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X (Twitter) shadowban test

Check whether X hides your posts in search, your name as people type, or your replies, and what each result means. You look from a second account, because automatic checkers can say you're fine while X hides you. It's free, needs no sign-up, and nothing you type leaves your browser.

No second account? Send this page to a friend who doesn't follow you. The link opens with your username filled in.

from an account that isn't yours

  1. Your posts in search

    Search for your posts, newest first. Do your posts from the past week show?

    open the search ↗

  2. One post's exact words

    Paste a few lines of a recent post to search for its exact words.

    open the search ↗

  3. Your name as people type

    Open Explore and type your username into the search box, without pressing Enter. Does your account come up in the list?

    open Explore ↗

  4. Your replies

    Open your replies, click the post above one of them, and look under it. Is your reply there?

    open your replies ↗

from your own account

Your labels

X's Under the Hood report lists the labels that hide you in For You. X runs it as a pilot for accounts at least a year old with 10 or more posts in the past month.

open Under the Hood ↗

We found no published rule that labels a post because a scheduler sent it. To post on a schedule, ask Claude or ChatGPT to schedule it with Postmoderno.

see how it works →

Why you test by hand

We tried to build an automatic checker first. On November 9, 2026, X's search showed no results for a second account of ours, both to an account that follows it and to one that doesn't. X's API returned all 17 of its posts from that week, and a popular free checker reported no search ban. A tool that asks X's API, or reads X from outside, can tell you you're fine while X hides you. So this test has you look for yourself, from another account.

What each test checks

testa hidden result meansin X's published code
Your posts in searchSearch hides your account's postsSEARCH_BLACKLIST and AGATHA_SPAM label posts for search
One post's exact wordsSearch hides that postA link with an unsafe verdict labels the post SEARCH_BLACKLIST
Your name as people typeA search suggestion banNot covered
Your repliesA ghost or thread ban, or low rankingThe reply ranker weighs verification, a like from the original poster and a Grox score

The sources are in our read of X's code, pinned to the snapshot we read.

Questions

Is there an official X shadowban checker?

The closest is Under the Hood, which lists the labels on your account and posts for the previous month and how to appeal. It covers For You, not search or reply notifications, and it's a pilot that needs an account at least a year old with 10 or more posts that month.

Why test from another account?

Most of X's visibility rules apply only to people who don't follow you. X's own README puts it as "The same post is allowed to a follower." So your own view can look normal. In our test, search hid the account's posts from a follower as well.

How long does a shadowban last on X?

In the published code, many automated labels end after 7 or 30 days. Engagement bait and some link labels have no end date, so appeal those through Under the Hood.

Does scheduling posts get you shadowbanned?

We found no published rule that labels a post because a scheduler sent it, though X withholds some rules. We sell a scheduler, so weigh that. Duplicate content is a label that blocks reply notifications, so vary the text you schedule.

Does it store what I type?

Not on our side. The test runs in your browser and nothing is sent to us. Your browser keeps a copy until you close the tab, so a click away doesn't lose your answers.

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