Code Search API not consistent

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I am trying to search for some keywords in a repo using github code search REST API. I am getting total count as zero in the api response. When i use the same query string in github search bar, it is returning results. This search code isn't consistent , i am getting results from the api for certain repos (active, non archived and non forked) and not for other repos (archived repo and forked repo).

Search strings i have tried:
example password extension:py repo:sai100/test-archive
example password extension:py repo:sai100/test-archive is:archived
example password extension:py repo:sai100/test-archive archived:true
flask password path:*.py repo:sai100/Workforce_Management_System_using_Flask is:fork
flask password extension:py repo:sai100/Workforce_Management_System_using_Flask is:fork

Against these public test repos:
https://github.com/sai100/test-archive - archived
https://github.com/sai100/Workforce_Management_System_using_Flask - forked

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[itschanuka]

You cannot search forked or archived repos with the Code Search API.
You must clone the repo and search manually OR
Use GitHub’s GraphQL API to pull file content if you know paths.
If you're only targeting your own repos, a better solution:
Use REST API to list the files in the repo.

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