# Work with Saved Searches

This page shows how to perform common tasks with
[saved searches](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/saved-searches) in Google Issue Tracker.

When you create a saved search, **Admin**
[permission](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/access-control#saved_searches) is granted to you and
the `Googlers Unrestricted` group. Otherwise, the saved search is private to you
by default. You must grant **Admin** or **View and execute search** permission
for the saved search in order for it to be visible to or modifiable by other
users.

## Create a saved search

To create a saved search:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. Navigate to the search results page whose search criteria you want to save.

3. Click the drop-down button on the right side of the search bar.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/search-bar2.png)
4. Create your search by using the [Search Builder](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/search-builder).

5. Enter a name in the **Save search as** field, located in the lower right of
   the drop-down display.

6. Click the **Save** button next to your search name.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/save-search-as.png)

   The saved search appears in the **Saved searches** section of the left-hand
   navigation.

## Edit a saved search

To edit a saved search:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. In the left-hand navigation, find the saved search you want to edit.

3. Hover over the saved search name and click the "more" icon.

4. Select **Settings**.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/save-search-settings.png)
5. Make changes to the saved search in the page that appears.

6. Click **Update**.

You can also edit a saved search from its results page by clicking the pencil
icon next to its name.

## Update search criteria

To update criteria for a saved search:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. Run the saved search you want to update by clicking its name in the
   left-hand navigation.

3. Modify the search criteria.

   You can change the search criteria in the
   [search bar or the search builder](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/searches).
4. Run the modified search.

5. In the search results page, click the blue **Save** button.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/saved-search-update.png)

## Copy a saved search

To copy a saved search:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. Run the saved search you want to copy by clicking its name in the left-hand
   navigation.

3. Click the drop-down button on the right side of the search bar.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/search-bar2.png)
4. Give the search a new name in the **Save search as** text bar, located in
   the lower right of the drop-down display.

5. Click the **Save** button next to your search name.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/save-search-as.png)

   The copied search appears in the **Saved searches** section of the left-hand
   navigation.

## Delete a saved search

To delete a saved search:

1. [Open Issue Tracker](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/guides/access-ui) in your web browser.

2. In the left-hand navigation, find the saved search you want to delete.

3. Hover over the saved search name and click the "more" icon.

4. Select **Delete**.

   ![](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/images/public/saved-search-delete.png)
5. Click **Confirm** when prompted in the overlay window.

> [!NOTE]
> **Note:** You can also open the saved search settings and click the **Delete saved
> search** button at the top of the page.

## What's Next

- [Learn more about saved searches](https://developers.google.com/issue-tracker/concepts/saved-searches)