diff --git a/twscrape/api.py b/twscrape/api.py
index 14d304e..1fc37cf 100644
--- a/twscrape/api.py
+++ b/twscrape/api.py
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 from .accounts_pool import AccountsPool
 from .constants import *
 from .logger import set_log_level
-from .models import Tweet, User
+from .models import Tweet, User, get_tweets, get_users
 from .queue_client import QueueClient
 from .utils import encode_params, find_obj, get_by_path, to_old_obj, to_old_rep
 
@@ -93,14 +93,9 @@ async def search_raw(self, q: str, limit=-1, kv=None):
             yield x
 
     async def search(self, q: str, limit=-1, kv=None):
-        twids = set()
         async for rep in self.search_raw(q, limit=limit, kv=kv):
-            obj = to_old_rep(rep.json())
-            for x in obj["tweets"].values():
-                tmp = Tweet.parse(x, obj)
-                if tmp.id not in twids:
-                    twids.add(tmp.id)
-                    yield tmp
+            for x in get_tweets(rep.json(), limit):
+                yield x
 
     # user_by_id
 
@@ -181,9 +176,8 @@ async def followers_raw(self, uid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
 
     async def followers(self, uid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
         async for rep in self.followers_raw(uid, limit=limit, kv=kv):
-            obj = to_old_rep(rep.json())
-            for _, v in obj["users"].items():
-                yield User.parse(v)
+            for x in get_users(rep.json(), limit):
+                yield x
 
     # following
 
@@ -195,9 +189,8 @@ async def following_raw(self, uid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
 
     async def following(self, uid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
         async for rep in self.following_raw(uid, limit=limit, kv=kv):
-            obj = to_old_rep(rep.json())
-            for _, v in obj["users"].items():
-                yield User.parse(v)
+            for x in get_users(rep.json(), limit):
+                yield x
 
     # retweeters
 
@@ -209,9 +202,8 @@ async def retweeters_raw(self, twid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
 
     async def retweeters(self, twid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
         async for rep in self.retweeters_raw(twid, limit=limit, kv=kv):
-            obj = to_old_rep(rep.json())
-            for _, v in obj["users"].items():
-                yield User.parse(v)
+            for x in get_users(rep.json(), limit):
+                yield x
 
     # favoriters
 
@@ -223,9 +215,8 @@ async def favoriters_raw(self, twid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
 
     async def favoriters(self, twid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
         async for rep in self.favoriters_raw(twid, limit=limit, kv=kv):
-            obj = to_old_rep(rep.json())
-            for _, v in obj["users"].items():
-                yield User.parse(v)
+            for x in get_users(rep.json(), limit):
+                yield x
 
     # user_tweets
 
@@ -245,9 +236,8 @@ async def user_tweets_raw(self, uid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
 
     async def user_tweets(self, uid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
         async for rep in self.user_tweets_raw(uid, limit=limit, kv=kv):
-            obj = to_old_rep(rep.json())
-            for _, v in obj["tweets"].items():
-                yield Tweet.parse(v, obj)
+            for x in get_tweets(rep.json(), limit):
+                yield x
 
     # user_tweets_and_replies
 
@@ -267,9 +257,8 @@ async def user_tweets_and_replies_raw(self, uid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
 
     async def user_tweets_and_replies(self, uid: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
         async for rep in self.user_tweets_and_replies_raw(uid, limit=limit, kv=kv):
-            obj = to_old_rep(rep.json())
-            for _, v in obj["tweets"].items():
-                yield Tweet.parse(v, obj)
+            for x in get_tweets(rep.json(), limit):
+                yield x
 
     # list timeline
 
@@ -285,6 +274,5 @@ async def list_timeline_raw(self, list_id: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
 
     async def list_timeline(self, list_id: int, limit=-1, kv=None):
         async for rep in self.list_timeline_raw(list_id, limit=limit, kv=kv):
-            obj = to_old_rep(rep.json())
-            for x in obj["tweets"].values():
-                yield Tweet.parse(x, obj)
+            for x in get_tweets(rep, limit):
+                yield x
diff --git a/twscrape/models.py b/twscrape/models.py
index 4b6183a..1ff7048 100644
--- a/twscrape/models.py
+++ b/twscrape/models.py
@@ -3,10 +3,12 @@
 import re
 from dataclasses import asdict, dataclass, field
 from datetime import datetime
-from typing import Optional
+from typing import Generator, Optional
+
+import httpx
 
 from .logger import logger
-from .utils import find_item, get_or, int_or_none
+from .utils import find_item, get_or, int_or_none, to_old_rep
 
 
 @dataclass
@@ -115,7 +117,7 @@ class User(JSONTrait):
     # label: typing.Optional["UserLabel"] = None
 
     @staticmethod
-    def parse(obj: dict):
+    def parse(obj: dict, res=None):
         return User(
             id=int(obj["id_str"]),
             id_str=obj["id_str"],
@@ -373,3 +375,36 @@ def _get_views(obj: dict, rt_obj: dict):
             if k is not None:
                 return k
     return None
+
+
+# reply parsing
+
+
+def get_items(rep: httpx.Response, kind: str, limit: int = -1):
+    if kind == "user":
+        Cls = User
+        key = "users"
+    elif kind == "tweet":
+        Cls = Tweet
+        key = "tweets"
+    else:
+        raise ValueError(f"Invalid kind: {kind}")
+
+    ids = set()
+    obj = to_old_rep(rep.json() if "json" in rep else rep)  # type: ignore
+    for x in obj[key].values():
+        if limit != -1 and len(ids) >= limit:
+            break
+
+        tmp = Cls.parse(x, obj)
+        if tmp.id not in ids:
+            ids.add(tmp.id)
+            yield tmp
+
+
+def get_tweets(rep: httpx.Response, limit: int = -1) -> Generator[Tweet, None, None]:
+    return get_items(rep, "tweet", limit)  # type: ignore
+
+
+def get_users(rep: httpx.Response, limit: int = -1) -> Generator[User, None, None]:
+    return get_items(rep, "user", limit)  # type: ignore
diff --git a/twscrape/queue_client.py b/twscrape/queue_client.py
index 222c1bf..00e8d47 100644
--- a/twscrape/queue_client.py
+++ b/twscrape/queue_client.py
@@ -155,6 +155,11 @@ async def _check_rep(self, rep: httpx.Response):
             await self._close_ctx(-1, banned=True, msg=msg)
             raise BannedError(msg)
 
+        # possible banned by old api flow
+        if rep.status_code in (401, 403):
+            await self._close_ctx(utc_ts() + 60 * 60 * 12)  # lock for 12 hours
+            raise RateLimitError(msg)
+
         # content not found
         if rep.status_code == 200 and "_Missing: No status found with that ID." in msg:
             return  # ignore this error