The ptwix search method accept string in this format

“bye&rpp=20″

There are some instructions about search queries (Come directly from twitter search API method page)
This information are not up to date, is strongly suggested to read directly the twitter documentation.

Example queries:

• Containing a word: http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=twitter
• From a user: http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=from%3Aal3x
• Replying to a user (tweet starts with @mzsanford): http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=to%3Amzsanford
• Mentioning a user (tweet contains @biz): http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%40biz
• Containing a hashtag (up to 16 characters): http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%23haiku
• Combine any of the operators together: http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?phrase=happy+hour&until=2009-03-24
• Originating from an application: http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=landing+source:tweetie

Search operators:

Most search operators can be used with API queries.

Boolean operators:

• OR to combine queries:
  • Mentioning @twitterapi OR @twitter: http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=%40twitterapi+OR+%40twitter
• Negation: place - in front of the operator.
  • Referencing a user but not from that user: http://search.twitter.com/search.atom?q=dougw+-from%3Adougw

Operator Limits:

• since: and until operators:
  • since: will return a HTTP 404 if it is too old
  • until: cannot be in the future
  • since: and until: do not accept the negation (-) operation
• filter:links operator:
  • results are limited to 7 days
• source: operator:
  • results are limited to 7 days
  • queries must contain at least one keyword parameter with the source: operator
• lang= operator:
  • results are limited to 7 days
• location operator:
  • results are limited to 7 days
• near:
  • cannot be used in API search

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Tags: 1.1, queries, search operators, twitter search

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