Alert Search Operators
Use these Search Operators to get the right information.
| Operator | Finds tweets…containing | |
|---|---|---|
| “happy hour“ | the exact phrase “happy hour”. | |
| love OR hate | either "love" or "hate" (or both). | |
| beer -root | "beer" but not "root". | |
| #haiku | the hashtag “haiku”. | |
| from:alexiskold | sent from person “alexiskold”. | |
| to:techcrunch | sent to person “techcrunch”. | |
| @mashable | person “mashable”. | |
| “happy hour” near:“cape town” | the exact phrase "happy hour" and sent near "cape town". |
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| near:Cape Town within:15km | sent within 15 kilometers of “cape town”. | |
| superhero since:2009-08-20 | "superhero" and sent since date "2009-08-20" (year-month-day). |
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| ftw until:2009-08-20 | “ftw” and sent up to date “2009-08-20″. | |
movie -scary  |
"movie", but not "scary", and with a positive attitude. |
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flight  |
"flight" and with a negative attitude. | |
| traffic ? | "traffic" and asking a question. | |
| hilarious filter:links | "hilarious" and linking to URLs. | |
| news source:twitterfeed | “news” and entered via TwitterFeed |