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People Search

Find anyone across 500+ sites

People Search finds anyone online from an email address, username, full name, or phone number. It searches across 500+ platforms and data sources simultaneously — social networks, developer communities, forums, business registries, court records, and more. Whether you have a single identifier or a handful of them, it builds the most complete picture available from public sources.

The deep search skill is the flagship: it cross-references all your identifiers, generates username variations, runs parallel OSINT queries across professional networks and documents, and assembles a unified profile. Individual skills let you narrow the search — check if an email has been in a data breach, reverse-search a photo, find business directorships, or search court records. All searches are read-only and limited to publicly available information.

What you can do

  • Run a comprehensive multi-phase search from any combination of name, email, username, or phone
  • Search a username across 500+ websites and social platforms
  • Run targeted OSINT queries across LinkedIn, resumes, news, court records, and forums
  • Reverse image search to find where a photo appears online
  • Check email or username exposure in known data breaches
  • Search business records across UK Companies House, SEC EDGAR, and 170+ jurisdictions
  • Search US court records via the CourtListener RECAP archive
  • Find social media profiles across 10 major platforms by real name

Who it's for

Investigators, journalists, HR professionals, security researchers, fraud analysts, and anyone who needs to verify someone's online identity or build a public profile from available information.

How to use it

  1. Use deep_search with any identifiers you have — name, email, username, or phone
  2. Use osint_search for people with minimal online presence — runs parallel targeted web queries
  3. Use search_by_username to find all accounts registered under a specific handle
  4. Use check_breaches for a fast check on whether an email or username has been exposed

Getting started

No setup required — all skills run without any API key.

Deep Search

Multi-phase search taking any combination of identifiers. Cross-references all sources, scans 500+ sites, generates username variations, and enriches with web results. Best for hard-to-find people or building a complete profile from minimal starting info.

Returns: Comprehensive profile with social profiles across 500+ sites, platform enrichment, breach exposure, username variations, cross-referenced identifiers, and web mentions
Search by Email

Search for a person by email address. Checks profile databases, developer platforms, email validity, and breach databases. Enriches with web search results when available.

Returns: Unified profile with avatar, social links, developer matches, email validation, breach exposure, and web mentions
Search by Username

Search a username across 500+ websites and social platforms. Returns matching profiles categorized by type (social, coding, gaming, forums). Enriches with full profile data from developer and social platforms.

Returns: List of found profiles grouped by category, with enriched data from developer and social platforms
Search by Name

Search for a person by name with optional location and company filters. Searches developer profiles and enriches with web search results including professional network matches.

Returns: Developer profiles, web search results, and professional network matches for the given name
Search by Phone

Reverse-lookup a phone number across reverse-lookup directories (Whitepages, Spokeo, BeenVerified, NumLookup, etc.), business listings (Yelp, Yellow Pages, BBB, Google Maps, LinkedIn), and general web mentions. UK numbers also hit Companies House. Detects country and formats in E.164. 60+ countries.

Returns: Parsed phone details (country, E.164 format, digit count), web mentions, reverse-lookup directory hits, business listings, and UK Companies House matches when applicable
Check Breaches

Check if an email address or username has been exposed in known data breaches. Returns breach sources, dates, and types of exposed data fields.

Returns: Breach status with source names, dates, and exposed field types
OSINT Search

Investigative search running targeted queries in parallel across professional networks, resumes, social media, business records, news, forums, academic papers, and public documents. Best for people with minimal online presence.

Returns: Categorized findings from targeted web searches: LinkedIn profiles, social accounts, resumes/documents with contact details, news mentions, business records, and forum posts
Reverse Image Search

Find where a photo appears online. Searches the image URL across the web and provides direct links to Google Lens, TinEye, Yandex, and Bing. Use for identity verification or finding the source of a photo.

Returns: Reverse search engine URLs (Google Lens, TinEye, Yandex, Bing), web pages containing the image, and visual matches
Business Records Search

Search corporate registrations for directorships, officer appointments, SEC filings, and business associations. Covers UK Companies House, US SEC EDGAR, and OpenCorporates (170+ jurisdictions).

Returns: SEC EDGAR filings, UK Companies House directorships, OpenCorporates records, and business web mentions
Court Records Search

Search court cases, legal filings, and criminal records. Queries CourtListener RECAP archive (US federal and state courts) plus web search for broader court records and legal proceedings.

Returns: CourtListener case records, court filing web results, and criminal record web results
Social Media Deep Dive

Search 10 major platforms by real name to find profiles, posts, and mentions on LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook, TikTok, YouTube, Reddit, GitHub, Medium/Substack, and Pinterest/Tumblr. Finds accounts even when usernames differ from the real name.

Returns: Profiles found on each platform with URLs, grouped by platform, plus a unified list of all discovered profile URLs
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v0.062026-05-08
  • search_by_phone now also queries reverse-lookup directories (TruePeopleSearch, Whitepages, Spokeo, BeenVerified, NumLookup, ThatsThem, Nuwber) and business listings (Yelp, Yellow Pages, BBB, Google Maps, Foursquare, LinkedIn) — replaces an essentially empty result for unknown phone numbers
  • UK numbers also cross-referenced against Companies House for registered business phones
v0.052026-03-23
  • Added search_by_photo: reverse image search with Google Lens, TinEye, Yandex, Bing URLs
  • Added search_business_records: SEC EDGAR filings + UK Companies House + OpenCorporates (170+ jurisdictions)
  • Added search_court_records: CourtListener RECAP archive (US courts) + criminal record web search
  • Added search_social_media: targeted search across 10 major platforms by real name
  • All skills now pricing: paid at $0.005 per call
v0.042026-03-23
  • Replaced broken skip_trace with osint_search: targeted Google dork queries for hard-to-find people
  • osint_search runs 8-15 specialized queries in parallel: LinkedIn, resumes, social media, business records, news, forums, academic papers, documents
  • Extracts LinkedIn URLs, social profiles, and PDF/document links from results
v0.032026-03-23
  • Added skip_trace skill: deep person lookup via skip tracing databases (phones, addresses, relatives, employment)
  • Added email permutation generation in deep_search (tries first.last@gmail, etc.)
  • Added Wayback Machine archived profile lookup in deep_search
  • Added domain ownership check via WHOIS composition in deep_search
  • deep_search now runs 8 phases instead of 5
v0.022026-03-23
  • Added deep_search skill: multi-phase cross-referencing with username variation generation
  • Added username variation generator for finding alternate accounts from a name
v0.012026-03-23
  • Initial release

People Search Use Cases(3)

Browse all 3 People Searchguides →
Open Verify an Individual's Background

Verify an Individual's Background

Research publicly available information about a person before a hire, partnership, or meeting.

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People Search
4 agent guides
Open Research a Speaker or Expert

Research a Speaker or Expert

Build a background brief on a speaker, expert witness, or advisor using publicly available information.

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People Search
4 agent guides
Open Search Papers by Topic

Search Papers by Topic

Find relevant academic papers on any research topic across millions of scholarly publications.

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Academic Research
4 agent guides
Open Geocode Addresses to Coordinates

Geocode Addresses to Coordinates

Convert street addresses into precise latitude and longitude coordinates for mapping and spatial analysis.

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Address Geocoding
4 agent guides
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Frequently Asked Questions

Can I start with just an email, username, or phone number?

Yes. `deep_search` cross-references any combination of name, email, username, and phone, and scans 500+ sites to build a fuller profile.

How is username search different from the deep search?

`search_by_username` focuses on one handle across 500+ sites and lets you choose a faster `quick` pass or a full `standard` pass.

Can I narrow a name search by location or company?

Yes. `search_by_name` accepts location and company filters, and `osint_search` expands into LinkedIn, resumes, news, forums, academic papers, and public documents.

Can it check breaches or other public records too?

Yes. `check_breaches` looks for email or username exposure, `search_social_media` scans 10 major platforms, and `search_business_records` and `search_court_records` add corporate and court context.