spam posting. 

🛠 To resolve: Rewrite your post and try again a little later. If this continues to occur, you may need to file a support request with X (Twitter) and/or wait a few days and try again.

Account Temporarily Locked

X (Twitter) has misidentified your Tweet as a spam posting. 

🛠 To resolve: Rewrite your post and try again a little later. If this continues to occur, you may need to file a support request with X (Twitter) and/or wait a few days and try again.

Duplicate Status / Status Is A Duplicate / Twitter posts with the same text and video can not be posted simultaneously / Retweet Already / You have already retweeted this tweet

If you see a "Whoops, you already said that" error message when you post a Tweet, you've posted the exact same text in another Tweet recently and should try writing something new in your next Tweet.

🛠 To resolve: 

  • Try posting a different Tweet.
  • If you never post the exact same text or media in Tweets you'll never get this error.
  • Try using our Variations feature to vary the text and media that you are using.

For more information please see this article on Why Your Posts May Be Rejected For Duplicate Content.

Image file size must be <= 5242880 bytes

Your image needs to be resized or lessened in resolution to create a smaller file size. 

🛠 To resolve: Resize your image and retry the tweet with the updated image.

Image dimensions must be >= 4x4 and <= 8192x8192

Your image needs to be resized to be uploaded to X (Twitter). 

🛠 To resolve: Resize your image and retry the tweet with the updated image.

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