http.get returns 404 "Route not found" - flutter

Question

I am trying to use a public API to search movie titles via my Flutter/Dart app.
A minimal code snippet is this
static Future<AnimeSearchResult> fetchSearchResults(String searchTerm) async {
final response = await http.get(
Uri.https("kitsu.io", "/api/edge/anime?filter[text]=cowboy%20bebop"));
// https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime?filter[text]=cowboy%20bebop
if (response.statusCode == 200) {
// If the server did return a 200 OK response,
// then parse the JSON.
return animeSearchResultsFromMap(response.body);
} else {
// If the server did not return a 200 OK response,
// then throw an exception.
print(response.body);
throw Exception('Failed to load search results');
}
}
This will search and return an object back to a FutureBuilder Widget which then displays the results. (I have tested the UI and it is working on sample data)
Running the code, I get 404 error in my console
{"errors":[{"status":404,"title":"Route Not Found"}]}
Opening the link in my browser, it gives a JSON file as its supposed to do.
Trying to access the trending collection link using
final response = await http.get(Uri.https("kitsu.io", "/api/edge/trending/anime")); also works perfectly fine.
So I am suspecting there is some error in the way my URI is written for the search code. Precisely speaking, this line is at fault
final response = await http.get(Uri.https("kitsu.io", "/api/edge/anime?filter[text]=cowboy%20bebop"));
However I don't know what exactly is the problem.
Any help is appreciated!
Thank You!

Answer 1

I tried it this way, and it worked:
final response = await http.get(Uri.parse("https://kitsu.io/api/edge/anime?filter[text]=cowboy%20bebop"));
But await http.get(Uri.https resulted in the same error you are having.