Why is there a delay between posts in a thread?

If your scheduled threads don't publish all at once, don't worry.

Each post in a thread takes about 1 minute to publish when using BlackTwist, due to how the Threads API works.

How thread publishing works

Meta's Threads API requires third-party tools like BlackTwist to publish posts one at a time, sequentially.

We must wait for each post to be fully processed and published before sending the next one to ensure posts in your thread are properly nested and connected together.

So, for example, a long-form thread scheduled for 8:00 AM would look like this:

• 1st post → 8:00 AM
• 2nd post → 8:01 AM
• 3rd post → 8:02 AM
• …and so on.

This means a thread of 7–8 posts will therefore take ~7–8 minutes to fully publish.

Manual posting on Threads vs. BlackTwist

When posting manually inside the Threads app, Meta's internal system can publish everything instantly.

Third-party tools, however, must follow the public API rules, which process posts sequentially.

Updates on Threads publishing timing

We’re closely monitoring updates to the Threads API. If Meta introduces faster or parallel posting, we’ll adopt it right away so threads scheduled with BlackTwist can go out instantly.

Until then, please plan for about 1 minute per post when scheduling threads.