How to Cite a Post

Social media posts and forum discussions.

What You'll Need

Post Content/Title
Short title
Author
Platform
Date Posted
URL
Date Accessed

Capture the post author, title or first words, platform name, date, and URL. Include time if multiple posts from the same day.

Example Citations

APA 7th edition
OpenAI. (2024, May 13). Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time [Online post]. X. https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963
In-text (OpenAI, 2024)
MLA 9th edition
OpenAI. “Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time.” X, 13 May 2024, x.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963.
In-text (OpenAI)
Chicago 18th edition (notes and bibliography)

Cited in the notes only. This style gives it no entry in the bibliography.

Footnote OpenAI, “Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time,” X, May 13, 2024, https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963.
Harvard (Cite Them Right 12th edition)
OpenAI (2024) ‘Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time’, X. Available at: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963 (Accessed: 15 May 2026).
In-text (OpenAI, 2024)
IEEE
[1]
OpenAI, “Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time,” X. Accessed: May 15, 2026. [Online]. Available: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963
In-text [1]

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

Vancouver
1.
OpenAI. Say hello to GPT-4o, our new flagship model which can reason across audio, vision, and text in real time [Internet]. X. 2024 [cited 2026 May 15]. Available from: https://x.com/OpenAI/status/1790072174117613963
In-text (1)

Numbered by order of appearance in your document.

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