# Username search: find a username on the 500 most popular sites

**Use case:** 

Check one username on the 500 most visited sites in Maigret's database in about a minute, and get a row for every site where an account exists, with the profile link and any name, bio, links and IDs the page shows. Replace soxoj with the username you are looking for; leave the site count empty to check all 5,000+.

## Input

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "soxoj"
  ],
  "maxSites": 500,
  "tags": [
    "social",
    "coding"
  ],
  "recursive": true,
  "details": true,
  "timeout": 30,
  "retries": 0
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "username": {
    "label": "Username searched (username)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "siteName": {
    "label": "Site (siteName)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "profileUrl": {
    "label": "Profile link (profileUrl)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "fullName": {
    "label": "Name on profile (fullName)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "bio": {
    "label": "Profile bio (bio)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "location": {
    "label": "Location on profile (location)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "followers": {
    "label": "Follower count (followers)",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "createdAt": {
    "label": "Account created (createdAt)",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "linkedFrom": {
    "label": "Found through (linkedFrom)",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Username Search & OSINT - Maigret Profile Finder, 5,000+ Sites Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Username search: find a username on the 500 most popular sites". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/jyrOH2iVo1BPFY3Ee) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Username search: find a username on the 500 most popular sites" task

The Username Search & OSINT - Maigret Profile Finder, 5,000+ Sites Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like usernames to search (usernames), number of sites (maxsites), and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Username search: find a username on the 500 most popular sites" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as username searched (username), site (sitename), profile link (profileurl), and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Username search: find a username on the 500 most popular sites" task via API](https://apify.com/anshumanatrey/maigret-username-search.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Username Search & OSINT - Maigret Profile Finder, 5,000+ Sites](https://apify.com/anshumanatrey/maigret-username-search.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/anshumanatrey/maigret-username-search.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/anshumanatrey/maigret-username-search.md

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).