A lot of people using automatic following programs on Twitter (like Get More Twitters) are wondering what the Twitter limits are. How can you push the limits of Twitter without going beyond them?
Twitter does impose some limitations, and if you exceed them your account can be disabled – temporarily or permanently. You’ll likely get a message that says something like this:
“Sorry Twitter Message: You are unable to Follow User at this time please try later”
Or
“You are unable to follow more people at this time.”
Here’s the info from Twitter about the Twitter follow limits:
“Last year, Twitter imposed reasonable limits to help prevent system and user abuse. (You can read more about that here.) If you hit a Twitter limit, we will tell you by showing an error message in your browser when you try to perform an action. If you’ve hit a limit, it means you’ve exceeded one of these limits:
* 1,000 updates per day
* 1,000 direct messages per day
* 100 API requests per hour
* Follow limit
We do not limit the number of people who can follow you, but we have put limits in place to stop people from aggressively following others. Everyone is allowed to follow 2000 people. After that, follow limits are based on the number of people who are following you. Follow limits cannot be lifted by Twitter, and everyone is subject to follow limits, even high profile and API accounts.”
More info about getting more Twitters here.
