APA 7 Style Guide

Social media – APA Reference List

General Tips

If the reference includes an image, a video, a poll, or a thumbnail image with a link, indicate that in brackets after the title: [Image attached], [Video attached], [Thumbnail with link attached].
Facebook: Provide the first 20 words of the Facebook post as the title. Count a URL or other link, a hashtag, or an emoji as one word each, and include them in the reference if they fall within the first 20 words.

Format

Author, A. A. or group name [@username (for twitter or instagram)]. (Year, month day). Content of the postup to the first 20 words [Description of any visuals] [Format]. Platform. https://xxxxx

Examples

Tweet

White, B. [@BettyMWhite]. (2018, June 21). I treasure every minute we spent together #koko [Image attached] [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BettyMWhite/status/1009951892846227456

Badlands National Park [BadlandsNPS] (2018, February 26). Biologists have identified more than 400 different plant species growing in @BadlandsNPS #DYK #biodviersity [Tweet]. Twitter. https://twitter.com/BadlandsNPS/status/968196500412133379

Twitter profile

APA Style [@APA_Style]. (n.d.). Tweets [Twitter profile]. Twitter. Retrieved November 1, 2019, from https://twitter.com/APA_Style

Facebook post

Gaiman, N. (2018, March 22). 100,000+ Rohingya refugees could be at serious risk during Bangladesh's monsoon season. My fellow UNHCR Goodwill Ambassador Cate Blanchett is [Image attached] [Status update]. Facebook. http://bit.ly/2JQxPAD

National Institue of Mental Health. (2018, November 28). Suicide affects all ages, genders, races and ethnicities. Check out these 5 Action Steps for Helping Someone in Emotional Pain [Infographic]. Facebook. http://bit.ly/321Qstq

Facebook page

Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute. (n.d). Home [Facebook page]. Facebook. Retrieved July 22, 2019, from https://www.facebook.com/nationalzoo