Cannot Retrieve Tweets at This Time Error: 2 Ways to Fix it

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Key notes

  • Twitter is a social media network that allows people to share tweets.
  • You can encounter the cannot retrieve tweets at this time error message on the platform.
  • Subscription to Twitter Blue is one of the ways to fix the error on your computer.
what to do if twitter cannot retrieve tweets

Twitter is a popular social media platform that allows people to share and discover short messages known as tweets. However, there have been reports of users receiving a cannot retrieve tweets at this time error message while using the app. Thus, we will discuss the causes of the error and how to fix it on your PC.

Alternatively, check our complete guide on how to fix Twitter won’t open on Windows PCs.

Why can’t I retrieve tweets on Twitter?

  • Internet connection or network settings can cause issues with Twitter
  • Issues with your account or suspension can cause this problem.
  • Server downtime or network maintenance can prevent the app from loading tweets.
  • Private tweets or blocking users from viewing a tweet can lead to error messages.
  • Outdated Twitter apps can affect the app functionality, hindering it from loading tweets.
  • Exceeding the tweets limit for the day can cause an error. Users can access 300, 600, and 6000 tweets daily based on their account status.

What can I do if Twitter cannot retrieve tweets?

Try the following preliminary checks before proceeding with advanced steps.

  • Restarting the Twitter application or refreshing the browser can often resolve errors and glitches, allowing you to access Twitter without issues.
  • Using a VPN will resolve the Cannot retrieve tweets at this time error on Twitter by bypassing network congestion and accessing the platform using a different IP address.
  • Switch to the web version using the best web browser for Twitter to check if the error is specific to the app.

Proceed with the following advanced steps below if the error persists.

1. Subscribe to Twitter Blue

  1. Launch your Twitter app and log in with your credentials.
  2. Click on your profile picture and select Verified.
  3. Select your preferred subscription and click Subscribe.
  4. Follow the on-screen command to make a payment to subscribe to Twitter Blue.

Subscribing to Twitter Blue monthly or annually gives the account exclusive access to more tweets.

2. Wait for the Twitter rate limit

Twitter sets a new limit to the number of tweets accessible to each account based on account type.

If you have exceeded the daily limit for tweets allocated to your account, you will wait 24 or 48 hours to load new tweets.

Conclusively, you read about fixing Twitterโ€™s nothing to see here error on  Windows. Also, check our guide about fixing Twitter.dll is missing on your PC.

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