# Searching channel wise

**URL:** <https://forum.mattermost.com/t/searching-channel-wise/25741>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Created:** [February 23, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/searching-channel-wise/25741 "2026-02-23T09:40:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![Saurabh-Sehta](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/forum.mattermost.com/saurabh-sehta/32/9381_2.png) [@Saurabh-Sehta](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/Saurabh-Sehta)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 9:40am UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/searching-channel-wise/25741/1 "2026-02-23T09:40:36Z")

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Currently, scope of searching in mattermost is at team level, i want to implement this thing at channel level. Means, for example, if i am searching some keyword in particular channel it should give results related to particular channel only, not from all channels.

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**Author:** ![rtfm98](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/d9b06d/32.png) [@rtfm98](https://forum.mattermost.com/u/rtfm98)\
**Post date:** [February 23, 2026, 8:50pm UTC](https://forum.mattermost.com/t/searching-channel-wise/25741/2 "2026-02-23T20:50:17Z")

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That should be already possible: [Search for messages - Mattermost documentation](https://docs.mattermost.com/end-user-guide/collaborate/search-for-messages.html#search-modifiers)

> - Use `in:` to find messages or files posted in specific public channels, private channels, direct messages, or group messages. You can specify channels by display name or channel ID.
> - For example, searching `Mattermost in:town-square` only returns results in the Town Square public channel that contains the term `Mattermost`, while searching `Mattermost in:john.doe` only returns results that contains the term `Mattermost` in your direct message history with John Smith.