diff --git a/telegram/x_search.py b/telegram/x_search.py
index d8a29c7..40ae43c 100644
--- a/telegram/x_search.py
+++ b/telegram/x_search.py
@@ -179,7 +179,34 @@ async def fetch_tweet_by_url(url: str) -> dict | None:
 
     try:
         async with aiohttp.ClientSession() as session:
-            # First try article endpoint
+            # Primary: direct tweet lookup by ID (works for any tweet, any age)
+            async with session.get(
+                "https://api.twitterapi.io/twitter/tweets",
+                params={"tweet_ids": tweet_id},
+                headers={"X-API-Key": key},
+                timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=10),
+            ) as resp:
+                if resp.status == 200:
+                    data = await resp.json()
+                    tweets = data.get("tweets", [])
+                    if tweets:
+                        tweet = tweets[0]
+                        author_data = tweet.get("author", {})
+                        return {
+                            "text": tweet.get("text", ""),
+                            "url": url,
+                            "author": author_data.get("userName", username),
+                            "author_name": author_data.get("name", ""),
+                            "author_followers": author_data.get("followers", 0),
+                            "engagement": (tweet.get("likeCount", 0) or 0) + (tweet.get("retweetCount", 0) or 0),
+                            "likes": tweet.get("likeCount", 0),
+                            "retweets": tweet.get("retweetCount", 0),
+                            "views": tweet.get("viewCount", 0),
+                            "tweet_date": tweet.get("createdAt", ""),
+                            "is_article": False,
+                        }
+
+            # Fallback: try article endpoint (for X long-form articles)
             async with session.get(
                 "https://api.twitterapi.io/twitter/article",
                 params={"tweet_id": tweet_id},
@@ -202,41 +229,7 @@ async def fetch_tweet_by_url(url: str) -> dict | None:
                             "title": article.get("title", ""),
                         }
 
-            # Fallback: search from:username and match by ID
-            # NOTE: fallback only finds recent tweets (~7 days). Older tweets fail. (Ganymede)
-            # Try with cursor pagination to search deeper
-            cursor = ""
-            for page in range(3):  # Up to 3 pages
-                params = {"query": f"from:{username}", "queryType": "Latest"}
-                if cursor:
-                    params["cursor"] = cursor
-                async with session.get(
-                    API_URL,
-                    params=params,
-                    headers={"X-API-Key": key},
-                    timeout=aiohttp.ClientTimeout(total=10),
-                ) as resp:
-                    if resp.status >= 400:
-                        break
-                    data = await resp.json()
-                    for tweet in data.get("tweets", []):
-                        if str(tweet.get("id")) == tweet_id:
-                            author = tweet.get("author", {})
-                            return {
-                                "text": tweet.get("text", ""),
-                                "url": url,
-                                "author": author.get("userName", username),
-                                "author_name": author.get("name", ""),
-                                "author_followers": author.get("followers", 0),
-                                "engagement": (tweet.get("likeCount", 0) or 0) + (tweet.get("retweetCount", 0) or 0),
-                                "tweet_date": tweet.get("createdAt", ""),
-                                "is_article": False,
-                            }
-                    cursor = data.get("next_cursor", "")
-                    if not cursor:
-                        break
-
-            # If still not found, return placeholder (Ganymede: surface failure)
+            # Both failed — return placeholder (Ganymede: surface failure)
             return {
                 "text": f"[Could not fetch tweet content from @{username}]",
                 "url": url,