since_id returning older messages

[Jake]

I am trying to retrieve direct messages using the since_id to fetch
only the new ones. The documentations says "Returns only direct
messages with an ID greater than (that is, more recent than) the
specified ID." However, the API is giving me messages with an ID lower
than the since_id that I pass. Is this a known issue?

Here is what I ask for:
http://twitter.com/direct_messages.xml?since_id=80627918

Here is what I get back (I snipped out the irrelevant stuff)

<direct-messages type="array">
<direct_message>
<id>80627918</id>
...
</direct_message>
<direct_message>
<id>80615056</id>
...
</direct_message>

You can see that the second message is lower than my since_id
parameter. Am I doing something wrong?

[Damon Clinkscales]

On Mon, Mar 30, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Jake <off...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I am trying to retrieve direct messages using the since_id to fetch
> only the new ones.  The documentations says "Returns only direct
> messages with an ID greater than (that is, more recent than) the
> specified ID." However, the API is giving me messages with an ID lower
> than the since_id that I pass.  Is this a known issue?

yes. see the list from today. many posts.

-damon

[Beier]

I'm having the same issue here. Is there a ticket for this? any link?

Thanks