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From: ItsRauf <31735267+ItsRauf@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Apr 2026 14:24:41 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] =?UTF-8?q?=F0=9F=90=9B=20fix(platforms):=20gracefully=20h?=
 =?UTF-8?q?andle=20deleted=20parent=20tweet=20in=20replies?=
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---
 .changeset/breezy-bears-lead.md   |  5 +++++
 packages/platforms/src/Twitter.ts | 11 ++++++++---
 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100644 .changeset/breezy-bears-lead.md

diff --git a/.changeset/breezy-bears-lead.md b/.changeset/breezy-bears-lead.md
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6533428
--- /dev/null
+++ b/.changeset/breezy-bears-lead.md
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+---
+"@embedly/platforms": patch
+---
+
+fix(platforms): gracefully handle deleted parent tweet in replies
diff --git a/packages/platforms/src/Twitter.ts b/packages/platforms/src/Twitter.ts
index a03ef22..8eece64 100644
--- a/packages/platforms/src/Twitter.ts
+++ b/packages/platforms/src/Twitter.ts
@@ -147,9 +147,14 @@ export class Twitter extends EmbedlyPlatform {
     }
 
     if (tweet_data.replying_to_status) {
-      const reply_tweet = await this.fetchPost(
-        tweet_data.replying_to_status
-      );
+      let reply_tweet: any;
+      try {
+        reply_tweet = await this.fetchPost(
+          tweet_data.replying_to_status
+        );
+      } catch {
+        return embed;
+      }
       const reply_embed = new Embed(this.transformRawData(reply_tweet));
       if (reply_tweet.text !== "") {
         reply_embed.setDescription(