Sherlock hunts down social media accounts by username across 400+ social networks. By entering a username, Sherlock searches across popular websites and returns any accounts with matching usernames. It's an essential tool for situations such as personal investigations, security checks, or ensuring your brand’s unique identity across various platforms.

Installation    •    Usage    •    Contributing

Installation

	Command	Notes
PyPI	pipx install sherlock-project	pip may be used in place of pipx
Docker	docker pull sherlock/sherlock
Debian family	apt install sherlock	Kali, Parrot, Debian Testing and Sid
BlackArch	pacman -S sherlock
Homebrew	brew install sherlock

See all alternative installation methods here

Common Installation Issues

1. 'pip' command not found

   • Solution: Make sure that pip is installed with Python. You can install pip by following these instructions:
     • On Linux/macOS:

       sudo apt-get install python3-pip
       

     • On Windows: Download and install pip from the official pip website.

2. Permission Denied on Linux/macOS

   • Solution: You may need to run the installation commands with sudo to give administrative privileges. Use the following command:

     sudo pip install sherlock-project
     

3. Outdated pip Version

   • Solution: Upgrade pip to the latest version using the following command:

     pip install --upgrade pip
     

4. Outdated Python Version

   • Solution: Update Python version using the following command:

     sudo apt-get install python3
     

5. Firewall or Antivirus Blocking Access

   • Solution: Ensure that your firewall or antivirus settings allow Docker and Python installations to proceed without interruption.

Usage

To search for only one user:

sherlock user123

To search for more than one user:

sherlock user1 user2 user3

Accounts found will be stored in an individual text file with the corresponding username (e.g user123.txt).

$ sherlock --help
usage: sherlock [-h] [--version] [--verbose] [--folderoutput FOLDEROUTPUT]
                [--output OUTPUT] [--tor] [--unique-tor] [--csv] [--xlsx]
                [--site SITE_NAME] [--proxy PROXY_URL] [--json JSON_FILE]
                [--timeout TIMEOUT] [--print-all] [--print-found] [--no-color]
                [--browse] [--local] [--nsfw]
                USERNAMES [USERNAMES ...]

Sherlock: Find Usernames Across Social Networks (Version 0.14.3)

positional arguments:
  USERNAMES             One or more usernames to check with social networks.
                        Check similar usernames using {?} (replace to '_', '-', '.').

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --version             Display version information and dependencies.
  --verbose, -v, -d, --debug
                        Display extra debugging information and metrics.
  --folderoutput FOLDEROUTPUT, -fo FOLDEROUTPUT
                        If using multiple usernames, the output of the results will be
                        saved to this folder.
  --output OUTPUT, -o OUTPUT
                        If using single username, the output of the result will be saved
                        to this file.
  --tor, -t             Make requests over Tor; increases runtime; requires Tor to be
                        installed and in system path.
  --unique-tor, -u      Make requests over Tor with new Tor circuit after each request;
                        increases runtime; requires Tor to be installed and in system
                        path.
  --csv                 Create Comma-Separated Values (CSV) File.
  --xlsx                Create the standard file for the modern Microsoft Excel
                        spreadsheet (xlsx).
  --site SITE_NAME      Limit analysis to just the listed sites. Add multiple options to
                        specify more than one site.
  --proxy PROXY_URL, -p PROXY_URL
                        Make requests over a proxy. e.g. socks5://127.0.0.1:1080
  --json JSON_FILE, -j JSON_FILE
                        Load data from a JSON file or an online, valid, JSON file.
  --timeout TIMEOUT     Time (in seconds) to wait for response to requests (Default: 60)
  --print-all           Output sites where the username was not found.
  --print-found         Output sites where the username was found.
  --no-color            Don't color terminal output
  --browse, -b          Browse to all results on default browser.
  --local, -l           Force the use of the local data.json file.
  --nsfw                Include checking of NSFW sites from default list.

Credits

Thank you to everyone who has contributed to Sherlock! ❤️

License

MIT © Sherlock Project
Original Creator - Siddharth Dushantha