# Ability to search messages in chat

**URL:** <https://improve.xmtp.org/t/ability-to-search-messages-in-chat/2034>\
**Category:** XIPs (XMTP Improvement Proposals)\
**Tags:** proposal\
**Created:** [December 14, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://improve.xmtp.org/t/ability-to-search-messages-in-chat/2034 "2025-12-14T17:43:55Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![whoisakme](https://improve.xmtp.org/user_avatar/improve.xmtp.org/whoisakme/32/1390_2.png) [@whoisakme](https://improve.xmtp.org/u/whoisakme)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2025, 5:43pm UTC](https://improve.xmtp.org/t/ability-to-search-messages-in-chat/2034/1 "2025-12-14T17:43:55Z")

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I think it’s a good idea for chats where a lot has been written to add the ability to search messages, so that I can find something that was written a long time ago.

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**Author:** ![kryptocapz](https://improve.xmtp.org/user_avatar/improve.xmtp.org/kryptocapz/32/2159_2.png) [@kryptocapz](https://improve.xmtp.org/u/kryptocapz)\
**Post date:** [December 18, 2025, 6:03am UTC](https://improve.xmtp.org/t/ability-to-search-messages-in-chat/2034/2 "2025-12-18T06:03:43Z")

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Especially among groups, the ability to locate old chats using key words will definitely make XMTP interesting

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**Author:** ![tantodefi](https://improve.xmtp.org/user_avatar/improve.xmtp.org/tantodefi/32/1087_2.png) [@tantodefi](https://improve.xmtp.org/u/tantodefi)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2026, 1:54pm UTC](https://improve.xmtp.org/t/ability-to-search-messages-in-chat/2034/3 "2026-02-03T13:54:50Z")

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This is possible to do on the client side - you just need to convince a client dev to add this - maybe petition someone on the base app team that this feature would be desirable