How to include a picture in your Tweet:

1. Begin 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 an image, you'll see the image thumbnail and the camera icon highlighted in blue at the bottom of the Tweet box.
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 in the thumbnail or next to the filename to delete the current image.

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 media display on your expanded Tweet.

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 other third-party photo services?

Yes. You'll be able to view images hosted by most third-party image providers indefinitely. All photos uploaded from Twitter for iPhone, Twitter for Android, Twitter for iPad and twitter.com will be hosted by pic.twitter.com.

What's the deal with protected Tweets?

Protected Tweets will work the same way with images as they do with text-only Tweets; you won't be able to see images from accounts with protected Tweets 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 the 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.

Will all images appear in search?

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

If I protect my Tweets, 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.