Lifestyle, Health & Hardware
Webapps Stack Exchange · 2024-07-28
You can't search your own X likes — thousands are effectively lost
搜不了自己的 X 点赞记录：上万条赞等于全丢
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- WhoWebapps Stack Exchange · 2024-07-28 · 1 upvotes
- The askYou can't search your own X likes — thousands are effectively lost
- The openingPeriodically archive your own likes/bookmarks via API or data export into a searchable local store, with one-click import to Notion/Obsidian.
What was actually said
“I've liked tens of thousands of posts as a bookmark system, but X only allows chronological scrolling. There's no way to find a tutorial I liked six months ago.”
— Webapps Stack Exchange · 2024-07-28 · webapps.stackexchange.com/questions/176585/search-my…
Background and pain
The pain
Using likes as bookmarks is a habit for hundreds of millions; the platform removing search pushes users out.
A buildable angle
The opening
Periodically archive your own likes/bookmarks via API or data export into a searchable local store, with one-click import to Notion/Obsidian.
How to validate it
- Read the whole thread and note the recurring scenarios — repetition is the density of the need.
- Search existing tools around "x twitter / bookmarks" and check which single step they actually cover.
- Put up a one-line landing page, share it back to Webapps Stack Exchange, and see whether anyone asks about pricing.
Existing options
X API数据导出
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