Skip to Main Content

APA Style Citations 7th Edition: Social Media

General Format APA Social Media

NoodleTools

NoodleTools will assist creating APA citations and in-text citations. 

Additional Resources

Tweet

Reference

Badlands Nat'l Park [@BadlandsNPS]. (2020, October 25). The darker the night, the brighter the stars [NPS Photo] [Tweet]. Twitter.   https://twitter.com/BadlandsNPS/status/1320440309063557120

 In-text citation

Quoting or Summarizing: (Badlands Nat'l Park, 2020).

Twitter Profile

Reference

Siouxland News [@SiouxlandNews]. (n.d.). Tweets [Twitter profile]. Twitter. Retrieved March 30, 2021 from https://twitter.com/SiouxlandNews

In-text citation

Quoting or Summarizing: (Siouxland News, n.d.).

Facebook Post

Reference

Hannah, K. (2021, February 11). Wow!! What a week for gratitude. Thank you SO MUCH to all of the readers and booksellers who sent #thefourwinds [Video attached] [Status update]. Facebook. https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=10158869461587906

In-text citation

Quoting or Summarizing: (Hannah, 2021).

Facebook Page

Reference

Black Hills (n.d.). Home. [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved March 30, 2021 from https://www.facebook.com/blackhills/

In-text citation

Quoting or Summarizing: (Black Hills, n.d.).

Instagram Photo or Video

Reference

National Geographic [@natgeo]. (2021, March 22). Secrets of the whales/ a young beluga whale swims beneath the tail of an adult in the shallow coastal waters. [Photograph] Instagram. https://www.instagram.com/p/CMt8vZ3AwOk/?igshid=473a4ph69e8e

In-text citation

Quoting or Summarizing: (National Geographic, 2021).

Instagram Highlight

Reference

The New York Public Library [@nypl]. (n.d.). The Raven. [Highlight] Instagram. Retrieved March 30, 2021 from https://www.instagram.com/s/aGlnaGxpZ2h0OjE3OTYyMTk5MTcwMTYzNDYy?igshid=1e4jiz8f8eh6y&story_media_id=1902019940414125162_228829949

In-text citation

Quoting or Summarizing: (The New York Public Library, n.d.).