Say your super cool tournament server held an event on August 20th, back in 2015. Chronological filters aren't just limited to specific dates, you can also choose days of the week (before: Monday), weeks (before: Week), or months (after: May) depending on what you're looking for. You can combine both Before and After filters to search within a range of dates as well. Typing this filter tag will pull up a dropdown menu of the accessible text channels in the server you currently have open.īefore, During, & After: These tags allow you to search chronologically and pull up an interactive calendar to choose the starting date of the search. In: Using the In filter will allow you to select which channels within your currently open server you want to search through. You can also combine filters for added search power. Using Link or Embed filters will point you towards messages containing those items, whereas Video, Sound, and Image filters can sort through messages with any embedded media (from any source!) to give you those specifics. Has: The Has filter lets you search through messages based on media contained within the message. There are four filters you can use:įrom: Use the From filter to narrow down your search results to a specific user. Typing any one of the filter keywords or selecting them in the dropdown in the search box will use that filter in your next search, as indicated by the dark background on the word. Opening the search bar will bring up a window with some search filter suggestions:

You can also hotkey your way to search success within the currently-viewed channel by pressing ctrl + F (Win) or cmd + F (Mac).

To start searching, just click the search bar in the upper right-hand corner of the app. Since Discord won't delete your messages until you decide to, you can refer to anything sent in your server as far back as when it was created! Dust off the ole' magnifying glass The search function incorporates a few different tools and filters to help you find what you need in the smallest, friends only server, or an expansive community-wide server. What's that mysterious gray box with a magnifying glass so cryptically labeled 'Search' you say? It could only be one thing- the search bar!Īlright, silliness aside, Discord's functionality as a forum and chat hub doubles as a pretty good archive as search enters the picture.

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