# How to search Threads posts with the Throk web app The **Search** page finds posts by keyword plus filters such as likes, replies and publish date, and exports the results to Excel or CSV. :::tip[Learn how keywords are matched first] Keywords are matched as a "whole phrase". Chinese is matched character by character, and English is matched by word (searching `AI` won't find "paid" or "OpenAI"; with the English post language, `app` also finds "apps"). Before your first search, read the [search examples](/en/web/guides/search-examples/). ::: ## How to search 1. Type **one** keyword of at least 2 characters in the search box. The whole entry is treated as a single phrase, and spaces don't mean "or". To find several spellings, run a separate search for each. You can also leave the box empty and search by filters only. 2. Set **Advanced filters** if you need them (see below). 3. Click **Search**. The page shows how many credits this search is expected to use. Results usually appear within a few seconds to a minute. Your search filters and results are saved in the URL. If you open the same URL later, it shows the earlier results first and doesn't charge credits again. Clicking **Search** runs the query again and charges credits. :::caution[Dates in the URL are fixed] The URL stores the actual **Publish date** you used, not a relative range like "last 7 days". If you search again from an old URL and no end date was set, the range runs from the original start date to today. A week later, that's 14 days. If you track the same topic every week, update the dates in **Advanced filters** before you search. The Free plan always searches the last 7 days, so it isn't affected. ::: ![Throk web app Search page: search box, popular search tags and Advanced filters, with some filters locked on the Free plan](../../../../assets/screenshots/en/web/search-form.jpg) When the search finishes, the results are listed in a table. Click any row to see the post details in the right-hand panel: ![Results table for a search on 台灣 (Taiwan), listing likes, replies, reposts and shares](../../../../assets/screenshots/en/web/search-results.jpg) ## Advanced filters | Filter | Description | | --- | --- | | Likes | Minimum and maximum | | Replies | Minimum and maximum (direct replies) | | Author followers | The author's follower range. See below for details. Using this filter doubles the credit cost | | Publish date | Start and end date, **up to 30 days back**. Defaults to the last 7 days. Fixed to the last 7 days on the Free plan | | Number of results | 12 by default, up to 500 | | Post language | Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Cantonese, English, Japanese or Korean. The options are the same as the Post language setting in the header. Each search covers one language | | Sort by | Likes (default), Replies, Newest, Oldest | - The **Free plan** can't use the Likes, Replies or Author followers filters, and Publish date is fixed to the last 7 days. Number of results, Post language and Sort by are all available. Upgrade to a paid plan to use every filter. - Results include both top-level posts and replies. Use the "Is reply" column in the export to tell them apart. ### How the author followers filter works - It uses the follower count Throk has recorded. Each author gets a single number: the latest record up to 24 hours after the newest post in this set of results. So it's usually close to the author's **current** follower count, not necessarily the count when each post was published. - Accounts Throk has no follower record for count as 0 followers. They're included if you only set a maximum, and excluded if you set a minimum. - The filter is applied to the top-ranked candidate posts, so you may get fewer results than you asked for. The difference is refunded. ## How credits work - 1 credit per result, calculated up front from the **Number of results** you set. - With the **Author followers** filter, each result costs 2 credits. - If fewer results are found than you asked for, **the difference is refunded automatically**. - If you don't have enough credits, the number of results is capped at what your balance covers. :::tip[Popular searches] Clicking a **Popular searches** tag on the Search page fills the keyword into the search box. The search starts, and credits are charged, only after you check the filters and click **Search**. Each post language has its own popular search tags: terms that today's trending posts in that language mention more often than usual. They update every hour. ::: ## Keyword suggestions As you type, the search box suggests common phrases that start with what you've typed, based on posts from the **last 3 days**. Clicking a suggestion only fills it into the search box. It doesn't run the search. ![Keyword suggestions for 減脂 (cutting fat): 減脂餐, 減脂吃, 減脂期](../../../../assets/screenshots/en/web/search-suggestions.jpg) ## Search history Click **Search history** on the Search page to see all your past searches, with the filters you used, the number of results and the credits used. ![Search history page: time, filters, number of results and credits used for each search, with an option to reopen it](../../../../assets/screenshots/en/web/search-history.jpg) - Click **Open** on a finished search to see its results again. **No credits are charged.** - In the usage history on the **Credits** page, search entries also link straight back to their results. - Only you can see your search results. If you share the URL, other people can't open it. ## Export results Use the **Export** menu above the results to download **Excel** (.xlsx) or **CSV**. ![Export menu for search results: Excel (.xlsx) and CSV](../../../../assets/screenshots/en/web/search-export.png) Columns include Username, Name, Post code, URL, Posted at, Content, Likes, Replies, Reposts, Shares, Is reply, Reply to and Has media. ## FAQ **Why can't I find a post I know exists?** The most common reason is how keywords are matched. For example, searching `AI` won't find a post that only says "OpenAI", and searching `コーヒー` won't find "アイスコーヒー". See the [search examples](/en/web/guides/search-examples/) and run a separate search for each spelling. Also check that the post falls within the publish date range and that the post language is set correctly. **The search keeps showing as processing?** If there are still no results after a minute, the page shows "This search is taking longer than usual. Please try again later." You can check the results later in **Search history**.