Find Anything in Slack in 3 Seconds
The volume of stuff in your company’s Slack is massive. But messages and files are easily searchable in Slack.
Because channels move so fast, you can use these advanced search commands to pull up exactly what you’re looking for without wasting any time.
Channels and Direct Messages in:channelname - searches only the messages and/or files in a specific channel in:name - searches your direct messages with a specific user
Messages or Files from a Specific Person from:username - limits your search to messages from a specific person in any channel or direct message from:me - searches only messages you’ve sent, anywhere in Slack
Links, Starred Items, and Emoji Reactionshas: link - narrows your search to messages that contain a specific URL has:star - pulls messages you’ve starred has::emojiname: - searches messages that contain a specific emoji
Dates and times
before:
- use words like “yesterday” or “today”
after:
- use words like “week,” “month,” or “year” on: or during: - use specific dates and range keywords, such as “Monday,” “February,” or “2016” Pro tip: To use very specific dates, use the MM/DD/YYYY (United States) or YYYY/MM/DD (International) format.