fix: switch SearchTimeline from GET to POST to fix 404 errors#191
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Twitter has started blocking GET requests to the SearchTimeline GraphQL endpoint, returning 404 for all search queries. This change switches the search endpoint to use POST with a JSON body instead of URL query parameters, matching the fix discovered in twikit#412. Changes: - api.ts: Add optional `body` parameter to requestApi(), set content-type header and stringify body for POST requests - api-data.ts: Add toRequestBody() method to ApiRequest class for converting variables/features/fieldToggles to JSON body - search.ts: Change getSearchTimeline from GET to POST, pass request body via toRequestBody() instead of URL via toRequestUrl() Fixes the-convocation#188
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Summary
Twitter has started blocking GET requests to the
SearchTimelineGraphQL endpoint, returning 404 for all search queries. The Pythontwikitlibrary independently discovered the same fix in d60/twikit#412 on March 29, 2026.This PR switches the search endpoint from GET to POST with a JSON body, which resolves the 404 errors.
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api.ts: Add optionalbodyparameter torequestApi(). When provided with a POST request, setscontent-type: application/jsonand stringifies the body.api-data.ts: AddtoRequestBody()method toApiRequestclass, convertingvariables/features/fieldTogglesto a JSON object (instead of URL query params).search.ts: ChangegetSearchTimelinefrom'GET'to'POST', passing the request body viatoRequestBody()instead of the URL viatoRequestUrl().Test plan
searchTweets()andfetchSearchTweets()now return results that previously gave 404getTweets) continues to work as beforeFixes #188