X app search query format problem

Questions
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Describe the problem/error/question

I am trying to use search from X app node. I am using this format in search box “” -filter:retweets -filter:replies since:2025-12-21, e.g. “Word cup football” -filter:retweets -filter:replies since:2025-12-21 but getting query format issue in x response. What am I doing wrong?

What is the error message (if any)?

Incorrect search query format

Please share your workflow

{
“nodes”: [
{
“parameters”: {
“operation”: “search”,
“searchText”: “=“WORLD CUP FOOTBALL” -filter:retweets -filter:replies since:{{ $json.Year }}-{{ DateTime.fromFormat($json.Month, ‘LLLL’).toFormat(‘MM’) }}-{{ $json[‘Day of month’]-1 }}”,
“additionalFields”: {
“tweetFieldsObject”:
}
},
“type”: “n8n-nodes-base.twitter”,
“typeVersion”: 2,
“position”: [
208,
0
],
“name”: “Search Tweets”,
}
}
],
“connections”: {
“Search Tweets”: {
“main”: [

]
}
},
“pinData”: {},
}

your n8n setup

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2

The problem is probally with how your building the since date in the expression. X’s API is pretty strict about date formats and it needs to be in YYYY-MM-DD format without any extra spaces or weird formatting. Try simplifying your expression to make sure the date is coming out clean, maybe use a set node before the search to build the date string first so you can see exactly what its outputing. Also double check theres no extra spaces around the filters, X can be picky about that. You might want to try a simpler query first like just “WORLD CUP FOOTBALL” without the dynamic date stuff to see if the base query works, then add the filters back one at a time