The Superhuman Guide to Twitter Advanced Search: 23 Hidden Ways to Use Advanced Search for Marketing and Sales (2024)

With over 270 million monetizable daily active users, Twitter is always filled with trending topics, breaking news, and timely discussions. While millions of tweets are shared per day, you can search them all—plus the multi-million profiles attached to them—using the amazing yet little-known Twitter Advanced Search tool.

Advanced Search is a goldmine for marketers and small business owners because you can easily find new customers and search for specific tweets. Rather than just letting Twitter’s Algorithm choose which tweets you see, advanced search allows you to find tweets that are most relevant to you.

In this post, we'll show you how, and we'll also share a whole host of other top tips and tricks to help your business win with Twitter Advanced Search.

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How to find Twitter’s Advanced Search


Advanced Search is available when using Twitter’s website—you can access it directly by heading to twitter.com/search-advanced. Alternatively, you can enter your query into the search bar on Twitter’s home page and then click Advanced Search located next to the search filters on the upper-right of your results page.

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Unfortunately, you can not access the advanced Twitter search tool directly within Twitter’s mobile app. However, you can still access it through your phone’s web browser by visiting https://mobile.twitter.com/search-advanced.

Navigating Twitter Advanced Search

At first glance, the Advanced Search results page may appear a little overwhelming. There are quite a few fields to consider and it’s a little daunting figuring out where to start, but it's ultimately a powerful search engine you can use to your advantage. We’ve put together this quick guide to help you find your way around.

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Search filters to use

With these search filters, you can choose the text that you want—or don’t want—to appear in your search results. This makes it possible to quickly find specific tweets and specific keywords on the social media platform.

Searching for specific words or phrases

  • All of these words: Enter two or more words in this field, and you'll see tweets that contain those terms (in no particular order). You can search for one or more phrases by using quotations to separate each, for example, "social media" and "social marketing."
  • This exact phrase: It's best to search for just one phrase in here. This field is particularly useful if you want to search for names or quotes.
  • Any of these words: This field is great to search for multiple words. For example, you could use “Buffer,” “@Buffer,” and “#Buffer” to search for all things Buffer-related.
  • None of these words: Whatever you put in here will exclude tweets from your search results that contain the specified words or phrases.
  • These hashtags: This one helps you hone in on specific hashtags, for example, #Buffer.
  • Written in: This option will allow you to find tweets in any of Twitter’s 34 supported languages.
  • Replies or original tweets: You can also choose whether you want to see only original tweets or all tweets – including replies – in your search results.

Searching for people or accounts

  • From these accounts: This one will only show you tweets from the specific accounts you choose. ( example: tweeted by “@Buffer”).
  • To these accounts: These are tweets sent as replies to a specific account (example: in reply to “@Buffer”).
  • Mentioning these accounts: Enter an account name in this field to see any tweets that mention a specific account (example: tweets that include “@Buffer”).

Searching for the location where the tweet was sent

  • Near this place: You can see tweets sent while a person was in a particular area.

Searching for the date a tweet was sent

  • From this date to this date: This is an incredibly easy way to search for tweets in a specific date range. For example, you could find out what Twitter users were saying during a marketing campaign or when certain topics were trending. This is a convenient way to find old tweets that may not appear on your Twitter timeline.


In addition to the Advanced Search page, there are a couple of other great resources to help you refine your results. Twitter’s search results page has menu options for filtering results by media type, profiles, and more.

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And you can also do quite a number of advanced search tricks from any Twitter search bar by combining Twitter search operators.

20 Cool and Sneaky Ways to Use Twitter Advanced Search for Marketing and Sales


Now let’s see some neat ways to put this all together for maximum impact!

1. Create a saved search

Saved searches can be great for keeping an eye on people sharing your content, keywords relevant to your brand, and your own mentions.

To save a search query, right-click on the three dots next to the search bar and then click Save this search. Twitter allows you to save up to 25 searches per account.

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Next time you visit Twitter to perform a new search, all your saved searches will appear in the drop-down menu.

2. Find your interactions with another Twitter account

It can be hard to recall all of your interactions with another person on Twitter. As a way to refresh your mind, you can use the “From these accounts” and “To these accounts” filters to help you find a specific interaction in your Twitter search history. Here are some interactions between the Buffer Twitter account and Buffer’s Co-founder and CEO Joel Gascoigne, for example.

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3. Find the most popular tweets about a topic

As an alternative to the “Top tweets” that Twitter displays for each search term, this search trick will allow you to define your own metrics for what makes a popular post.

As Amit Agarwal explains on his blog, “Go to the Twitter search box, type any search term and append the operator min_retweets:[number] or min_faves:[number] to filter your search results.” For example, you can search “buffer min_retweets:5 OR min_faves:5”.

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That result will show you tweets that mention Buffer with a minimum of five retweets or five favorites.

4. Find your most popular tweets

Using the same technique, you can also find the most popular tweets from your own Twitter account. To do this, simply head to the Twitter explore page (or use the Twitter Advanced Search function) and search for: “from:[your account] min_retweets 20”.

For example: “from:buffer min_retweets:20”.

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It brings back results for tweets sent from the @buffer account with more than 20 retweets.

You could do the same thing for the number of likes a tweet has received. By typing in the phrase, “Buffer scheduling min_faves:10" the Twitter will show tweets that have received at least 10 likes.

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5. Find ideas for blog posts

Twitter is a great source of inspiration for blog posts. When using Advanced Search for research, you can look at what people are saying about a particular subject.

Here’s a search we did in Twitter Advanced Search to research this very post.

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If you would like to see what your favorite tweeters are saying about a certain topic, search for a keyword and their names.

For example, this search: “LinkedIn (from:TechCrunch)” displays all the tweets about LinkedIn from TechCrunch.

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7. Embed tweets in your website or blog post

Embedding real-time tweets within your website or blog post can be a great way to make your content more interactive.

To embed tweets in your blog or website, visit https://publish.twitter.com/ and enter the URL of the timeline you’d like to embed. For example, you can choose the URL of a tweet or a Twitter profile or include a Twitter handle or hashtag.

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After you’ve made your selection, simply copy and paste the code into the HTML of your website or blog.

For example, here’s the code we got for tweets from Buffer’s Twitter handle:

<a class="twitter-timeline" href="https://twitter.com/buffer?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">Tweets by buffer</a> <script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>

8. Filter tweets by location

If you want to find people who are talking about your brand in a specific location, use the two operators near: and within:

The near operator is followed by the location's name, which can be a city, state, country, postal code, or geocodes (a location's GPS coordinates, which you can find on Google Maps).

The within operator is followed by the distance. By default, Twitter uses 15 miles, but you can change the distance by adding in miles.

For example, if you want to search for tweets about pizza in Boston with a 10-mile limit, here's what the search term would be: “Pizza near:Boston within:10mi”.

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9: Connect with influencers

Collaborating with an influencer can help increase your brand exposure. To find influencers on Twitter, you can use the Advanced Search option to find specific brand keywords or hashtags along with the engagement levels you want to see, such as the minimum number of retweets, replies, or likes. You can also narrow down your search in the results page to a specific area by using the Twitter search operator for location.

For example, let’s say you’re a makeup brand looking for a beauty blogger or makeup artist to collaborate with in Chicago. Your search would look like this: “#Makeup near:Chicago within:10mi min_faves:5 min_retweets:20”.

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In your search results, you’d find the profiles of beauty bloggers and makeup artists near Chicago who meet your specified engagement criteria.

10. Get media coverage for your brand

Generate some PR buzz for your brand by using Twitter to find journalists actively looking for a scoop. Journalists and PR companies often use hashtags like “#journorequest” and “PRrequest” to find people and businesses to interview or feature in their stories.

For example, #Journorequest “small business” would be a useful search for a small business owner looking for PR coverage.

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The results reveal tweets from journalists who want to connect with small business owners for a story they are working on.

11. Monitor mentions of your company

Using Twitter’s Advanced Search to monitor your brand can be extremely effective. As well as monitoring mentions of your brand name, Advanced Search also allows you to keep an eye on mentions of your Twitter handle and even any tweets that include your URL.

Here’s a search for all things Buffer:

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12. Filter out competitor tweets

If you want to filter out any results mentioning competitors of yours, you can do so by adding their username and URL in the “None of these words” Advanced Search field.

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13. Discover customer sentiment about your business

Twitter search is a great way to quickly get a snapshot of how your customers feel about your business.

These types of searches will help you stumble upon some great feedback and ideas, too. For example, a tweet in which a customer expresses frustration could spark discussion about improving your product or service.

To include sentiment filters in your search, add a happy or unhappy emoticon to the end of your search term, e.g., “@AppleSupport :( ” or “@AppleSupport :)”.

14. Level up your customer service

Responding quickly to your customers is an important part of customer service. You can find queries or complaints about your brand on Twitter by searching for terms like "customer service" or "support," along with your brand keywords. This is particularly useful for finding tweets that don't directly @ mention your brand.

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15. Search your competitor’s tweets

This is a great tip we picked up from Tim Baran. Using Advanced Search, you can filter through tweets from any account and for selected keywords. To do this, simply use the “All of these words” and “From these accounts” fields.

When we searched for the word “transparency” from the @buffer Twitter account, we found all the tweets from our Twitter account that mention “transparency.”

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As a shortcut, you could search transparency (from:buffer) in the search bar.

16. Monitor sentiment about competitors

Twitter Advanced Search gives you the same information you get when you monitor sentiment about your own brand. It empowers you to keep tabs on how customers are talking about your competitors, too.

For example, to find out how your competitor’s customers feel about a specific topic, you could combine the search queries: “@brand :( ”.

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This will return tweets that mention the brand along with the unhappy emoticon.

17. See results only for the people you follow

Twitter moves fast, and sometimes it can be easy to miss great content from the people you follow.

Thankfully, Twitter search allows you to filter tweets only from the people you follow. This is a great way to make sure you don’t miss anything from your favorite tweeters on the subjects you care about.

For example, if you wanted to find out who among your followers are talking about content marketing, you would type “content marketing” in the search bar, hit enter, and then refine your search by selecting “People you follow” in the Search filters.

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18. Find videos related to a topic

If you want to find a video on a specific topic, Twitter Search provides a great alternative to YouTube Search. To filter your video searches, use either Advanced Search or the search bar on the Twitter home page and then select Videos from the results page filters.

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What you see is a list of all tweets that have videos in them.

19. Find photos related to a subject

You can also search Twitter for images using either the Advanced Search function or the Twitter home search bar and then select Photos from the results page filters.

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20. Search for things you think people will say

Listening is extremely important in social media, and by keeping an eye on what people are saying, you can find some potential customers within your target audience.

Twitter Search is a little different than Google Search. When you’re thinking of keywords and phrases to query, think about how people talk to each other. Tweets tend to be a lot more conversational than Google search terms.

You can search for terms like:

  • “How do I …?”
  • “ anyone recommend …?” + a keyword
  • “any advice on” + a keyword


For example, suppose you run a plant-based nutrition business. You could search "can anyone recommend" protein powder.

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Once you find people who could be your future customers, connect with them, start a conversation, and build relationships before you start selling.

Supercharge your Twitter account

Twitter Advanced Search is a powerful tool for finding new leads, building relationships, and promoting your business.

Another tool we recommend is Buffer's analytics features to measure your social media performance and get insights and recommendations on how to grow reach, engagement, and sales for your business.

Used in conjunction with Twitter Advanced Search, Buffer Analyze can help take your Twitter account to the next level.

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The Superhuman Guide to Twitter Advanced Search: 23 Hidden Ways to Use Advanced Search for Marketing and Sales (2024)

FAQs

How to use advanced search on Twitter? ›

Click Advanced search, located underneath Search filters on the upper right of your results page, or click More options and then click Advanced search. Fill in the appropriate fields to refine your search results (see below for some helpful tips). Click Search to see your results.

Why does Twitter advanced search not work? ›

If Twitter's Advanced Search isn't working, it could be due to various reasons like browser issues, Twitter's server problems, or incorrect use of search filters. Try clearing your browser's cache, checking your internet connection, or ensuring you're using the search filters correctly.

What is the most useful web application to search people on Twitter? ›

If you want to find people in your area that may be using Twitter, TwitterLocal is a great service to do it. Upon entering a city and state or ZIP code, you can quickly find all the people within a 40-mile radius that have recently issued tweets.

How do you search on Twitter tricks? ›

Find tweets on a specific topic

Keep in mind that searching for more than one exact phrase can seriously limit your search results. Consider using “AND” or “OR” operators to broaden the results and find more ideas: “AND” displays results that use both terms. “OR” displays results that use either term.

How to find someone's secret Twitter? ›

Search By Name: The easiest way to find someone is through the search bar. Write their name in the search bar and see if you find a familiar face (if there's a face). Search by Phone Number: In the same search bar, you can enter the phone number and see if there's a connection between the account and the phone number.

How to find deleted tweets? ›

To search for a deleted tweet using the Wayback Machine, enter the URL of the tweet and select "Wayback Machine" from the dropdown menu. Click "Go," and the tool will open the Wayback Machine's archive of that tweet in a new tab. Archive.is is another web archiving service that takes snapshots of webpages.

How to see old tweets of someone? ›

Here's how to use it.
  1. Visit Wayback Machine's website, type “twitter.com/” and add the Twitter handle you want to search. ...
  2. Enter a specific date range. ...
  3. Click the bubble you want to see, and Wayback Machine will show you snapshots of Tweets from that day.

Does Twitter advanced search show deleted tweets? ›

Twitter's advanced search is a fantastic tool that allows you to locate erased posts effortlessly. The advanced search feature allows users to find a deleted tweet with keywords. You can enter the exact phrase, specific words, or any search term to dig it out.

Why is Twitter blocking my searches? ›

Your account may be filtered from search if you are logged into a third-party application that is updating many accounts with similar or duplicate content.

How private are Twitter searches? ›

No, your Twitter followers cannot see your search history. It's private and only visible to you.

What app are people using instead of Twitter? ›

What is the best Twitter alternative?
Best Twitter alternativePros
BlueskyAd-free; looks and feels like Twitter
MastodonAd-free; open-source
Counter.SocialAd-free; excellent discussion interface
Diaspora*Ad-free; open-source; a cross between Twitter and Facebook
2 more rows
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Is there a better way to search Twitter? ›

Twitter Advanced Search is a refined version of the search Twitter feature on the platform. It permits you to narrow down your searches by keywords, phrases, hashtags, and more. This way, you can find precisely what you're looking for amidst the constant flow of tweets that plague your Twitter account.

How does Twitter search algorithm work? ›

To figure out what's relevant, Twitter (X's) algorithm looks at a bunch of signals, like who you follow and the topics you like to interact with. The algorithm also takes into account the relevance of hashtags, keywords and trending topics when it's evaluating a Tweet.

Can you use Twitter Advanced Search on mobile? ›

How to Access Twitter's Advanced Search. Twitter's Advanced Search is a great tool to use for research, but it's only available on Twitter's web app. You cannot access it using the mobile app on Android or iOS.

How do I see all tweets of a user? ›

Head to the Twitter advanced search page.
  1. A pop-up will appear with a variety of text boxes. ...
  2. Scroll back up to Words and specify what keywords or phrases you want to search that user's tweets for. ...
  3. If you'd like, scroll down to the Filters, Engagements, and Dates sections to make your search even more precise.
Jan 10, 2023

How do you advance search date on Twitter? ›

Log in to your Twitter account, and go to Twitter advanced search.
  1. Enter your name in the "From these accounts" column and subheading in “People” column.
  2. Under “Dates” choose the starting and ending dates for your tweet search.
  3. Then click “Search” and Twitter will show you the list of posts from that specific time.
Feb 13, 2024

How to search specific words on Twitter? ›

Use these steps to search for tweets:
  1. Open Twitter. ...
  2. Enter your keywords in the search bar. ...
  3. Press the enter key. ...
  4. Enter your search criteria in Twitter's search bar. ...
  5. Press the enter key. ...
  6. Click the three blue dots next to the search bar to proceed with an advanced search. ...
  7. Fill in the appropriate fields. ...
  8. Click the "Search" button.

How to search old tweets on Twitter? ›

Finding Your Old Tweets with Twitter's Advanced Search Function. You can also use Twitter's own Advanced Search feature to search your old tweets. Go to https://twitter.com/search-advanced or just click on “Advanced search” on the right. and enter your username into the “From these accounts” field under “Accounts.”

How do I set up safe search on Twitter? ›

Once signed in, tap on the profile icon and select "Settings and Privacy" under "Settings and Support".
  1. Go to the "Privacy and Safety" section.
  2. Then tap on the "Content You See" button and select "Search Settings".
  3. Uncheck the box that says "Hide Sensitive Content".
Dec 21, 2023

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