Important Note
Users must be logged in to the platform to be able to search for records. Visit our Logging In to Your Archive article for more information on logging in.
Quick Search
Quick Search allows you to search the archive by keyword(s) or keyword phrase. By default, the search will return results in which the text content contains any of the keywords you enter. The search is not case-sensitive. You can also:
Use quotes to match an entire phrase. For example, enter "animal shelter" (with quotes) to find only records that contain the entire phrase, in that order.
Use asterisks to perform a wildcard search
Advanced Search
The advanced search tab allows you to search by date range, content types, scope, or search terms.
Date Range
You can select a predefined date range or specify a custom range from the dropdown. Bookends are included. The Search only content that was posted within this date range checkbox allows you to search only for records that originated during the specified date range. The archive captures edited versions of records, which can sometimes pull in older records not pertinent to your search if they have had their metadata updated during the date range you select.
Content Types
Search Specific Content Types
Click clear link to deselect all content types. The icons will grey out
Hover over an icon to see the account type. Click an icon to see a dropdown of content types
Click any content type you would like included in your search. A checkbox appears next to the selected content type
Excluding Specific Content Types
Click the all link to select all content types. The icons will be fully colorized
Click an icon to see a dropdown of content types
Click any content type you would like excluded from your search. The checkbox next to the content type will be removed
Scope
Narrow your search by choosing accounts or Account Owners:
Select Specific accounts
All accounts owned by: Choose an to search on all accounts under their name in the archive
Specific account: Choose the account you would like to search
Click Add more accounts... to add more accounts to search
Search Terms
Text: Search keywords here; multiple keywords can be placed in the same box
Tag: Search on system tags or tags that you apply to records
From: Search incoming records from a specific user; Type in the username exactly as listed on the network. For Facebook names, we recommend using quotations around the full name to ensure no first or last name only matches appear
To: Search outgoing records for a specific user
Annotation: Search annotations that you apply to records
Match all/match any/add another term
Click the add another term link to add a new search term
Match all uses the and operator, meaning records must match every search term line to be included in the search results
Match any uses the or operator, meaning records can match any of the search terms
Search for Tagged Records
Navigate to the Search tab and choose the Advanced Search option. Feel free to fill in any Date, Content Type, or Scope options as appropriate.
In the Search Terms sections, click the drop-down box labeled Text and select Tag.
Select the desired tag from the far right dropdown (deleted, hidden, edited, expired, and any custom tags will show up here) and click Search.
Search for Records From a Specific User
Navigate to the Search tab, choose the Advanced Search option
In the Scope section, use the specific accounts radio button, if necessary:
Under Search Terms, click the drop-down box labeled Text and select From:
Enter the name of the user who sent the messages (do not forget to include quotation marks for an exact match) in the search term box and click Search:
