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THE PUBLIC RECORD01 / TWEETS

Wayback Machine for Twitter / X

Type a username or paste a link to one tweet. You get a dated list of saved copies, newest first, with the ones that do not open on X marked. No account, all years, and the list downloads as CSV or JSON.

Leave empty for all years.
READING THE RECORDA few useful details before you dig in.

What this Twitter wayback lookup shows

PostRewind brings together saved tweets from twitter.com and x.com. Enter a handle and the list groups copies by tweet ID, with newer tweets at the top. Each row has a saved date, a status label, and an Open saved copy link. The date tells you when that copy was saved. The tweet ID identifies the original post across both domains.

Paste a direct tweet link to see the dated copies of that individual post. Open a saved copy to read the page as it was recorded. This Twitter archive search is useful for following a conversation, checking an old reference, or locating a post you remember from an account's earlier years. Load more to continue through the record.

How to see deleted tweets

Start with the account's username, such as name or @name, and select Look it up. Leave From and To empty to search all years. The list puts the newest tweet IDs first, so you can work backward through the account or choose a month from the saved-copy distribution. A direct link takes you straight to one tweet's record.

As you browse, rows receive a status check. Still up means the tweet opens on X. Not on X anymore means the original tweet does not open there and this row has a saved copy. Unchecked marks a row with a saved copy and no confirmed X status. Turn on Only tweets that are gone to focus on the marked rows, then select Open saved copy. You can use the list to find deleted tweets and return to the same dated source when you need to check it again.

Tips to find more tweets

Try the handle the account used when the tweet was posted. If an account changed its username, an older handle gives you another place to look. A link copied at the time can be especially useful because it includes both the original handle and the tweet ID. Paste the entire link into the same input.

Keep the dates empty for the widest search, then narrow them once you have a list. PostRewind checks twitter.com and x.com together, so either style of link works. Use the month distribution to move through saved copies from a particular period. Download the results when you want to compare several searches in your own notes or spreadsheet.

Searching old tweets by date

From and To refer to the date a copy was saved. Choose either date, both dates, or All years. A saved date and a tweet's publication date describe different events: one records the copy, the other records the post. The list uses tweet IDs to keep posts in chronological order. The monthly bars count the copies in your loaded results, and selecting a month narrows what you see. Clear the month to return to the full list.

Need your own account's full export?

For your own account, request your Twitter archive from X's account settings. That export contains the account data X prepares for you. PostRewind helps you look up dated public copies by username or tweet link. Use your account export to organize your own posting history, and use this lookup when you want a saved page you can open by date.

Request your account archive from X

Use it with X advanced search

X advanced search works well for tweets you can read on the platform. Use from:username to select an account and until:YYYY-MM-DD to set an end date. Add a remembered phrase to narrow the search. Then paste a tweet link into PostRewind to explore its saved copies. The two searches let you work with the current post and its dated record, and a CSV or JSON export keeps the saved-copy links together for later reading.

Open X advanced search
COMMON QUESTIONS

Questions, answered.

Can the Wayback Machine find deleted tweets?

Yes, whenever a copy was saved. Enter the username or tweet link, look for the dated copies, and open the one you want to read. The status label helps you see which originals still open on X.

Does it work with x.com links?

Yes. Paste an x.com or twitter.com tweet link. PostRewind looks across both domains and groups account results by tweet ID, so you can follow the same post through its saved record.

What does a saved copy look like?

It opens the response saved for the original tweet address. The saved-copy URL includes its timestamp and the original address. Use that date to identify the copy you read or cite.

How far back does it go?

The earliest saved copy for your query sets the starting point. Leave the date fields empty to include the earliest records and keep loading more to work through the account's saved history.

Can I look up a suspended or deleted account?

Yes, by username. Try the handle the account used at the time. You can also paste a direct tweet link to open the dated record for an individual post.

Do you keep what I look up?

PostRewind doesn't build a history of the names you look up. Twitter lookups pass through our server, where responses stay cached for up to 25 hours, and our host keeps standard request logs. Your browser checks tweet status with X and remembers results for this session.