In the Google Admin console, you can search for:
- Users
- Groups
- Features
- Settings
- Devices
- Meetings
- Meeting room hardware
For example, you can search for users’ email addresses, team mailing lists, or password reset settings. You don't have to be exact with the search terms and you can use everyday words.
If you don’t see what you need in the results, check the list under Help articles. There you’ll find a list of Help Center articles about your topic.
Search in the Admin console
Note: Your Admin console privileges determine what results are shown.
- Sign in with an administrator account to the Google Admin console.
If you aren’t using an administrator account, you can’t access the Admin console.
- In the Admin console search box, enter your search terms.
- To narrow your search results, at the top of the list, click a search filter chip, such as Usersor Settings.
Note: If you want to read help articles about your topic, click a link under Help articles.
Filter search results
You can narrow your search results by clicking a search filter chip, such as Groups, Settings, or Meetings. To learn more about each filter, read the descriptions below.
Users
You can search for:
- Name (first name, last name, or partial name)
- Username (for example, christina@ or pham@ )
- Email alias (for example, chris @)
- Secondary email address (for example, user@gmail.com)
Not available in search or search results:
- Any user alias at a domain alias
Search autocompletes before @, but does not autocomplete after you enter @. For example, ad autocompletes to admin , but admin@ex does not autocomplete to admin@example.com .
Groups
You can search for:
- Group name (full or partial, for example Solarmora Support team)
- Group address (for example, sales @ or support @)
Not available in search or search results:
- Group aliases
Features
Results under Featuresare quick links to specific pages in the Admin console. For example, if you enter Change a password , the results include links to the Password management page. Or, if you want to review daily activity of managed devices, enter Mobile device reports , and you’ll get a direct link to Reporting Apps Reports Devices Mobile.
Settings
You can search for specific settings in the Admin console, such as Settings for Gmail or Settings for YouTube . Your search results may include services that aren’t currently available.
Devices
You can search ChromeOS devices for:
- Serial numbers
- Asset IDs
- Most recent user to sign in to the device
- MEID—Mobile Equipment Identifier
- WiFi MAC address
- Ethernet MAC address
If manually entered in the Admin console, you can also search for:
- Annotated user
- Location tag
- Notes
Meetings
If you want to review a user’s meetings to troubleshoot issues, click Meetings. Learn more
Meeting room hardware
Use the Google Admin console to view, modify, and update settings for Google Meet hardware.
For more information, go to Manage Google Meet hardware .
