search does not require authentication

[ghost]

If you use the Android app for example, you can search without authentication. monitoring the requests returns this:

GET /2/search/adaptive.json?cards_platform=Android-12&earned=true&ext=mediaRestrictions%2CaltText%2CmediaStats%2CmediaColor%2Cinfo360%2ChighlightedLabel%2ChasNftAvatar%2CunmentionInfo%2CeditControl%2CpreviousCounts%2ClimitedActionResults%2CsuperFollowMetadata&include_blocked_by=true&include_blocking=true&include_cards=true&include_carousels=true&include_composer_source=true&include_entities=true&include_ext_birdwatch_pivot=true&include_ext_edit_control=true&include_ext_has_nft_avatar=true&include_ext_is_blue_verified=true&include_ext_is_blue_verified=true&include_ext_is_tweet_translatable=true&include_ext_is_tweet_translatable=true&include_ext_limited_action_results=true&include_ext_media_availability=true&include_ext_previous_counts=true&include_ext_professional=true&include_ext_profile_image_shape=true&include_ext_profile_image_shape=true&include_ext_sensitive_media_warning=true&include_ext_trusted_friends_metadata=true&include_ext_verified_type=true&include_ext_verified_type=true&include_ext_views=true&include_media_features=true&include_profile_interstitial_type=true&include_quote_count=true&include_reply_count=true&include_user_entities=true&include_viewer_quick_promote_eligibility=true&q=filter%3Aspaces&query_source=typed_query&simple_quoted_tweet=true&spelling_corrections=true&tweet_mode=extended&tweet_search_mode=top HTTP/1.1
Host: api.twitter.com
Authorization: OAuth oauth_consumer_key="3nVuSoBZnx6U4vzUxf5w",oauth_nonce="5775992602006906429184916339582",oauth_signature_method="HMAC-SHA1",oauth_timestamp="1684614059",oauth_version="1.0",oauth_token="1660017733327630336-FClvhvGL5hO3eahU1O2cuCBHbEwOyc",oauth_signature="I64WGB%2BOG0Pe87pCKzi4w091w2w%3D"

[n0madic]

This package uses the frontend API
endpoint: https://twitter.com/i/api/2/search/adaptive.json

[ghost]

OK, but are you willing to throw away anonymous support just because you dont want to consider other clients?

[n0madic]

Suggest an example of anonymous search without OAuth authorization like in this issue

[ghost]

OK, I guess I will write the code myself. I know its possible using Android credentials:

identifier = "3nVuSoBZnx6U4vzUxf5w"
password = "Bcs59EFbbsdF6Sl9Ng71smgStWEGwXXKSjYvPVt7qys"

for anonymous access. but it seems you are not interested.

[n0madic]

I am not aware of this method - can you elaborate?

[ghost]

note the above user @omertoast wants this feature implemented so that they can use it with their private, company software:

I have implemented the new anonymous authentication, but I did not do it so that companies could get free code off my back. I am closing this. If someone has PUBLIC TWITTER code, then contact me for free help. otherwise for people with private code, I only offer paid support.

[karashiiro]

soooo... were you planning on releasing that example? More than one person in the world can make use of this (I maintain a TypeScript port of this library and the auth requirement is concerning for CI).

[ghost]

sorry but because of the actions of @omertoast - I am forced to do any further communication privately. feel free to contact me with the info on my user page.