Article updated: March 17, 2025
Search for topics and more in X streams
You can use X/Twitter quick search in stream feeds to find trending topics and users. You can also find content by keyword or hashtag. Save your search as a stream to monitor important conversations. For example, you can create streams that “listen” to what people are saying about your brand and competitors.
You must have a connected X/Twitter account to search X.
Search for keywords or view trending topics
- Go to More
, select Streams
, and then select X/Twitter quick search.
- Choose your search query:
- Select a trending topic from the quick search list.
- Search by keyword or hashtag.When creating a search stream with multiple keywords or hashtags, remember to use parentheses to group hashtags together and exclude reposts. For example, using
(#Hashtag1 OR #Hashtag2 OR #Hashtag3) -RTwill return posts containing any of the specified hashtags and exclude retweets.
- Optionally, select Save as Stream at the bottom of the search results to save the content as a new stream. The stream displays content based on that keyword (not based on location).
- Point to a post in the search results to like, reply, repost, or send a direct message to that X user. Selecting Like allows you to like the post from multiple X accounts.
- Select the X at the top to close the search window.
You cannot search trending topics in the Hootsuite mobile app.
- Go to Streams
.
- Select Search
.
- Select Search Twitter, enter a keyword, and then select Search on your keypad. Under the Tweets section of the results list, select Show more to view all results.
- Optional: Select Save in the top right to save the search as a stream.
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