Information You Need
To write a citation for social media you will need the following pieces of information:
- Author
- Year, month, day
- Title
- URL
- Social Media From APA StyleAPA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - Online media are covered in Sections 10.15 and 10.16
Social Media Formats
APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - Blog post references are covered in Section 10.1
- Blog PostFrom APA Style
Example of a blog post for a reference list and in-text citation - Comment on a Blog PostFrom APA Style
Example of a comment on a blog post for a reference list and in-text citation
APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - Facebook references are covered in Section 10.15
- Facebook PostFrom APA Style
Example of a Facebook post for a reference list and in-text citation - Facebook PageFrom APA Style
Example of a Facebook page for a reference list and in-text citation
APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - Instagram references are covered in Section 10.15
- Instagram PhotoFrom APA Style
Example of an Instagram photo for a reference list and in-text citation - Instagram VideoFrom APA Style
Example of an Instagram video for a reference list and in-text citation - Instagram ProfileFrom APA Style
Example of an Instagram profile for a reference list and in-text citation - Instagram HighlightFrom APA Style
Example of an Instagram highlight for a reference list and in-text citation
APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - LinkedIn references follow the template for social media references in Section 10.15
- LinkedIn PostFrom APA Style
Example of a LinkedIn post for a reference list and in-text citation - LinkedIn ProfileFrom APA Style
Example of a LinkedIn profile for a reference list and in-text citation
APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - Online forum references are covered in Section 10.15
Example of online forum: Reddit
- Online Forum PostFrom APA Style
Example of an Online forum post for a reference list and in-text citation - Online Forum CommentFrom APA Style
Example of an Online forum comment for a reference list and in-text citation
APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - TikTok references follow the template for social media references in Section 10.15
- TikTok VideoFrom APA Style
Example of a TikTok video comment for a reference list and in-text citation - TikTok ProfileFrom APA Style
Example of a TikTok profile comment for a reference list and in-text citation
APA Publication Manual, Seventh Edition - Twitter references are covered in Section 10.15
- TweetFrom APA Style
Example of a Tweet for a reference list and in-text citation - Twitter momentFrom APA Style
Example of a Twitter moment for a reference list and in-text citation - Twitter profileFrom APA Style
Example of a Twitter profile for a reference list and in-text citation