Some users' tweets are not indexed in Search because their accounts are in "limited" status. They need to ask why it is so at http://help.twitter.com.
Dewald On Aug 13, 11:27 am, Eightlines <eightli...@gmail.com> wrote: > I'm trying to use the Search API on a particular user. This user has > tweets available, but the API returns 0 results. (I'm making the call > in JSON, but for demonstration purposes the ATOM feed should work) > > Works:http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=from:eightlines&rpp=1&callback=? > Doesn't Work:http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=from:80s&rpp=1&callback=? > > User 80s content is present:http://twitter.com/80sand the feed is > public. > > Initially a colleague suggested it was because the username began with > a number, but this doesn't seem to be the issue. We've also tried to > get the status of the user, but that requires authentication which > we'd prefer not to do. > > I haven't been able to find anything in the API docs that would shed > light on the situation. Am I missing something simple? > > Any assistance would be greatly appreciated! > > Brent Marshall > br...@eightlines.com
