Try message search

Build a query against a fictional Telegram/MAX archive. Choose words, chats, people and dates, inspect surrounding messages, and check the sources. This playground stays on your device and never connects to an account.

Choose has: to try files, links, photos, video, audio, voice messages, stickers, contacts, locations or polls. The sample contains 36 messages in 6 chats; has:attachment includes attached media, while has:link finds links in the message text.

A search worth following

Flexible search conditions

Find the message across Telegram and MAX. See what came before, what changed, and where the answer comes from.

Sample archive · 36 messages · 6 chats

Search your conversations

Atlas AND (invoice OR budget)

Atlas AND (invoice OR budget)

Choose a field for sample values. Use All to explore the archive.

Dates use UTC

Matches: 18

tg messages search 'Atlas AND (invoice OR budget)' --source all --newest --timezone UTC --context 2 --json

A live demo over fictional messages. Your CLI searches only the archive already stored on your machine.

MAX Search guide Telegram Search guide

See the full Telegram search guide or MAX search guide for archive setup, supported fields and command options.

Learn how strict search, conversation graphs and embeddings fit together in the search architecture guide.