Twitter 'latest' search fails with non-200 status code (401)

[ExtremeSRL]

Describe the bug

twitter search stop working

File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
  File "C:\python311\Scripts\snscrape.exe\__main__.py", line 7, in <module>
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\_cli.py", line 320, in main
    for i, item in enumerate(scraper.get_items(), start = 1):
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 1659, in get_items
    for obj in self._iter_api_data('https://api.twitter.com/2/search/adaptive.json', _TwitterAPIType.V2, params, paginationParams, cursor = self._cursor):
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 761, in _iter_api_data
    obj = self._get_api_data(endpoint, apiType, reqParams)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 727, in _get_api_data
    r = self._get(endpoint, params = params, headers = self._apiHeaders, responseOkCallback = self._check_api_response)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\base.py", line 251, in _get
    return self._request('GET', *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\base.py", line 247, in _request
    raise ScraperException(msg)
snscrape.base.ScraperException: 4 requests to https://api.twitter.com/2/search/adaptive.json?include_profile_interstitial_type=1&include_blocking=1&include_blocked_by=1&include_followed_by=1&include_want_retweets=1&include_mute_edge=1&include_can_dm=1&include_can_media_tag=1&include_ext_has_nft_avatar=1&include_ext_is_blue_verified=1&include_ext_verified_type=1&skip_status=1&cards_platform=Web-12&include_cards=1&include_ext_alt_text=true&include_ext_limited_action_results=false&include_quote_count=true&include_reply_count=1&tweet_mode=extended&include_ext_collab_control=true&include_ext_views=true&include_entities=true&include_user_entities=true&include_ext_media_color=true&include_ext_media_availability=true&include_ext_sensitive_media_warning=true&include_ext_trusted_friends_metadata=true&send_error_codes=true&simple_quoted_tweet=true&q=lang%3Ait&tweet_search_mode=live&count=20&query_source=spelling_expansion_revert_click&pc=1&spelling_corrections=1&include_ext_edit_control=true&ext=mediaStats%2ChighlightedLabel%2ChasNftAvatar%2CvoiceInfo%2Cenrichments%2CsuperFollowMetadata%2CunmentionInfo%2CeditControl%2Ccollab_control%2Cvibe failed, giving up.

How to reproduce

twitter search scraper

Expected behaviour

retrieve twitter post

Screenshots and recordings

File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
  File "C:\python311\Scripts\snscrape.exe\__main__.py", line 7, in <module>
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\_cli.py", line 320, in main
    for i, item in enumerate(scraper.get_items(), start = 1):
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 1659, in get_items
    for obj in self._iter_api_data('https://api.twitter.com/2/search/adaptive.json', _TwitterAPIType.V2, params, paginationParams, cursor = self._cursor):
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 761, in _iter_api_data
    obj = self._get_api_data(endpoint, apiType, reqParams)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 727, in _get_api_data
    r = self._get(endpoint, params = params, headers = self._apiHeaders, responseOkCallback = self._check_api_response)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\base.py", line 251, in _get
    return self._request('GET', *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\base.py", line 247, in _request
    raise ScraperException(msg)
snscrape.base.ScraperException: 4 requests to https://api.twitter.com/2/search/adaptive.json?include_profile_interstitial_type=1&include_blocking=1&include_blocked_by=1&include_followed_by=1&include_want_retweets=1&include_mute_edge=1&include_can_dm=1&include_can_media_tag=1&include_ext_has_nft_avatar=1&include_ext_is_blue_verified=1&include_ext_verified_type=1&skip_status=1&cards_platform=Web-12&include_cards=1&include_ext_alt_text=true&include_ext_limited_action_results=false&include_quote_count=true&include_reply_count=1&tweet_mode=extended&include_ext_collab_control=true&include_ext_views=true&include_entities=true&include_user_entities=true&include_ext_media_color=true&include_ext_media_availability=true&include_ext_sensitive_media_warning=true&include_ext_trusted_friends_metadata=true&send_error_codes=true&simple_quoted_tweet=true&q=lang%3Ait&tweet_search_mode=live&count=20&query_source=spelling_expansion_revert_click&pc=1&spelling_corrections=1&include_ext_edit_control=true&ext=mediaStats%2ChighlightedLabel%2ChasNftAvatar%2CvoiceInfo%2Cenrichments%2CsuperFollowMetadata%2CunmentionInfo%2CeditControl%2Ccollab_control%2Cvibe failed, giving up.

Operating system

windows 10

Python version: output of python3 --version

3.7.5

snscrape version: output of snscrape --version

0.6.1.20230315.dev2+gedac5f3

Scraper

twitter-search

How are you using snscrape?

CLI (snscrape ... as a command, e.g. in a terminal)

Backtrace

No response

Log output

File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
  File "C:\python311\Scripts\snscrape.exe\__main__.py", line 7, in <module>
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\_cli.py", line 320, in main
    for i, item in enumerate(scraper.get_items(), start = 1):
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 1659, in get_items
    for obj in self._iter_api_data('https://api.twitter.com/2/search/adaptive.json', _TwitterAPIType.V2, params, paginationParams, cursor = self._cursor):
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 761, in _iter_api_data
    obj = self._get_api_data(endpoint, apiType, reqParams)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 727, in _get_api_data
    r = self._get(endpoint, params = params, headers = self._apiHeaders, responseOkCallback = self._check_api_response)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\base.py", line 251, in _get
    return self._request('GET', *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\base.py", line 247, in _request
    raise ScraperException(msg)
snscrape.base.ScraperException: 4 requests to https://api.twitter.com/2/search/adaptive.json?include_profile_interstitial_type=1&include_blocking=1&include_blocked_by=1&include_followed_by=1&include_want_retweets=1&include_mute_edge=1&include_can_dm=1&include_can_media_tag=1&include_ext_has_nft_avatar=1&include_ext_is_blue_verified=1&include_ext_verified_type=1&skip_status=1&cards_platform=Web-12&include_cards=1&include_ext_alt_text=true&include_ext_limited_action_results=false&include_quote_count=true&include_reply_count=1&tweet_mode=extended&include_ext_collab_control=true&include_ext_views=true&include_entities=true&include_user_entities=true&include_ext_media_color=true&include_ext_media_availability=true&include_ext_sensitive_media_warning=true&include_ext_trusted_friends_metadata=true&send_error_codes=true&simple_quoted_tweet=true&q=lang%3Ait&tweet_search_mode=live&count=20&query_source=spelling_expansion_revert_click&pc=1&spelling_corrections=1&include_ext_edit_control=true&ext=mediaStats%2ChighlightedLabel%2ChasNftAvatar%2CvoiceInfo%2Cenrichments%2CsuperFollowMetadata%2CunmentionInfo%2CeditControl%2Ccollab_control%2Cvibe failed, giving up.

Dump of locals

File "<frozen runpy>", line 198, in _run_module_as_main
  File "<frozen runpy>", line 88, in _run_code
  File "C:\python311\Scripts\snscrape.exe\__main__.py", line 7, in <module>
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\_cli.py", line 320, in main
    for i, item in enumerate(scraper.get_items(), start = 1):
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 1659, in get_items
    for obj in self._iter_api_data('https://api.twitter.com/2/search/adaptive.json', _TwitterAPIType.V2, params, paginationParams, cursor = self._cursor):
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 761, in _iter_api_data
    obj = self._get_api_data(endpoint, apiType, reqParams)
          ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\modules\twitter.py", line 727, in _get_api_data
    r = self._get(endpoint, params = params, headers = self._apiHeaders, responseOkCallback = self._check_api_response)
        ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\base.py", line 251, in _get
    return self._request('GET', *args, **kwargs)
           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
  File "C:\Python311\Lib\site-packages\snscrape\base.py", line 247, in _request
    raise ScraperException(msg)
snscrape.base.ScraperException: 4 requests to https://api.twitter.com/2/search/adaptive.json?include_profile_interstitial_type=1&include_blocking=1&include_blocked_by=1&include_followed_by=1&include_want_retweets=1&include_mute_edge=1&include_can_dm=1&include_can_media_tag=1&include_ext_has_nft_avatar=1&include_ext_is_blue_verified=1&include_ext_verified_type=1&skip_status=1&cards_platform=Web-12&include_cards=1&include_ext_alt_text=true&include_ext_limited_action_results=false&include_quote_count=true&include_reply_count=1&tweet_mode=extended&include_ext_collab_control=true&include_ext_views=true&include_entities=true&include_user_entities=true&include_ext_media_color=true&include_ext_media_availability=true&include_ext_sensitive_media_warning=true&include_ext_trusted_friends_metadata=true&send_error_codes=true&simple_quoted_tweet=true&q=lang%3Ait&tweet_search_mode=live&count=20&query_source=spelling_expansion_revert_click&pc=1&spelling_corrections=1&include_ext_edit_control=true&ext=mediaStats%2ChighlightedLabel%2ChasNftAvatar%2CvoiceInfo%2Cenrichments%2CsuperFollowMetadata%2CunmentionInfo%2CeditControl%2Ccollab_control%2Cvibe failed, giving up.

Additional context

none

[NicoBerlo]

Actually the error returned by twitter is :
{"errors":[{"message":"Bad Authentication data","code":215}]}

[Yomguithereal]

Related to medialab/minet#682

[Hesko123]

Related to medialab/minet#682

Don't think it is related to the latest tab as it's not something new. Snscrape was already aware about that.

[JustAnotherArchivist]

Actually the error returned by twitter is :
{"errors":[{"message":"Bad Authentication data","code":215}]}

No, it isn't. Why do people keep opening the API URLs in browsers and expecting it to work despite lacking the relevant authentication headers?

Yes, looks like Twitter removed the 'latest' search again. Unless they reverse that, it's unlikely that there is a fix for this. Cf. #634 for the previous occurrence of this a couple months ago.

[JustAnotherArchivist]

For the record, the error returned by Twitter is:

{"errors":[{"code":32,"message":"Could not authenticate you."}]}

[Mr-Freewan]

Same error in TwitterUserScraper. Not only search. Moreover, there was a short period of time when it worked, but after about 10 minutes it broke again

[JustAnotherArchivist]

It is only the latest search, but twitter-user, twitter-hashtag, and a few more scrapers are simple wrappers around the search, so yes, they're also affected.

[Mr-Freewan]

I noticed that it works, but it is very unstable. It gives an error (non-200 (401)) in 2 out of 3 requests, but it works fine on 3.

[Mr-Freewan]

It working again =)

[JustAnotherArchivist]

Haven't seen any further interruptions, but I'll keep the issue open and pinned for now in case it returns.

[JustAnotherArchivist]

No more issues since Saturday. :-)

[ExtremeSRL]

twitter these days is making changes to the business plans and I guess therefore also to the API.
Let's stay tuned because I'm afraid there will be more problems.
In the meantime always thanks for your great work!

[0xTechnician]

The problem just came back! 401 on search by query

[projectno3]

I have issues too, but for me it alternates between working and not working (as if my internet connection was unstable, but that is not the case).

[rmnhg]

I only have this problem with twitter-user. twitter-search runs fine (if I don't use any parameter like from:USERNAME)

[JustAnotherArchivist]

@rmnhg No, it happens with both. twitter-user is a very thin wrapper around twitter-search anyway; wouldn't make any sense if they didn't behave the same (unless they were restricting specifically from:X queries, which isn't the case). You probably just got lucky on your twitter-search runs and unlucky on the twitter-user ones.

[Mr-Freewan]

It works, but it is very unstable. Apparently Twitter is doing some work on its servers again.

[codilau]

What I see is that unauthenticated searches fail even in the browser. "Your account may not be allowed to perform this action. Please refresh the page and try again."

[kooperalan]

I set a delay of 1 minute between each tweet and it works.

[Josias-TopicWorx]

Issue seems to persist for me, every other request returns data.
As @kooperalan said, adding a delay seems to work. For me, adding a 10 seconds delay has completely removed the problem for me.

[AntoinePaix]

I have the same error with my own scraper and a complete different implementation (I use http). The 'top' tab works well but not the 'latest' tab.

But last night the advanced search was working fine with 'latest'...

[Hesko123]

I have the same error with my own scraper and a complete different implementation (I use http). The 'top' tab works well but not the 'latest' tab.

But last night the advanced search was working fine with 'latest'...

What's the advantage of using http implementation ?

[AntoinePaix]

Ooops, I meant httpx. It's a python client with nice features such as request/response hooks, http2 and async capabilities.

[Hesko123]

Ooops, I meant httpx. It's a python client with nice features such as request/response hooks, http2 and async capabilities.

Oh async fort multi threading ? Response hooks for tweet responses ?

[AntoinePaix]

@Hesko123 async like if you want to run multiple scrapers inside one thread.

Twitter's problem with the 'latest' search is really episodic. I just ran my personal scraper several times, the first 2 failed but the third passed without issue.

[mc0ps]

@Hesko123 async like if you want to run multiple scrapers inside one thread.

Twitter's problem with the 'latest' search is really episodic. I just ran my personal scraper several times, the first 2 failed but the third passed without issue.

It seems almost random (just worked 1/5 times for me). I'm wondering if it has something to do with the user-agent, because I noticed that it's set randomly.

EDIT: maybe not, I just tried setting the user-agent to one of the ones that worked, and seems to fail repeatedly anyway

[AntoinePaix]

It's quite weird but when I copy as curl the request made to the adaptive.json API, if I remove the cookies I have 1/3 the authentication error.

But if I put the cookies back with only the "guest_id" cookie I have the impression that I no longer have the authentication problem...

[AntoinePaix]

The guest_id cookie is set when you do a request to the frontend endpoint of advanced search API like : https://twitter.com/search?q=ukraine&src=typed_query&f=live

[dengkefeng]

I see snscrape call twitter by using twitter api "https://api.twitter.com/2/search/adaptive.json"，so is it going to be affected by twitter new policy with very small free rate limit. Is there a plan to fix this problem, like supporting scrape twitter by webpage (e.g: https://twitter.com/search?q=from%3Aelonmusk&src=typed_query&f=live)?

[JustAnotherArchivist]

@dengkefeng #695

[JustAnotherArchivist]

@AntoinePaix Negative, I'm also seeing failures with the guest_id cookie set.

[dengkefeng]

@dengkefeng #695

Got it, thanks @JustAnotherArchivist very much. So how do we resolve the main issue in this thread? Just wait for twitter to come back? Thanks!

[AntoinePaix]

@JustAnotherArchivist Ah darn. Finally it is rather good news, it means that it is not necessarily a problem related to a new method of authentication.

[laurent-IA]

the search function is no more accessible if you are not logged in . . so I suppose it is the end for snscrape

[JustAnotherArchivist]

The error is now blocked (403), and all requests seem to be affected. No indication of what's happening on the web interface though, just 'Please refresh the page and try again', so it may well be unintentional.

[pablorm296]

Maybe earlier today we were witnessing a canary deploy that directed x% of the traffic to this new version where the search feature and the guest token are no longer available 😞

[lsalvinien]

The error is now blocked (403), and all requests seem to be affected. No indication of what's happening on the web interface though, just 'Please refresh the page and try again', so it may well be unintentional.

Go on Twitter.Com
Logout if you are logged in
And you will see the page has changed, there is no more the search feature

I doubt it is unintentional

[JustAnotherArchivist]

Closing this issue as this is no longer the problem affecting everyone. See #846 instead.