Use search operators in Google Chat

What you can search for

Search operator & example

Search for messages from a specific sender.

from:

Examples:

from:me

from:john@xyz.com

Search for messages that have a Google Docs, Sheets, or Slides attachment.

has:doc

has:sheet

has:slide

Search for messages that have a file, link, video, or another attachment type.

has:file

has:url

has:video

has:pdf

has:image

Search for messages that mention a specific person.

at:

Examples:

at:me

at:rashad

at:fatima@xyz.com

Search for an exact word or phrase.

" "

Examples:

"happy birthday"

"anniversary"

Exclude specific messages from search results.

-

Examples:

from:issac -from:jenny

-birthday from:jenny

-has:file from:issac

Search for messages sent within a certain time period.

after:

before:

Examples:

after:2023/04/16

before:04/18/2023

older_than:

newer_than:

Examples:

newer_than:2d

older_than:1y

Specify a timezone for messages sent within a time period.

tz:GMT+hh:mm

tz:GMT-hh:mm

Examples:

after:2023/01/02 before:2023/12/20 tz:GMT-05:30

newer_than:3d older_than:2d tz:GMT+05:00

Narrow results to a direct message or a space.

Narrow results to a direct message

is:dm

is:chat

Narrow results to unread messages

is:unread

Tips:

• This search operator only shows unread main messages from conversations or spaces.
• For replies within an inline thread, is:unread only returns unread replies from followed threads.

Narrow results to a space

is:room

Examples:

happy birthday is:dm

anniversary is:room

Search for messages in a specific space.

in:<space>

Examples:

apple in:recipes

apple in:(mobile phones)

apple in:”mobile phones”