How do I find or search for a conversation in Messenger?

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To search for a conversation in Messenger:
Desktop App:
  1. From your Desktop app, click Search at the top.
  2. Search for a person, business, service, place, phone number or text from a conversation.
  3. Tap the person, business, service or place to open the conversation.
Desktop (messenger.com):
  1. From Chats, click Search Messenger at the top.
  2. Search for a person, business, service, place, phone number or text from a conversation.
  3. Tap the person, business, service or place to open the conversation.
If you can't find the conversation:
If you can't find the conversation, you may have deleted the conversation.
If you can find the conversation in search but don't see it in your inbox, you may have ignored the conversation and moved it to your message requests folder.
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