How to Cite a Tweet Using APA

From the APA Social Media Guidelines -- to cite a tweet on your Works Cited page:

• Last name, First Initial. [Username].
• (Date).
• Text from tweet.
• [Tweet].
• Retrieved from twitter.com/username/status/webaddressoftweet

Gates, B. [BillGates]. (2013, February 26). #Polio is 99% eradicated. Join me & @FCBarcelona as we work to finish the job and #EndPolio. VIDEO: http://b-gat.es/X75Lvy [Tweet]. Retrieved from https://twitter.com/BillGates/status/306195345845665792

How to Cite a Tweet Using MLA

Can you use cite Twitter as a source? Yes! MLA guidelines say to cite the Tweet as follows:

• Author’s real name (user name) 
• The full tweet in quotation marks.
• Date and time of the Tweet.
• Medium of publication. 

Example:

Smith, Bonnie (CrzyCatLady). “Walmart is having a two for one sale on catnip.” 5 February 2012, 11:21 a.m. Tweet.