# iNat Forum searchable by key terms

**URL:** <https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-forum-searchable-by-key-terms/1397>\
**Category:** Forum Feedback\
**Created:** [March 23, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-forum-searchable-by-key-terms/1397 "2019-03-23T13:44:00Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![iowabiologist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b77776/32.png) [@iowabiologist](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/iowabiologist)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 1:44pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-forum-searchable-by-key-terms/1397/1 "2019-03-23T13:44:00Z")

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If one wanted to ask a question about a particular subject among the previous Google-posted help questions, there was a box where one could type in a key term and narrow down to possible relevant topics. With the new forum, it seems that one needs to scroll through everything in the entire category to look for posts on the topic in which one is interested. Perhaps I’m missing something?

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**Author:** ![bouteloua](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/bouteloua/32/1180_2.png) [@bouteloua](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/bouteloua)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 1:45pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-forum-searchable-by-key-terms/1397/2 "2019-03-23T13:45:07Z")

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Hi @iowabiologist (welcome!) – I moved this from Feature Requests to General because I think we can already do what you’re requesting. There should be a little search icon (magnifying glass) in the top right corner. You can search for relevant keywords/terms there. Is that what you meant?

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**Author:** ![iowabiologist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/b77776/32.png) [@iowabiologist](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/iowabiologist)\
**Post date:** [March 23, 2019, 2:24pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-forum-searchable-by-key-terms/1397/3 "2019-03-23T14:24:55Z")

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@bouteloua - Yes, that’s what I was looking for. I tried it with some key words and it worked fine. Thanks!

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**Author:** ![jdmore](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.inaturalist.org/jdmore/32/1116_2.png) [@jdmore](https://forum.inaturalist.org/u/jdmore)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2021, 7:25pm UTC](https://forum.inaturalist.org/t/inat-forum-searchable-by-key-terms/1397/4 "2021-09-24T19:25:45Z")

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