CRITICAL:snscrape.base:Errors: blocked (404), blocked (404), blocked (404), blocked (404)

[ML-AIProjects]

I want to extract the tweets from Twitter using snscrape with the search keyword (Python)
but I am facing the issue of being blocked(404)

import snscrape.modules.twitter as sntwitter
import pandas as pd
import itertools
import ssl

ssl._create_default_https_context = ssl._create_unverified_context

search_term = "elections"
max_results = 100

query = search_term
print(f"Query: {query}")

tweets = sntwitter.TwitterSearchScraper(query).get_items()

tweets_list = []
try:
for i, tweet in enumerate(itertools.islice(tweets, max_results)):
tweets_list.append([tweet.date, tweet.id, tweet.content, tweet.user.username])
print(f"Scraped Tweet {i+1}: {tweet.content}")
except Exception as e:
print(f"An error occurred: {e}")

tweets_df = pd.DataFrame(tweets_list, columns=['Date', 'Tweet Id', 'Content', 'Username'])

print(tweets_df)

I tried the search word with and withour hashtag. Is it because of Twitter renewed policy?

Query: elections
ERROR:snscrape.base:Error retrieving https://twitter.com/i/api/graphql/7jT5GT59P8IFjgxwqnEdQw/SearchTimeline?variables=%7B%22rawQuery%22%3A%22elections%22%2C%22count%22%3A20%2C%22product%22%3A%22Latest%22%2C%22withDownvotePerspective%22%3Afalse%2C%22withReactionsMetadata%22%3Afalse%2C%22withReactionsPerspective%22%3Afalse%7D&features=%7B%22rweb_lists_timeline_redesign_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22blue_business_profile_image_shape_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_graphql_exclude_directive_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22verified_phone_label_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22creator_subscriptions_tweet_preview_api_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_graphql_timeline_navigation_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22responsive_web_graphql_skip_user_profile_image_extensions_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22tweetypie_unmention_optimization_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22vibe_api_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22responsive_web_edit_tweet_api_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22graphql_is_translatable_rweb_tweet_is_translatable_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22view_counts_everywhere_api_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22longform_notetweets_consumption_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22tweet_awards_web_tipping_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22freedom_of_speech_not_reach_fetch_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22standardized_nudges_misinfo%22%3Atrue%2C%22tweet_with_visibility_results_prefer_gql_limited_actions_policy_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22interactive_text_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22responsive_web_text_conversations_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22longform_notetweets_rich_text_read_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22longform_notetweets_inline_media_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_enhance_cards_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_twitter_blue_verified_badge_is_enabled%22%3Atrue%7D: blocked (404)
CRITICAL:snscrape.base:4 requests to https://twitter.com/i/api/graphql/7jT5GT59P8IFjgxwqnEdQw/SearchTimeline?variables=%7B%22rawQuery%22%3A%22elections%22%2C%22count%22%3A20%2C%22product%22%3A%22Latest%22%2C%22withDownvotePerspective%22%3Afalse%2C%22withReactionsMetadata%22%3Afalse%2C%22withReactionsPerspective%22%3Afalse%7D&features=%7B%22rweb_lists_timeline_redesign_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22blue_business_profile_image_shape_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_graphql_exclude_directive_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22verified_phone_label_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22creator_subscriptions_tweet_preview_api_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_graphql_timeline_navigation_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22responsive_web_graphql_skip_user_profile_image_extensions_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22tweetypie_unmention_optimization_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22vibe_api_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22responsive_web_edit_tweet_api_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22graphql_is_translatable_rweb_tweet_is_translatable_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22view_counts_everywhere_api_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22longform_notetweets_consumption_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22tweet_awards_web_tipping_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22freedom_of_speech_not_reach_fetch_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22standardized_nudges_misinfo%22%3Atrue%2C%22tweet_with_visibility_results_prefer_gql_limited_actions_policy_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22interactive_text_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22responsive_web_text_conversations_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22longform_notetweets_rich_text_read_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22longform_notetweets_inline_media_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_enhance_cards_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_twitter_blue_verified_badge_is_enabled%22%3Atrue%7D failed, giving up.
CRITICAL:snscrape.base:Errors: blocked (404), blocked (404), blocked (404), blocked (404)
An error occurred: 4 requests to https://twitter.com/i/api/graphql/7jT5GT59P8IFjgxwqnEdQw/SearchTimeline?variables=%7B%22rawQuery%22%3A%22elections%22%2C%22count%22%3A20%2C%22product%22%3A%22Latest%22%2C%22withDownvotePerspective%22%3Afalse%2C%22withReactionsMetadata%22%3Afalse%2C%22withReactionsPerspective%22%3Afalse%7D&features=%7B%22rweb_lists_timeline_redesign_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22blue_business_profile_image_shape_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_graphql_exclude_directive_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22verified_phone_label_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22creator_subscriptions_tweet_preview_api_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_graphql_timeline_navigation_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22responsive_web_graphql_skip_user_profile_image_extensions_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22tweetypie_unmention_optimization_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22vibe_api_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22responsive_web_edit_tweet_api_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22graphql_is_translatable_rweb_tweet_is_translatable_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22view_counts_everywhere_api_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22longform_notetweets_consumption_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22tweet_awards_web_tipping_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22freedom_of_speech_not_reach_fetch_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22standardized_nudges_misinfo%22%3Atrue%2C%22tweet_with_visibility_results_prefer_gql_limited_actions_policy_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22interactive_text_enabled%22%3Atrue%2C%22responsive_web_text_conversations_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22longform_notetweets_rich_text_read_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22longform_notetweets_inline_media_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_enhance_cards_enabled%22%3Afalse%2C%22responsive_web_twitter_blue_verified_badge_is_enabled%22%3Atrue%7D failed, giving up.
Empty DataFrame
Columns: [Date, Tweet Id, Content, Username]
Index: []

[InCredH]

I am facing the same issue.
Maybe this will help you: https://stackoverflow.com/questions/76078066/why-am-i-getting-this-error-when-trying-to-use-snscraper

[TheTechRobo]

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