# How to Search Someone’s Tweets Like a Pro

Finding a specific tweet in 2025 can feel like grabbing a single leaf in a hurricane. X’s feed moves fast, and manually scrolling doesn’t cut it. With a few powerful operators and workflows, you can locate any tweet — old conversations, viral posts, threads, and replies — in seconds.

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## Why Smart Search Matters

Whether you’re researching a brand, tracking a topic, or verifying a claim, fast and accurate search turns X from a chaotic stream into a structured knowledge base. Mastering search saves hours, reduces guesswork, and reveals patterns you would otherwise miss.

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## Master X’s Advanced Search (Desktop)

Go to **[twitter.com/search-advanced](https://twitter.com/search-advanced)** for clean filters by keywords, accounts, dates, and engagement.

Example query idea (enter via the standard search bar):

- `from:TechInsider AI since:2024-06-01 until:2024-06-10`
- Add `min_faves:100` or `min_retweets:50` to surface high-performing posts.

Pro tip: Use exact phrases with quotes, like "AI trend", and combine with account/date filters.

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## Mobile-Friendly: Use Operators in the Search Bar

Advanced Search page isn’t on mobile, but operators work everywhere. Type:

- `from:TechInsider "AI trend" since:2024-06-01 until:2024-06-10`

Once you know the basics, you’ll never need to scroll endlessly again.

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## Operator Cheat Sheet (That Actually Matters)

| Operator | Function | Example |
|-----------|----------|---------|
| `from:username` | Tweets by a user | `from:elonmusk` |
| `to:username` | Tweets replying to a user | `to:OpenAI` |
| "phrase" | Exact match | "launch day" |
| -keyword | Exclude word | -giveaway |
| since:YYYY-MM-DD | After this date | since:2024-01-01 |
| until:YYYY-MM-DD | Before this date | until:2024-03-01 |
| min_faves:n | Likes threshold | min_faves:100 |
| min_retweets:n | Retweets threshold | min_retweets:20 |
| min_replies:n | Replies threshold | min_replies:10 |
| -filter:retweets | Hide retweets | -filter:retweets |
| filter:replies | Show replies only | from:technews filter:replies |
| filter:links | Tweets with links | from:brand filter:links |
| filter:images | With images | from:brand filter:images |
| filter:videos | With videos | from:brand filter:videos |
| lang:en | Language filter | lang:en |
| url:domain.com | Links to a domain | from:dev url:github.com |
| conversation_id:tweetid | Thread context | conversation_id:1840012345678900000 |

Notes:
- Use spaces for AND logic, OR for either match, and - to exclude.
- conversation_id is powerful for pulling a thread or replies to a specific tweet.

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## Power Combos (Copy-Pastable)

- All original tweets about a book, without retweets: from:AuthorJane "Dragon’s Echo" -filter:retweets
- Popular posts within a window: from:startup since:2024-02-01 until:2024-02-29 min_faves:200 -filter:retweets
- Links a person shared to a site: from:pm url:substack.com -filter:retweets
- Replies a founder received on a topic: to:founder "pricing" since:2024-05-01

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## Find Threads and Conversations Fast

- Get replies by a user: from:user filter:replies
- See replies to a user: to:user
- Pull a specific conversation: conversation_id:<tweet_id>

Tip: Open a tweet, copy its ID from the URL, and paste into conversation_id to retrieve the full thread context.

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## Save and Systematize Your Searches

- Save searches on desktop (search bar > overflow > Save Search) and reuse often.
- Create a few evergreen searches per competitor, topic, and client account.
- Revisit monthly and refine with min_ thresholds to keep results high-signal.

Fallback trick: Google with site:x.com "query" "username" for older content that’s hard to surface in-app.

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## Automate What’s Repetitive

If you do recurring research, manual searching adds up quickly. X-Pilot’s automated discovery (coming soon) will:

- Run saved queries on a schedule and alert you.
- Auto-rank results by engagement and recency.
- Export tweet sets for analysis and reporting.

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## Common Pitfalls

- Forgetting quotes around multi-word phrases (use "product launch").
- Comparing results across different date windows or languages.
- Leaving retweets on when you need originals (-filter:retweets).

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## FAQ

**Can I find deleted tweets?** Not within X; sometimes web archives or screenshots exist externally.

**Can I search private accounts?** No. Private tweets are visible only to approved followers.

**Can I search by location?** Only when geotags exist; most users don’t enable them.

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Search mastery turns X into a database. Once you learn these operators and systematize your queries, every insight, quote, and reference is one search away.

Learn how to search someone's tweets using X's Advanced Search, hidden operators, and automation techniques. Find any tweet faster and smarter.

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