> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.postqueen.ai/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Tumblr

> How to add Tumblr to your system

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## What she can post to Tumblr

Tumblr gives her the most room of any network she posts to, and it is the one place a long piece
can go out whole rather than trimmed. One account can hold several blogs, so connecting is two
steps rather than one: you authorize Tumblr, then pick which blog this channel is.

<CardGroup cols={2}>
  <Card title="Character limit" icon="text-width">
    32,768 characters, the largest on any channel here
  </Card>

  <Card title="Media" icon="image">
    Up to 30 images, or a single video
  </Card>

  <Card title="Post types" icon="layer-group">
    A text post with optional title, link and source URL
  </Card>

  <Card title="Analytics" icon="chart-line">
    None. Tumblr returns no post-level numbers through their API
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

| Area          | Detail                                                                                                     |
| ------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Post settings | `title`, `link`, `sourceUrl` and `tags`, **all optional**: [Tumblr settings](/public-api/providers/tumblr) |
| Connect flow  | Two steps. Authorize the app, then choose which blog to attach                                             |
| Automations   | None on this network                                                                                       |
| Publish rate  | Three posts at a time                                                                                      |

<Note>
  Long posts are split into blocks of about 4,000 characters on the way out, on blank lines, which
  is Tumblr's own limit for a text block rather than ours. A post reads as one piece either way.
  Alt text you set on an image is carried through.
</Note>

## Troubleshooting

<AccordionGroup>
  <Accordion title="Posts fail with a daily limit message">
    Tumblr caps how much one account can publish per day and answers with its own limit error.
    There is nothing to configure here; the posts resume the next day.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="I picked the wrong blog">
    Remove the channel and connect again. The blog is chosen at connect time and there is no way
    to switch it afterwards on an existing channel.
  </Accordion>

  <Accordion title="A post with several videos is refused">
    One video per post, and it cannot be mixed with images. Up to 30 images is fine.
  </Accordion>
</AccordionGroup>

## Self-hosting

<Info>
  On PostQueen Cloud this channel is ready: open **Add Channel** and pick it.
  Running your own instance? You register the application yourself:
  [Set up Tumblr on your own instance](/installation/providers/tumblr).
</Info>

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