Article updated: January 08, 2025
View social profiles in stream feeds
To learn more about someone, you can select their profile picture or username in a stream feed to see their social network profile information. Depending on the social network, a profile may include information like bio, location, description, website, and post history.
Note: Depending on an X user’s settings, you may have to follow them to view their profile.
View a user profile
- Go to More
, select Streams
, and then select the board hosting the stream.
- Select the user's avatar or username.
- If available: Select an available tab to view additional profile information.
In the Hootsuite mobile app you can select any X user’s profile picture (avatar), including your own, in an X stream to view their profile information. This includes their following and followers, lists, subscriptions, timeline, and posts they've liked.
To view user profiles for other social networks, select their profile picture (avatar) in a stream, and then select the direct link to open and view their profile in the social network.
Add and view notes in X profiles (Advanced and Enterprise users)
Advanced and Enterprise plan members can also view their interaction history with other users (see View your X interaction history), and leave internal notes on X profiles. Team members in the same organization can view notes that other team members add to someone's profile.
- Go to More
, select Streams
, and then select the board hosting the X stream.
- Select an X username.
- On the Notes tab, select an organization. Any notes left about this user appear.
- Add your own note, and then select Save Note.
To delete a note, point to it and then select X.
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