Twitter advanced search operators narrow a search to the exact posts you need. They work in X advanced search, in the search box & through an API. This page lists each operator we confirmed on X, with 1 tested example.
Last verified on 2026-10-13. We ran each example on X in the Latest & Top tabs.
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Checked on 2026-10-15. See each number with its date & source on xquik.com/trust or as JSON.
- Open x.com/search-advanced, or use the search box on X.
- Type your words, then add operators from the tables below.
- Separate operators with spaces. X returns posts that match all of them.
- Put a hyphen before an operator to leave its matches out.
- Pick Latest for the newest posts, or Top for the most popular.
Copy 1 of these searches to start.
| You want | Search |
|---|---|
| An account's posts from 1 month | from:NASA since:2026-09-01 until:2026-10-01 |
| Popular posts without replies | nasa min_faves:1000 -filter:replies |
| Posts from either of 2 accounts | from:NASA OR from:SpaceX |
| Images in 1 language | ramen lang:ja filter:images |
| An account's media posts | from:NASA filter:media |
| Every reply in 1 conversation | conversation_id:2109320622882873464 |
from:NASA since:2026-09-01 until:2026-10-01
Each row has 1 example that we ran on X. Latest & Top say whether the example returned matching posts in that tab. Verified is the day we last ran it.
| Operator | What it does | Example | Latest | Top | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
word1 word2 |
Posts that contain both words, in any order. | climate energy |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
"exact phrase" |
Posts that contain the exact phrase. | "climate change" |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
OR |
Posts that contain either term. Write OR in capitals. | tesla OR rivian |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
- |
Leaves out posts that match the term after the hyphen. | jaguar -car |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
( ) |
Groups terms, so OR applies only inside the brackets. | (nasa OR spacex) launch |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
# |
Posts with the hashtag. | #photography |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
$ |
Posts with the cashtag of a stock or coin. | $TSLA |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
| Operator | What it does | Example | Latest | Top | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
from: |
Posts sent by the account. | from:NASA |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
to: |
Posts addressed to the account, such as replies to it. | to:NASA |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
@ |
Posts that mention the account. | @NASA |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
list: |
Posts by members of a public List. Use the List ID. | list:1261769117331345415 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:verified |
Posts by verified accounts. | nasa filter:verified |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:blue_verified |
Posts by accounts with a blue checkmark. | nasa filter:blue_verified |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
| Operator | What it does | Example | Latest | Top | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
since: |
Posts sent on or after the UTC day. | from:NASA since:2026-10-01 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
until: |
Posts sent before the UTC day. | from:NASA until:2026-01-01 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
until:YYYY-MM-DD_HH:MM:SS_UTC |
Posts sent before the exact UTC time. Works with since too. | from:NASA until:2026-01-01_00:00:00_UTC |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
since_time: |
Posts sent at or after the Unix time in seconds. | from:NASA since_time:1767225600 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
until_time: |
Posts sent before the Unix time in seconds. | from:NASA until_time:1767225600 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
since_id: |
Posts newer than the post with this ID. | from:NASA since_id:2000000000000000000 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
max_id: |
Posts no newer than the post with this ID. | from:NASA max_id:2000000000000000000 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
within_time: |
Posts from the last period. 2d means the last 2 days. | nasa within_time:2d |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
| Operator | What it does | Example | Latest | Top | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
filter:replies |
Only replies. | nasa filter:replies |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
-filter:replies |
Leaves out replies. | nasa -filter:replies |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:quote |
Only quote posts. | nasa filter:quote |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:nativeretweets |
Only reposts. | nasa filter:nativeretweets |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:retweets |
Only reposts. It matched filter:nativeretweets in our tests. |
nasa filter:retweets |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
include:nativeretweets |
Adds reposts to the results. Search hides them by default. | from:NASA include:nativeretweets |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:self_threads |
Only replies an author sent to their own post, as in a thread. | nasa filter:self_threads |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
conversation_id: |
Posts in the conversation that the post with this ID started. | conversation_id:2109320622882873464 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
in_reply_to_tweet_id: |
Replies to the post with this ID. | in_reply_to_tweet_id:2109320622882873464 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
quoted_tweet_id: |
Quote posts of the post with this ID. | quoted_tweet_id:2109320622882873464 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
quoted_user_id: |
Quote posts of any post by the account with this ID. | quoted_user_id:11348282 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:spaces |
Posts that link to a Space. | nasa filter:spaces |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
| Operator | What it does | Example | Latest | Top | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
filter:media |
Posts with an image, video or GIF. | nasa filter:media |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:images |
Posts with an image. | nasa filter:images |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:twimg |
Posts with an image uploaded to X. | nasa filter:twimg |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:videos |
Posts with a video. | nasa filter:videos |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:native_video |
Posts with a video uploaded to X. | nasa filter:native_video |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:links |
Posts with a link. | nasa filter:links |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
url: |
Posts with a link that contains the text, such as a domain. | url:github.com |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:hashtags |
Posts with at least 1 hashtag. | nasa filter:hashtags |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:mentions |
Posts that mention at least 1 account. | nasa filter:mentions |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:safe |
Posts that X does not mark as sensitive. | nasa filter:safe |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
| Operator | What it does | Example | Latest | Top | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
min_faves: |
Posts with at least this many likes. | nasa min_faves:1000 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
min_retweets: |
Posts with at least this many reposts. | nasa min_retweets:500 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
min_replies: |
Posts with at least this many replies. | nasa min_replies:100 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
-min_faves: |
Posts with fewer likes than the number. | nasa -min_faves:5 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
-min_retweets: |
Posts with fewer reposts than the number. | nasa -min_retweets:2 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
-min_replies: |
Posts with fewer replies than the number. | nasa -min_replies:2 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
filter:has_engagement |
Posts with at least 1 like, reply or repost. | nasa filter:has_engagement |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
| Operator | What it does | Example | Latest | Top | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
lang: |
Posts in the language. Use its 2-letter code, such as ja or es. | ramen lang:ja |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
place: |
Posts tagged with the X place that has this ID. | coffee place:96683cc9126741d1 |
Yes | Yes | 2026-10-13 |
A filter keeps 1 kind of post. Write filter: & a name, such as
filter:images.
- Put a hyphen first to remove that kind, as in
-filter:replies. - Join filters with OR inside brackets, as in
nasa (filter:images OR filter:videos). - A filter needs no keyword.
from:NASA filter:medialists that account's media posts. - Search shows replies & hides reposts by default. Add
include:nativeretweetsto show reposts. - In Top, X can show the post a matching reply answers above that reply.
since:includes its day.until:leaves its day out.- X reads both days in UTC.
- For 1 full day, set
until:to the next day, as insince:2026-10-01 until:2026-10-02. - For an exact time, write
until:2026-01-01_00:00:00_UTC. since_time:&until_time:take Unix seconds.within_time:2dcovers the last 2 days.
Operators belong to X search itself, not to the advanced search form. Type or paste them into the search box on your phone. Then pick Top or Latest. The form at x.com/search-advanced also opens in a phone browser.
X returned no posts for these examples in the Latest & Top tabs. Remove them
from your saved searches. We leave out near: because its results were
inconsistent in our tests.
| Operator | What it did | Example | Verified |
|---|---|---|---|
filter:vine |
Posts with a Vine video. | nasa filter:vine |
2026-10-13 |
filter:consumer_video |
Posts with a video from a personal account. | nasa filter:consumer_video |
2026-10-13 |
filter:pro_video |
Posts with a video from a professional publisher. | nasa filter:pro_video |
2026-10-13 |
filter:news |
Posts that link to a news site. | nasa filter:news |
2026-10-13 |
retweets_of: |
Reposts of the account's posts. | retweets_of:NASA |
2026-10-13 |
include:replies |
Added replies to the results. Search now shows them by default. | nasa include:replies |
2026-10-13 |
source: |
Posts sent from the named app. | nasa source:Twitter_for_iPhone |
2026-10-13 |
geocode: |
Posts near a latitude & longitude. | coffee geocode:35.6762,139.6503,10km |
2026-10-13 |
within: |
The radius of a search near a place. | coffee near:tokyo within:10km |
2026-10-13 |
card_name: |
Posts with a card of the named type, such as a poll. | vote card_name:poll2choice_text_only |
2026-10-13 |
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