8 Ways to Fix Cannot Retrieve Tweets at This Time

X (previously known as Twitter) is quite popular among those who want instant access to news and post their thoughts. Since it’s an online platform, you might face issues, especially when loading new tweets. We recently encountered the error message ‘cannot retrieve tweets at this time’ while scrolling.

There are many reasons why tweets aren’t loading on your feed. This includes poor internet connection, Twitter servers being down, exhausting the viewing limit of tweets, and so on. Here’s a step-by-step guide to fix the issue.

1. Check if Twitter Is Down

Twitter is currently undergoing changes, and the main among them is the rebranding to X. Hence, the engineers might be busy making changes to the servers to add new features and incorporate them. Hence, the platform might face an outage and eventually show you the ‘cannot retrieve tweets at this time’ error message.

To confirm if X is down, visit DownDetector using the link below and check the platform’s online status.

Visit DownDetector

2. Check Internet Speeds

Sometimes, the ‘Cannot Retrieve Tweets at This Time. Please try again later’ error may result from a poor internet connection. Check if you have a stable internet connection on your device. Switch between Wi-Fi and mobile data to see if the problem persists.

Additionally, try accessing other websites or apps to confirm if the issue is specific to Twitter or a broader connectivity problem.

Also read: Here’s how to fix slow internet speed on Windows

3. You Might Have Hit the Daily Limit

According to the current X CEO, there’s a limit to the tweets users can see daily. The rate limits are as follows:

• Verified accounts: 6000 posts per day
• Unverified accounts: 600 posts per day
• New unverified accounts: 300 per day

To address extreme levels of data scraping & system manipulation, we’ve applied the following temporary limits:

– Verified accounts are limited to reading 6000 posts/day
– Unverified accounts to 600 posts/day
– New unverified accounts to 300/day

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 1, 2023

Since this has been said as a temporary measure, you might not see new tweets because of it. You can either subscribe to Twitter Blue if you are an unverified user or wait until the next day so that the limit will be restored (or removed entirely).

4. Update the Twitter App

Outdated app versions can cause compatibility issues and errors like ‘cannot retrieve tweets at this time’. Ensure you have the latest version of the X app installed on your device.

You can check if X has any updates from the link below. If you see the Update button, tap on that.

Check X Update for iOS

Check X Update for Android

Check X Update for Windows

5. Disable VPN

If you are using a Virtual Private Network (VPN) while accessing Twitter, it could be the reason behind the issues in retrieving new tweets on your feed. VPNs route your internet traffic through different servers in various regions, sometimes leading to issues accessing certain websites or services.

The easy solution is to disable the VPN service you are using, or if you don’t want to, switch to another server and see if the issue is resolved. You can also update the VPN app to the latest version and see if you can fix it.

6. Clear Cache on Android and Browser

Cached data and cookies stored in your browser or Android can occasionally interfere with Twitter’s functionality. The best solution is to clear that. Thankfully, we have already prepared a detailed guide on how to clear the Twitter cache on all platforms.

Once you clear the cache, see if the error is resolved. If it isn’t, move on to the next method.

7. Force Stop the App on Android

Force-stopping an app will help clear any temporary data or glitches causing the error. Here’s how you can do it on Android:

Step 1: Open Settings > Apps > Manage apps.

Step 2: Choose Twitter and tap Force stop.

Step 3: Tap Ok to confirm.

Note: The option names and their positions differ for different Android OEMs.

8. Use X on a Different Device or Browser

If you are still seeing ‘cannot retrieve tweets at this time. Please try again later’ message, change the device or browser used to access it. Using a different device or browser lets you determine if the issue is device- or browser-specific or Twitter-specific.

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We hope you successfully fixed the ‘cannot retrieve tweets at this time. Please try again later’ error on X. Now that your tweets are loading fine, you may also want to check how to mute words and hashtags on Twitter to avoid seeing specific tweets.