X (Twitter) Shadowban Check

Each check looks for the pattern one kind of limit leaves when you read X from the outside. Nothing is guessed from symptoms, and every result links to the posts it looked at.

• Search ban: we search X for from:@username, the same search anyone can run, and match the account's recent posts against the results. A search-banned account comes back empty.
• Search suggestion ban: we search people for the exact username. X normally lists the account first, so leaving it out is the pattern of a suggestion ban.
• Reply deboosting: we open the posts the account recently replied to and read each thread the way X lists it. A missing reply sits behind show more replies, where most people never look.
• Account status: suspended, protected, or withheld in some countries, straight from X.
• Sensitive media label: whether X marks the account's media as possibly sensitive, which hides it from people who filter sensitive content.

It reads what X shows everyone, live, so a clear result means your posts, username and replies really are visible. A few things to know when you read a result:

• New posts need about 30 minutes before search has them, and new replies about 15 minutes, so very fresh activity is left out of the test.
• X ranks replies one at a time, so one hidden reply is often about that reply. If every reply the test checks is hidden, that points to the account.
• An author can hide replies to their own posts, which looks the same from outside.
• Protected accounts can't be tested from outside, because their posts are private by design.
• Results are cached for three hours, so a retest later the same day shows the new state.

For your own account, X runs a pilot page called Under the Hood that lists visibility labels on your account and posts once you log in. It's the closest thing to an official answer, and it pairs well with this test.

• Search ban: your account and posts stop appearing in search results.
• Search suggestion ban: your username stops coming up when people search for it.
• Reply deboosting, also called a ghost ban: your replies get hidden behind a show more replies link.
• Post level limits: one post stops spreading even though your others do fine.

You can confirm any result by hand. Do it while logged out, since that shows you what a stranger sees rather than the view X gives you on your own account.

1. Open a private or incognito browser window where you are logged out of X.
2. Search from:@yourname. If your recent posts don't appear, you may have a search ban.
3. Search your exact username under People. If you don't appear, that points to a search suggestion ban.
4. Open one of your replies to a large account. If it sits behind show more replies, your replies may be deboosted.
5. Check your analytics for a sharp, broad drop in impressions that lines up with the other signs.

• Rapid follow and unfollow cycles.
• Aggressive automation, mass DMs, or repetitive posts.
• Content that gets reported or flagged often.
• Too many links or identical replies in a short window.

Stop any aggressive or automated activity right away. Post normal, original content and engage like a person for a few days. Avoid mass actions and repetitive links. Most soft limits lift on their own within a few days, so run the test again then. For account level locks, use the official appeal in your settings. While you wait, keep your posts on point with the character counter and watch your engagement rate recover as reach returns.

Most shadowbans trace back to spammy automation. That is why Xpert caps sends, spaces them like a person typing, asks you to approve outbound replies and DMs, and pauses the moment X pushes back. The aim is growth that does not put your account at risk.