# Filters

Learn how to filter user profiles.

In the user profile list, you can apply filters to narrow down which profiles appear and focus on specific characteristics or audiences.

Besides using tags, you can also search for specific profiles by email address or user ID. For example, searching for `john` or `@company` returns users whose email or user ID matches that value.

![List filter](/assets/explanation/user-profiles/list-filter.png)

The filter dropdown lists every [user tag](/explanation/user-profiles/introduction#user-tags), along with other options such as [**anonymous** and **identified**](/explanation/user-profiles/introduction#identification). Select one or more to narrow the list. For example, combining **buyer** with **returning user** focuses the list on returning users who have placed at least one order.

> **Tracking required**
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> Some quick filters rely on events that are not automatically tracked. See the [attributes list](/reference/user/standard-attributes) for which events to track.

## Explore

- [Audiences](/explanation/audience): Understand how to deliver content to specific groups of users.
- [CQL](/reference/cql/syntax): Get the basics on how to write conditions to define audiences.