To search for hashtags or user names already used following request might be used:
<iq type="set" id="query2"> <tags xmlns="http://tigase.org/protocol/archive#query" like="#test"/> </iq>
which will return suggested similar hashtags which where found in database for particular user if following response:
<iq type="result" id="query2"> <tags xmlns="http://tigase.org/protocol/archive#query" like="#test"> <tag>#test1</tag> <tag>#test123</tag> <set xmlns="http://jabber.org/protocol/rsm"> <first index='0'>0</first> <last>1</last> <count>2</count> </set> </tags> </iq>