Inbox

Search and Filter Chat History

Find old customer conversations by message text, visitor details, website, or status from desktop or mobile.

5 steps4 minUpdated August 12, 2026

Open the Chat inbox

Sign in at app.yapdesk.com and open Chat. The inbox has one search box plus status and history-range filters, so you can narrow results without leaving the screen.

Desktop Yapdesk inbox with chat history search
The desktop inbox includes global conversation search and filters.

Choose Recent or All history

Use Recent for current work. Choose All history when the conversation may be older than the recent window. The counter updates to describe the current result set.

Enter a useful search phrase

Search for a customer email, phone number, words from a message, business name, or website domain. Use the most distinctive phrase you remember instead of a broad word such as help.

Mobile Yapdesk inbox search field and filters
The same history search is available in the mobile dashboard.

Filter by conversation status

Choose All statuses, Open chats, Closed chats, or Converted to tickets. Combine a status with your search phrase when many conversations contain the same term.

Clear the search

Use the clear control in the search field or remove the text to return to the full list. Switch the range back to Recent for day-to-day inbox work.