---
title: "Project Search"
description: "You can locate projects in the project list using either keyword search or creation date filters ."
url: https://www.surveytester.com/academy/en/general-queries/project-search/
language: en
type: faq
audiences: ["Project Managers", "Survey Authors"]
published: 2026-03-27
updated: 2026-10-15
---

# Project Search

_General Queries · SurveyTester Academy_

## Searching for Projects

You can locate projects in the project list using either **keyword search** or **creation date filters**.

## 1\. Search by Keyword

To find a project using a keyword:

1.  Go to the **search bar** in the project list.
2.  Enter any relevant word or phrase.

For example, typing **"museums"** will return all projects where this keyword appears in any project details, including:

-   Project name
-   Survey URL
-   Survey system
-   Any other searchable project field

     ![](https://www.surveytester.com/academy/_img/general-queries/project-search/en/8Climage.png)                 ![](https://www.surveytester.com/academy/_img/general-queries/project-search/en/vcpimage.png)

This allows you to quickly locate projects based on partial information or related terms.

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## 2\. Search by Creation Date

You can also filter projects by the date they were created using the `***created:***` search operator.

-   To find all projects created in a specific year: *created:* 2026

-   To narrow the search to a specific month: *created:* 2026-03

-   To search for projects created on a specific day: *created:* 2026-03-15

![](https://www.surveytester.com/academy/_img/general-queries/project-search/en/xgkimage.png)

This is useful when you know approximately when the project was created but not its exact name.

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## 3\. Filters with a slash

Type a **slash** as the first character of the search box to see the available filters, then the values that
match the projects you have:

-   `created:` - the creation date, as above. The list shows the years and months with the number of projects
    in each, plus shortcuts for **today**, the **last 7 days**, **this month** and **this year**.
-   `accessed:` - the date a project was last opened, with the same values and shortcuts.

Choosing a shortcut writes the resolved filter into the box, for example `created:2026-08`, so you can see it
and adjust it. A filter can be combined with a keyword: `accessed:2026-10 museums` finds the museum projects you
opened this month.

![Placeholder: screenshot of the project search box after typing a slash - the list of filters created: and accessed:, then the months with project counts and the shortcuts](https://www.surveytester.com/academy/_img/general-queries/project-search/en/project-search-slash-filters.png "w=36rem | The filter list after typing a slash")