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Threads Search: How to Find Posts, People and Topics

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Threads search, in Meta’s Threads app and at threads.com, finds two things: profiles, by name or username, and posts, by keyword. For posts, a filters menu at the right of the search bar narrows results by date (After date, Before date) and by account (From profile), and tapping any topic tag opens search results for that topic.

Meta’s Help Center and the official @threads account are the sources for each step. If you’re new to the app, read what Threads is first. Doing a thread search on X instead? See our X advanced search guide and what changed when Twitter became X.

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How does Threads search work?

Threads search looks in two places: profiles, which you find by name or username, and posts, which you find by keyword. The search page also shows topics trending in your country. Meta warns that keyword search in certain languages may not be entirely accurate. Checked against Instagram Help Center (Threads): Search on Threads

Privacy settings still apply. Posts from a private profile are visible only to its followers and the people it replies to, while every profile’s name, photo, username and bio are public, according to Meta’s table of public and private profile differences (checked 3 October 2026).

How do you search for people on Threads?

A Threads user search takes three steps: open Search, type a name or username in the search bar, then pick the profile from the list. Meta’s steps for the website and the app:

On threads.com (computer):

  1. Click Search on the left.
  2. Click Search in the search bar at the top.
  3. Enter who you want to search for, then click someone's name to go to their profile.

In the Threads app (iPhone and Android):

  1. Tap Search in the top right.
  2. Tap Search in the search bar at the top.
  3. Type who you want to search for, then tap a profile from the list that appears below your search entry.

Checked against Instagram Help Center (Threads): Search on Threads.

To find someone on another fediverse server, enter their full username, such as @[email protected]. This works only if you share to the fediverse yourself. It arrived on 17 June 2025, along with a feed of posts from fediverse accounts you follow, newest first. Checked against About Meta newsroom: It’s Now Easier to See More Fediverse Content on Threads

How do you search Threads posts by keyword?

To search Threads posts, enter a keyword in the search bar and submit it, and relevant posts appear in the results. Meta’s steps:

On threads.com (computer):

  1. Click Search at the top.
  2. Click Search in the search bar at the top.
  3. Enter a keyword, then press the return button on your keyboard. Relevant posts will appear in your results.

In the Threads app (iPhone and Android):

  1. Tap Search in the top right.
  2. Tap Search in the search bar at the top.
  3. Enter a keyword, then tap the search button in the bottom right of your keyboard. Relevant posts will appear in your results.

Checked against Instagram Help Center (Threads): Search on Threads.

Can you filter Threads search by date or profile?

Yes. In the search bar, open the filters menu on the right and choose After date, Before date or From profile to narrow the posts you get back. The official @threads account announced the filters on 2 December 2024 as rolling out globally. Meta’s Help Center article on search doesn’t mention them. Checked against Official @threads account on Threads

How to search one profile’s posts, including your own

On threads.com, @threads posted these steps on 13 August 2025:

On threads.com (computer):

  1. Click the search icon on the left to open the Search page.
  2. Click on the filters menu on the right.
  3. Select From profile, then add the profile you want to search (yours or someone else’s).

Checked against Official @threads account on Threads.

In the app, the same @threads thread gives a shortcut: open the profile, yours or someone else’s, and tap the search icon. The handle appears in the search bar, and you can narrow the search to a date range (@threads, 13 August 2025, checked 3 October 2026).

Tapping a topic tag on any post opens search results for that topic, and the search page itself lists what’s trending in your country. A post can carry one tag of up to 50 characters, with or without a # and with spaces allowed. Checked against Instagram Help Center (Threads): Tag a topic in your post on Threads Adding a tag to your own post is covered in how to use Threads.

Meta says AI systems generate trending topics from what people are engaging with, and content specialists review them. The search page also shows the ten most popular searches in your country. Each trending topic carries an AI-generated summary that Meta warns may be inaccurate or misleading. Checked against Instagram Help Center (Threads): Search on Threads (About topics in search)

Yes. Tap Options at the top right of a search, then Create new feed, or Add to existing feed to fold the search into a custom feed you already have. Custom feeds can be private or public. Anyone on or off Threads can see and share a public feed, and Meta says it can be suggested to others and appear in Threads search. Checked against Instagram Help Center (Threads): Search on Threads

Does Threads have search operators?

Not that Meta documents. Its Help Center and announcements describe no typed syntax such as from: or since: for Threads; the documented ways to narrow a search are the date and profile filters and topic tags. Checked against Instagram Help Center (Threads): Search on Threads (no operators documented)Not documented by Meta

Bluesky and X work differently. Bluesky’s blog documents operators including from:, since: and until:, and X documents the same three, among others, for X Pro search. Our guides to Bluesky search and X advanced search cover them.

Checked against Bluesky blog: Tips and Tricks for Bluesky Search.

Checked against X Help Center: About advanced X Pro features (page title "About advanced PostDeck features").Archived copy, 8 February 2026 View the archived copy.

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FAQ

How do you search on Threads?

Open Search in the Threads app or at threads.com and use the search bar. A name or username finds profiles, and a keyword, once you submit it, finds posts. For posts, a filters menu on the right of the search bar narrows results by date and by profile.

Can you search posts on Threads by keyword?

Yes. Enter a keyword in the search bar and submit it, and relevant posts appear in the results. Meta began rolling out keyword search in English and Spanish on 7 September 2023, and it warns that keyword search in certain languages may not be entirely accurate.

How do I search someone’s posts on Threads?

In the app, open their profile and tap the search icon: their handle appears in the search bar, and you can add a date range. On threads.com, open Search, click the filters menu on the right, choose From profile and add the profile. Both routes work for your own posts too.

Can you filter Threads search by date?

Yes. Meta’s official @threads account announced on 2 December 2024 that a menu on the right of the search bar refines post searches by After date, Before date and From profile, rolling out globally. Meta’s Help Center article on search doesn’t mention these filters.

A post can carry one topic tag of up to 50 characters, with or without a #, and tapping the tag opens search results for that topic. The search page also shows trending topics, which Meta says AI systems generate and content specialists review, and the ten most popular searches in your country.

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