# Twitter Native Embed

**URL:** https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-native-embed/261792
**Category:** Theme component
**Created:** [April 15, 2023, 12:35pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-native-embed/261792 "2023-04-15T12:35:49Z")
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### Author: ![Lilly](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/lilly/32/575047_2.png) [@Lilly](https://meta.discourse.org/u/Lilly)
#### Post date: [December 21, 2025, 5:59pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/twitter-native-embed/261792/104 "2025-12-21T17:59:13Z")

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> [@ZeroDean](#):
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> And [Twitter.com](http://Twitter.com) oneboxes do work, but [X.com](http://X.com) do not.

are you sure? i don’t mean this component, i mean the native onebox using a twitter developer free plan api token and with this component disabled. you say you are being hosted - they should be able to set up the default oneboxing like that exists here on Meta.

> [@Configuring X login and rich embeds for Discourse](https://meta.discourse.org/t/configuring-twitter-login-and-rich-embeds-for-discourse/13395#p-43411-x-configuration-1):
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> bookmark This guide explains how to set up Twitter login and rich embeds for your Discourse forum. person_raising_hand Required user level: Administrator warning In order for rich embeds to work properly, a Basic plan or higher for X Dev is mandatory. Rich embeds will not work with the Free X Dev plan. X Configuration Go to the [Developer Portal](https://developer.twitter.com/en/portal/projects-and-apps) on X. Choose between a Free, Basic, or Pro X Dev plan and complete the developer agreement and policy requirements. After completing …

i have the rich x/twitter embedding for free on 2 different self hosted sites. i use this component when the x/twitter api breaks for whatever reason and just toggle it on and off as needed then.

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