How to Clear Your Twitter Search History

Last Updated: June 22, 2020

Twitter saves the users, hashtags, and keywords you've searched for so you can easily re-run searches in the future. If you're performing a search and see old search terms you'd rather forget, you can clear your search history for a fresh start. This wikiHow teaches you how to delete your search history on the Twitter mobile app, as well as on the web at Twitter.com.

Method 1

Method 1 of 2:

Using the Mobile App

1
Open Twitter. This app icon looks like a blue bird that you'll find on your Home screen, in the app drawer, or by searching.
- Log in if prompted.
2
Tap the search tab
. You'll see this magnifying glass icon in the row at the bottom of your screen.

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3
Tap the search bar. Your keyboard will slide up from the bottom of the screen.
4
Tap the X next to "Recent searches." You'll see the X icon on the right side of your screen.
5
Tap Clear to confirm. Your recent searches for people, topics, and keywords are now removed from the app.
- If you also want to delete your recent searches in the web browser version of Twitter on your computer, see the Using a Computer method.

Method 2

Method 2 of 2:

Using a Computer

1
Go to https://twitter.com in a web browser. You can use any desktop web browser to clear your Twitter search history.
- Log in if prompted.
2
Click the search bar. You'll find the search bar in the top right corner of the page.
3
Click Clear all. This is to the right of the header "Recent." A confirmation message will appear.
- To delete your searches individually, click the x next to each search term instead.
4
Click the red Clear button to confirm. Your Twitter search history is now deleted.
- This change does not carry over to the mobile app.^{[1]
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  Research source} See the Using the Mobile App method to learn how to make this change on your phone or tablet.