How to Search Twitter Replies

To search Twitter replies, add filter:replies to any search on X; to see every reply in one thread, search conversation_id: followed by the post’s ID. For example, from:NASA filter:replies returns only NASA’s replies, and to:NASA returns replies sent to NASA.

Replies have their own operators in the Twitter advanced search operators reference. This guide shows how to find replies by thread, by author and by recipient, and how to list a thread’s replies in time order.

Twitter Reply Search Operators

Twitter reply operators find replies by who wrote them, who they answer, and which conversation they belong to. Listed below are the 5 reply operators (twitter-advanced-search reference).

Operator	Finds	Example
filter:replies	Posts that are replies	ai agents filter:replies
-filter:replies	Posts that are not replies	from:NASA -filter:replies
to:username	Replies addressed to an account	to:NASA
conversation_id:ID	Every post in one thread, all reply levels	conversation_id:1140437409710116865
filter:self_threads	An author’s replies to their own posts	from:NASA filter:self_threads

How Do You Find All Replies to a Tweet?

To find all replies to a tweet, copy the number at the end of the post’s URL and search conversation_id: followed by that number. Listed below are the 4 steps.

1. Open the post and copy its URL, for example x.com/NASA/status/1140437409710116865.
2. Copy the final number; that is the post ID.
3. Search conversation_id:1140437409710116865.
4. Open Latest to list the replies newest first.

A conversation ID matches every reply in the thread, including replies to replies. Add a keyword to find one reply: conversation_id:1140437409710116865 refund. Finding a post from its ID is covered in how to view a tweet by ID on X.

How Do You Find Replies Sent to a User?

To find replies sent to a user, search to:username. to:NASA moon returns replies to NASA that mention the Moon. The full method is in how to find replies sent to a user on X.

How Do You Find Replies Written by a Specific User?

To find replies written by a specific user, combine from:username with filter:replies. from:NASA filter:replies -to:NASA removes NASA’s replies in its own threads and leaves its replies to other accounts (twitter-advanced-search reference). The full method is in how to find replies by a specific user.

How Do You Read One Side of a Twitter Conversation?

To read one side of a conversation between two accounts, search from:user1 to:user2. Reverse the handles to read the other side. This works for public replies only; direct messages are never in search.

How Do You See Twitter Replies in Time Order?

To see a thread’s replies in time order, search its conversation_id: and open the Latest tab, which lists matches newest first. The reply list under a post is ordered by X, not by time. The in-app options are covered in how to sort tweet replies by time.

Why Are Some Twitter Replies Missing?

Some Twitter replies are missing from search because they come from private or suspended accounts, which X does not index, or because X has filtered them. Replies from protected accounts appear only to their approved followers (twitter-advanced-search reference). Try the Top and Latest tabs, and add a keyword to reach replies deep in a long thread.

How to Collect Every Reply to a Tweet With apidojo

X shows replies on screen but has no export, so apidojo’s Twitter Replies Scraper on Apify collects every reply to a post, by post ID or URL, with author data and engagement counts. It exports to JSON, CSV or Excel and starts at $0.40 per 1,000 dataset items (Apify).

For a full thread search, Twitter Scraper Unlimited runs the same conversation_id: query you type on X.

{
  "searchTerms": ["conversation_id:1728108619189874825"],
  "sort": "Latest"
}

A conversation query costs $0.016 and includes the first 2 pages, about 40 replies; each further reply costs $0.0004 on a batch of up to 5 queries (Apify). The developer workflow is how to scrape a Twitter thread and all its replies, part of the apidojo Twitter Scraper.