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Twitter/X oembed (link preview) does not work
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Description
Unsure what or where the problem could be. There are no logs emitted, but whereas say Bluesky links are properly expanded with a preview, Twitter/X posts are not. I've seen there's quite a history going back on this, perhaps there's a newer solution?
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- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start by tracing the existing link-preview handling and comparing the working Bluesky expansion with the failing Twitter/X case. Investigate the history referenced in the issue and identify the current oEmbed path; done means Twitter/X posts produce previews without the reported silent failure.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- backend
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 30/100