Search the Activity stream

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title: Search the Activity stream
description: Use keywords to search the Activity stream and find work notes, emails, and comments.
locale: en-US
canonical_url: https://www.servicenow.com/docs/r/australia/platform-user-interface/search-activity-stream.html
release: australia
topic_type: task
last_updated: "2026-09-10"
reading_time_minutes: 1
breadcrumb: [Activity stream, Use, Configurable Workspace UI, Configure UIs and portals, Configure user experiences]
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# Search the Activity stream

Use keywords to search the Activity stream and find work notes, emails, and comments.

## Before you begin

Role required: workspace\_user

## Procedure

1.  Open a record in your instance.

2.  From the Activity stream, select the search icon \(\[Omitted image "IconSearch.png"\] Alt text: Icon search.\).

3.  In the **Search Activity Stream** field, enter keywords to find results.

    \[Omitted image "activity-stream-search.png"\] Alt text: Search Activity Stream field

    **Note:**

    -   Work notes, comments and emails will highlight matching keywords.
    -   Attachments will not highlight matching keywords, but the attachments will display in the Activity stream.