If you haven’t upgraded your mobile phone to a smartphone or you simply prefer text-messaging over mobile apps, did you know, you can use Twitter SMS to send out updates and to connect with other Twitter users.
Not only is Twitter SMS easy to use, but the SMS commands are not difficult to learn. I’ve compiled a list of Twitter SMS commands you can use to send tweets from your mobile phone. This list of Twitter SMS commands isn’t just limited to sending tweets. It can also be used to update your Twitter profile, change your location and more.
To start using Twitter SMS, be sure to first enable Twitter SMS by texting START to your shortcode. Example: Text START to 40404 (the US shortcode). If you’re outside the US, here’s the complete list of Twitter shortcodes.
Twitter SMS Commands
Below is a list of Twitter SMS commands and how to use them to update Twitter. Be sure to bookmark or share this list with other Twitter users.
Overall, I find it’s very easy to update Twitter via SMS. This is because I can focus on one task at a time. Try out Twitter SMS and let me know what you think.
| Twitter SMS Command | What It Does |
| message | Posts message as a tweet. |
| @username message | Sends a reply to a username. Example: ckroks nice profile! |
| D username message | Sends a direct message to a Twitter user. |
| FOLLOW username | Configures your Twitter profile to follow a Twitter user. |
| UNFOLLOW username | Configures your Twitter profile to unfollow a Twitter user. |
| LEAVE or L username | Let’s you stop receiving SMS updates from a specific user without having to unfollow them. |
| RETWEET username | Retweets the last tweet from a user. |
| FAV or FAVE or FAVORITE or * username | Favorites the most recent tweet from a user. Example: fav ckroks |
| WHOIS username | Returns profile information about a specific username. |
| ON username | Turns on device updates from a specific user. |
| OFF username | Turns off device updates from a specific user. |
| GET username | Shows the most recent tweet from a user. |
| SET LOCATION placename | Updates the location in your Twitter profile. Example: set location Washington DC. |
| SET BIO someinformation | Edits your Bio information on your Twitter profile. Example: set bio Social Business Manager. Apple fanatic. |
| SET LANGUAGE language name | Selects the language you want to see updates in. Example: set language English. |
| SET NAME your name | Sets the name field on your Twitter profile. Example: set name Christian Karasiewicz. |
| SET URL yoururl | Sets the URL field on your Twitter profile. Example: set url http://www.christiankonline.com. |
| OFF | Turns off device updates for all Twitter users. To turn off direct messages, send OFF a second time. |
| ON | Turns on device updates for all Twitter users. To turn on direct messages, send ON a second time. |
| STOP or QUIT | Immediately stops Twitter from sending messages to your phone. |
| STOP, QUIT, CANCEL, UNSUBSCRIBE, ARRET | Deactivates your Twitter account if you are using Twitter SMS only. |
| INVITE phone number | Sends an invitation via SMS to your friend’s mobile phone number. |
| SUGGEST or SUG or S or WTF | Returns a list of Twitter users that you might find want to follow. |
| HELP or INFO or AIDE | If you need help with using Twitter SMS, this brings up texting tips or help. |
| STATS | Returns the number of Twitter followers you have along with how many people you are following. |
Question: What is your primary reason for using Twitter SMS? Is it because you find it easier to tweet with text messages, because you don’t like the Twitter mobile app? Click here to leave a comment.