# Twitter (uh, X?) integration support

## Embed tweets in your emails and automatically share your newsletters to Twitter.

## Embed tweets in your emails

Saw an interesting tweet you want to share with your subscribers? With Buttondown, you can embed tweets into your emails. All you need is the link!

Buttondown's integration tool allows you to add content like a cool tweet to your newsletters. The best part is that the embedding tool only requires a link. You don't have to learn code or do any research with Buttondown's integration tool.

To embed a tweet:

1. Create your email as normal.
2. Paste the link into the body of the email.
3. Share with your subscribers.

Want to see how the embedded tweet will look in the email? In the top right corner, we have added an "email preview" and a "web preview" button to show how the tweet will look. Toggle back and forth to ensure the embedded tweet shows as desired.

## Share your newsletters automatically

Buttondown lets you connect your Twitter account to your newsletter. This lets you automatically share your newsletters as tweets. This integration relies on Buttondown's [automations](/content/features/automation/index.html) feature.

### Setting up your Twitter integration

To get started,

1. Navigate to **Settings**, and then the [**Integrations**](/content/settings/integrations/index.html) and find the Twitter integration option.
2. Click **Connect**. A new tab opens, prompting you to log in to your Twitter account.
3. Click **Authorize app** to authorize Buttondown to tweet on your behalf.

After you connect your Twitter account to Buttondown, a confirmation message appears on the Integrations page.

### Sharing your newsletters to Twitter

To share your newsletters to Twitter, you can create an automation that posts your newsletters to Twitter whenever you send them. To do this, use the template below:

Automatically post to TwitterWhen an email starts sending, post on Twitter.Use template](/content/automations/new?trigger=email.send.started&action=create_twitter_post&name=Automatically+tweet+new+emails/index.html)

You can also set it up by hand:

1. Navigate to the [**Automations**](/content/automations/index.html) page and click **New**. The "New automation" panel opens.
2. (Optional) Give your automation a human-readable "Name."
3. Set the **Trigger** to [when an email starts sending](https://docs.buttondown.com/api-webhooks-introduction#ExternalEventType-email.send.started).
4. Set the **Action** to [Create a Twitter post](https://docs.buttondown.com/automation-actions#social-media-email-send-triggers-only).
5. (Optional) Configure any other fields to customize the automation. If you leave these fields blank, the automation will post to your Twitter account as soon as you send a new newsletter email.
6. Click **Save changes**.

To enable the new automation, either click **Unpause** in the automation panel, or click to enable the automation's toggle in the [**Automations**](/content/automations/index.html) page.

### Live preview

[View in editor →](https://playground.buttondown.com/?c=H4sIAAAAAAAAA03PsW7CMBSF4Vc5eOmCSEkogkhVVbEwdWlHlktywRaOr2Vfk0ZV371K1aEP8B9958uoU8%2BmNWZpOgnKQU1rjhTjhANpST1NUAF5j2HCzalO8HLnlCFFoZYTL07hFD7cwLhIAuFcUlbIBV1RDpzzvDDQjTFJSehpaufCqsbcVpWOTpXTqpOherdSfH%2BkOx9Iq6ykJVfr7W5fN0%2Fbutk0692m2W3ql%2Bf6cd44WEFnRRZ49R50Fkr9jPqT8mdMnPMv8E1GqCXFyLiK%2FndmTqISXFhi%2FvOQQQEl9qQMCRjnylLGmTnAUowcXLhCrcsYmW%2Brlfn%2BAVOGL4FLAQAA)

## Happy Caturday to all my kitty lovers out there!

Time for a burst of cuteness to make your day:

Twitter Embed

[Visit this post on X](https://x.com/ShouldHaveCat/status/1689235623431843842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1689235623431843842%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=blob%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fplayground.buttondown.com%2F5070b72c-dcd5-46e7-bdbb-31bb17903f15)

[Why you should have a cat\
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[@ShouldHaveCat](https://twitter.com/ShouldHaveCat)

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[Follow](https://x.com/intent/follow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1689235623431843842%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=blob%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fplayground.buttondown.com%2F5070b72c-dcd5-46e7-bdbb-31bb17903f15&screen_name=ShouldHaveCat)

[View on X](https://x.com/ShouldHaveCat/status/1689235623431843842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1689235623431843842%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=blob%3Ahttps%3A%2F%2Fplayground.buttondown.com%2F5070b72c-dcd5-46e7-bdbb-31bb17903f15)

TRAIN'S HERE

[Watch on X](https://x.com/ShouldHaveCat/status/1689235623431843842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1689235623431843842%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=blob%3A%2F%2Fplayground.buttondown.com%2F5070b72c-dcd5-46e7-bdbb-31bb17903f15)

[11:22 AM · Aug 9, 2023](https://x.com/ShouldHaveCat/status/1689235623431843842?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E1689235623431843842%7Ctwgr%5E%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=blob%3A%2F%2Fplayground.buttondown.com%2F5070b72c-dcd5-46e7-bdbb-31bb17903f15)