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How to Search and Find Your Own Tweets on Twitter

Searching for your own tweets on Twitter allows you to look back on your posting history, find specific tweets to reference or reshare, and analyze your content over time. While Twitter only displays your last 3200 tweets on your profile, there are several methods to search further back and uncover your Twitter posting history.

Use Twitter’s Advanced Search

The easiest way to search your old tweets is to use Twitter’s Advanced Search feature. Here’s how:

  1. Go to https://twitter.com/search-advanced or click on “Advanced Search” after running a search on Twitter.
  2. Under “Accounts”, enter your @username into the “From these accounts” field.
  3. Optionally, add additional search filters:
    • Words/phrases you tweeted
    • Hashtags you used
    • Accounts you mentioned or replied to
    • Date ranges
  4. Scroll through the tweets in reverse-chronological order or use your browser’s “Find” feature to search for keywords.

You can look up your own old tweets or someone else’s public tweets using this method. Advanced Search gives you the most flexibility to narrow down specific old tweets you are looking for.

Use Search Operators on Twitter’s Search Bar

You can also search your tweets right from Twitter’s main search bar by using these search operators:

from:yourusername since:yyyy-mm-dd until:yyyy-mm-dd

For example:

from:jsmith since:2020-01-01 until:2020-06-30

This will show all tweets from @jsmith between January 1, 2020 and June 30, 2020. Change the username and date ranges to suit your search.

Download Your Twitter Archive

If you want to search your entire Twitter history outside of the platform, you can download your Twitter archive:

  1. Go to Settings > Your Account > Download an archive of your data
  2. Enter your password and click Request archive
  3. Once available, download the ZIP file to your computer
  4. Search your tweets spreadsheet by date, text, hashtags etc.

Your archive contains all of your tweets and can be searched more easily than scrolling through your profile. However, it’s not updated in real-time.

Use Third-Party Apps

Sites like All My Tweets display your tweets on one long scrollable page that you can visually scan or use your browser search to find keywords. However, third-party apps tend to have tweet limits unless you pay for premium access.

Search Tweets in Mobile App

The Twitter mobile app has limited search capabilities compared to the web interface. You can filter tweets from your profile by:

  • Tapping your profile icon > Tweets tab
  • Using the Bookmarks feature to save tweets
  • Filtering search results by “From You”

But for the most powerful Twitter search experience, use the desktop website.

Tips for Successful Self Tweet Search

  • Save searches on Twitter to rerun them in the future
  • Use multiple search filters to narrow results
  • Sort results by Latest first
  • Search tweets both visually and by text keywords

Why You Can’t Find All Your Tweets

Twitter limits tweet visibility for performance reasons. Their search index spans roughly the last 7-10 days for recency and does not contain every tweet ever posted. Twitter also excludes some tweets from search for policy violations or spam detection.

So if you can’t find a very old tweet, it may no longer be indexed or searchable unless you download your full Twitter archive.

Conclusion

Searching your own Twitter history lets you analyze your content, find popular tweets to reshare, and reference your previous commentary. Use Twitter Advanced Search for the most powerful tweet search capabilities along with operator searches and downloading your Twitter archive. With the right tools and search techniques, you can uncover your entire Twitter posting history.

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