How to Search Twitter Bios
Describe the people.
Type words you’d expect in their bio: a job title, an industry, a technology or a city. Combine them with AND, OR and NOT, or put a phrase in quotes.
Filter.
Set a follower range, choose verified only, require a website or open DMs, or filter by location and account age.
Review and export.
Matches show the bio with your keywords highlighted. Download them as CSV.
A Followerwonk Alternative Without Signup
Followerwonk made bio search popular. Today it sits inside Fedica and needs an account. This page covers the everyday bio search with no signup, and the Sorsa API covers the heavy lifting.
| Followerwonk (Fedica) | Circleboom | This page | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Signup or X login | Signup | X login | Neither |
| Boolean operators | Yes | Partly | Yes |
| Keyword must be in the bio | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Filters: followers, location, website, DMs | Most | Most | Yes |
| Export | Paid plans | Paid plans | 20 free, then API |
Search Ideas That Work
- Sales
founder AND (saas OR b2b)followers 1,000 to 50,000, has a website - PR and media
"journalist" AND (tech OR climate)verified only - Recruiting
"rust developer" OR "rustacean"location contains "Berlin" - Partnerships
podcast host AND marketingDMs open - Research
"public health" AND researcheraccount older than 3 years
Twitter People Search vs Bio Search
X’s people search
Matches names, handles and bios together, and ranks by popularity and relevance. That’s handy for finding a specific person, but noisy when you’re looking for a kind of person: searching "designer" returns accounts named Designer as readily as designers.
Bio search
Keeps only accounts whose bio contains your terms, and adds the filters X’s search lacks: follower range, verification, location, website, open DMs and account age.
Use Bio Search Responsibly
Everything here is public profile information. Reach out one person at a time, with a relevant message, and respect people who don’t reply. Don’t use search results for spam, automated mass messaging or harassment. That breaks X’s rules and the privacy laws that apply to you. The tool doesn’t collect email addresses or phone numbers.
Deep Bio Searches With the API
/search-users returns about 20 profiles per request with full bios, follower counts and verification. Page deeper, run several phrasings, and apply your own filters.
- About 20 profiles per request, with a cursor for more
- 20 requests per second on every plan
- 100 free requests to start: up to 2,000 profiles, no card
import requests
resp = requests.post(
"https://api.sorsa.io/v3/search-users",
headers={"ApiKey": "YOUR_API_KEY"},
json={"query": "data journalist"},
).json()
matches = [u for u in resp["users"]
if "journalist" in u.get("description", "").lower()
and u.get("followers_count", 0) >= 1000]Frequently Asked Questions
How do I search Twitter bios?
Type keywords you’d expect in a bio above, combine them with AND, OR and NOT, add filters, and press Search bios. You get accounts whose bio contains your terms, with their audience, location and website.
Is this a Followerwonk alternative?
Yes, for bio search. It needs no signup, supports boolean queries and filters, and exports matches to CSV. Followerwonk now sits inside Fedica and requires an account.
Why don’t I see every account with this keyword?
X’s user search returns a relevance-ranked selection, not a full list of every bio. The tool filters those results to real bio matches. Try other phrasings, or use the API to page deeper.
Can I search in other languages?
Yes. Type your keywords in any language; matching works on the bio text as written.
Does it show email addresses?
No. Emails and phone numbers aren’t public on X, and the tool doesn’t collect them.
Is it free?
Yes. You get 5 free searches a day, with 20 matches exportable per search, and no login.