Wondering how to find Twitter username history? You are at the right place. Let’s look at Twitter, one of the biggest social media platforms. A fun way to connect with family, friends, and strangers and stay updated on what’s trending.
Just like with every place or platform where there is a crowd, scammers also find twitter a good hunting ground to find who to prey on. They can be anyone pretending to be anything just to get what they want.
Even after finding out a potential scammer, a quick change in username can help a scammer get back into the game again. With about 6,000 tweets per second amounting to about 500 million daily tweets, one can miss someone in this whale of a network.
What is a Twitter username?
The Twitter username is the unique identity of a user on Twitter. Beginning with @, this string of characters is found on all your tweets. With your username, someone can quickly search for your account or mention you in a tweet.
Twitter usernames are not set in stone, they can be changed just like with other social platforms. Although nowadays it is limited and near impossible to do so, it is still possible.
When a username is changed, you cannot find the user anymore with the old one. You can find your Twitter username history by Bookmarking twitter unique ID. This is different from creating a Twitter bookmark.
What is a Twitter unique ID?
Twitter ID is a unique string of numbers that every account on Twitter has. No two people have the same ID. Think of it like your social security number or identification number on your Identity card. No two persons share the same number. You can change your name, but your Identity number stays the same. Although an account can change its @handle, it can never change its Twitter ID.
To find a Twitter unique ID, you will be needing an online tool for that. There are several Twitter ID tools you can use. Some include
Mytwitterid.com, etc
How to bookmark a Twitter unique ID
Find twitter ID tools are usually used by developers making use of Twitter API to easily switch between the public username or handle that we see and the unique ID. While that is the case, you can also use it to get the Unique ID for tracking a username. And since we are going to need a Twitter unique ID, you will be needing one.
To bookmark a Twitter ID
- Open a Twitter ID generating website in your web browser. For this demonstration, we will be making use of tools by codeofaninja.
- Click on the use now button on the find twitter ID box.
- In the search bar for Twitter ID, enter the current twitter username you intend to track and then click on enter. The Twitter user ID, a string of numbers, will be displayed in the results.
- Open a new browser tab. Copy the URL https://twitter.com/intent/user?user_id= and open it in the address bar of the new tab. You will get a DNS error, don’t worry about that.
- Next, copy the twitter ID from the results on the Twitter generating tool you used. Go back to the new tab that you opened and edit the URL. Paste the end of the URL after the symbol =, the user ID you copied. For example, for Jack, the user ID is 12. So the URL will be https://twitter.com/intent/user?user_id=12. Click on enter to open the page. A Twitter page showing the Twitter account associated with the Twitter ID will be displayed.
- Finally, bookmark the page for easy access.
Any change made on the account will be easier to spot by opening the bookmarked page.
Now, by bookmarking the Twitter unique ID of an account, you might not be able to see any changes made before that, but you can see any changes in username after bookmarking. How does this work?
As earlier said, the public username or handle can change, but the unique ID cannot be changed. If you try searching for a username that has been changed, you won’t find anything. But if you search for the unique ID, it will always lead you to the same account despite the username change. Twitter makes no provision to search using a unique ID as the keyword. So your best bet is to use the direct URL to the profile, which is the one you bookmarked.
To check past usernames, you can check old tweets on the account. That is, if the person has not gone ahead to delete all tweets. Check the conversations, if you are lucky you might find tweets before the name was changed having the old username in the conversation.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can you see who views your Twitter?
No, you cannot see who views your Twitter. People who check your profile are completely anonymous. However, you can see who liked retweeted, commented on your tweets, and also someone who mentions you in a tweet.
Twitter is very public. Aside from private messages and inner circles, anyone can see tweets and join in any conversation. If you are private and do not want too many public eyes on your activities, you can make changes to your account privacy settings.
How do I find Twitter analytics?
Twitter analytics lets you see how people engage with your Tweets in real-time. Useful if you want to get detailed data regarding your audience.
To find Tweet analytics, if you are using Twitter on a desktop,
go to analytics.twitter.com and sign in with your username and password. 
On mobile, you can easily see tweet analytics by clicking on the analytics icon, a graph icon at the bottom of the tweet. 
How can I see my Twitter login history?
On your Twitter app,
- Click the menu icon to open the app menu.
- Click on settings and privacy.
- Next, click on Account.
- Underneath Data and Permissions, click on data.
- Enter your password to verify it’s you.
- Finally, click on Request archive.
If you are using Twitter on the web:
- Navigate to More in the main navigation menu
- Select Settings and privacy.
- Select Privacy and safety.
- On the privacy and safety menu, select Personalization and data.
- Next, select See your Twitter data.
- Enter your password to confirm your Identity.
- Lastly, select Request archive.
Final thoughts
Social media technology has evolved to the point where you can block a user and any future accounts they create again. This might help you worry less about ways to find Twitter username history.
