Social Media > Twitter How to Use Twitter Saved Searches Save your Twitter searches to always keep up with your favorite topics By Leslie Walker Leslie Walker Twitter Writer University of Virginia Former Lifewire writer Leslie Walker is a multimedia journalism professor who covers social media, web publishing, and internet technologies. lifewire's editorial guidelines Updated on May 15, 2022 Tweet Share Email Tweet Share Email Twitter Facebook Pinterest Twitter Snapchat Instagram YouTube Online Dating What to Know Enter a query in the search bar. Select three dots to right of results. In drop-down menu, select Save search.To run a saved search, click in the search bar and choose the saved search under Saved searches. This article explains how to save and run a search on Twitter, which lets you re-run a search without having to type the words into the search bar again. You can save up to 25 searches per Twitter account. How to Save a Search on Twitter To save your Twitter search: The saved search feature is not available on the mobile app. You must go to Twitter.com to save a search. Log in to your Twitter account. On Twitter.com, click inside the Twitter search bar in the upper-right corner. Type your search query in the search bar and press Enter on your keyboard. Select the three dots to the right of the results search bar. In the drop-down menu, select Save search. How to Run a Twitter Saved Search To run a saved search, click in the search bar, and choose the saved search under Saved searches. Removing a Twitter Saved Search When you no longer want a particular query to appear in your drop-down list, click inside the search bar, and select the trash can icon next to the name of the search you want to delete. If you only want to change the phrasing of a Twitter saved search, you have to delete the saved query and create a new one. A Tip on Crafting a Twitter Saved Search It's important to keep in mind that keywords, hashtags, and trending topics are fast-moving targets on Twitter. Think of the tweet stream as a rushing river or cacophonous conversation. What that means for Twitter searching is that you may have to change the exact phrasing of any query to effectively track a particular topic on Twitter. So from time to time, try different versions and phrasing of your saved Twitter search to see different wording yields better results. A variety of third-party Twitter search tools can help. Was this page helpful? Thanks for letting us know! Get the Latest Tech News Delivered Every Day Email Address Sign up There was an error. Please try again. You're in! Thanks for signing up. There was an error. Please try again. Thank you for signing up! Tell us why! Other Not enough details Hard to understand Submit