Looking for something someone said last week? A link someone dropped months ago? Or maybe a file or image from that tournament? Discord’s Search function can help you find just about anything ever posted—as far back as the server’s creation!
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🛠️ How to Start a Search
There are two easy ways to open the search bar:
• Click the 🔍 search bar at the top right of your Discord window.
• Or press:
• Ctrl + F (Windows)
• Cmd + F (Mac)
This will open up a search panel with some useful filters.
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🧰 Useful Search Filters
You can combine these filters to narrow down your results:
• from: – Find messages from a specific user.
Example: from: @WickedYoda
• has: – Search by content type:
• link – Messages with links
• image – Messages with images
• video, embed, or file also work!
• in: – Search within a specific channel.
Example: in: #general
• before:, after:, during: – Filter by date or time range.
Example: before: 2023-01-01 or during: January 7, 2022
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đź“Ś Example Searches
Here are a few examples to help you get started:
• Find images posted by @Night in #screenshots:
from: @Night has:image in:#screenshots
• Look for a message with a link posted last month:
has:link after:May
• Trying to find something YOU posted?
from: @YourUsername in:#channel-name
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đź“… Bonus: Search by Calendar
When using date filters, a calendar will pop up so you can pick the exact date range easily. Combine it with other filters for super-specific results.
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đź“‘ Sort & Jump
Once results appear:
• Use the Sort by toggle to switch between Relevance or Newest.
• Click Jump to go directly to the message inside the channel.
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đź’¬ Final Tips
• Discord indexes messages all the way back to the start of a server.
• Larger servers might take a second to show results—but it’s worth the wait.
• Searches are local to the server you’re in. Make sure you’re in the right one!
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