playbooks / username-footprint

Username → full online footprint

Enumerate every platform a handle exists on, separate real matches from false positives, and harvest the pivots each profile leaks.

start: @ usernameyields: url, real name, image, location, keyword, email, ip / asnlevel: beginner

1. 01

   Enumerate across platforms

   Run at least two enumerators, because their site lists differ. WhatsMyName has the best-maintained dataset. Maigret goes deeper and parses profile pages for extra identifiers.

   Also try obvious variants: with and without digits, underscores, dots, and the same name with "real", "official" or "the".

   • WhatsMyNamefreeossdatasetdetails
   • Maigretfreeossclidetails
   • Sherlockfreeossclidetails
   • Opsispaidacct reqapidetails

   → can yield: ⇗URL

2. 02

   Kill the false positives

   A hit only means a profile with that name exists. Confirm each one belongs to your subject: matching avatar, bio wording, linked accounts, location, writing style, and active hours. Discard anything you can't tie back.

3. 03

   Reverse-search the avatars

   People reuse profile pictures. Reverse searching them finds accounts under different usernames, and sometimes a real-name profile such as LinkedIn or a company page. Yandex is strongest for faces and locations; Lens is strongest for objects and places.

   • Google Lensfreemobiledetails
   • Yandex Imagesfreedetails
   • TinEyefreemiumacct optionalapiextensiondetails

   → can yield: ⇗URL ☺Real name ▣Image

4. 04

   Dig the platforms that leak most

   Reddit and forum histories expose locations, jobs, relationships and time zones. Telegram and X searches show affiliations. Read old posts, not just the profile.

   • Arctic Shiftfreeossapidatasetdetails
   • Redditmetisfreedetails
   • X Advanced Searchfreeacct reqdetails
   • TGStatfreemiumacct optionalapidetails
   • Social Searcherfreemiumacct optionalapidetails

   → can yield: ⊕Location ☺Real name #Keyword

5. 05

   Recover deleted or changed profiles

   Older snapshots often show the real name, email or links the subject later removed.

   • Wayback Machinefreeacct optionalapiextensiondetails
   • archive.todayfreedetails
   • Wayback Tweetsfreeossclidetails

   → can yield: ✉Email ☺Real name ⇗URL

6. 06

   Check breach data for the handle

   Many breach search tools accept usernames. A hit can connect the handle to an email address, which opens the email playbook.

   • DeHashedpaidacct reqapidetails
   • LeakCheckfreemiumacct optionalapidetails
   • Intelligence Xfreemiumacct optionalapidetails

   → can yield: ✉Email ⌖IP / ASN