You can access the Sherlock Scraper programmatically from your own applications by using the Apify API. You can also choose the language preference from below. To use the Apify API, you’ll need an Apify account and your API token, found in Integrations settings in Apify Console.

Python

JavaScript

CLI

OpenAPI

HTTP

MCP

1import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';
2
3// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
4// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
5const client = new ApifyClient({
6    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
7});
8
9// Prepare Actor input
10const input = {
11    "usernames": [
12        "torvalds",
13        "github"
14    ],
15    "sites": [
16        "GitHub",
17        "Reddit",
18        "Medium",
19        "YouTube",
20        "Telegram"
21    ],
22    "maxSites": 20,
23    "includeNotFound": true,
24    "onlyFound": false,
25    "includeNsfw": false,
26    "concurrency": 5,
27    "timeoutSecs": 12
28};
29
30// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
31const run = await client.actor("automation-lab/sherlock-scraper").call(input);
32
33// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
34console.log('Results from dataset');
35console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
36const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
37items.forEach((item) => {
38    console.dir(item);
39});
40
41// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

Sherlock Scraper: Username OSINT Profile Checker API in JavaScript

The Apify API client for JavaScript is the official library that allows you to use Sherlock Scraper API in JavaScript or TypeScript, providing convenience functions and automatic retries on errors.

Install the apify-client

$npm install apify-client

Other API clients include:

Sherlock Scraper API in Python

Sherlock Scraper API through CLI

Sherlock Scraper OpenAPI definition

Sherlock Scraper API

Sherlock

scraper-engine/sherlock

Scraper Engine

Sherlock

scrapier/sherlock

Scrapier

Sherlock

simpleapi/sherlock

SimpleAPI

Sherlock

api-empire/sherlock

API Empire

Sherlock

futurizerush/sherlock

Sherlock — username search across 400+ social networks. Built on the open-source Sherlock project (MIT). Streaming results, dataset overview, batch usernames, per-run summary. For OSINT, brand monitoring, and identity research. (https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock)

Rush

Sherlock

misceres/sherlock

🔎 Hunt down social media accounts by username across social networks using open-source project https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock

Misceres

35K

4.7

Sherlock Username OSINT — Find Accounts Across 400+ Sites

ntriqpro/sherlock-username-osint

Find where a username exists across 400+ social networks and sites using the open-source Sherlock. Zero setup, no API keys. Unofficial wrapper around Sherlock (MIT).

daehwan kim

Sherlock Scraper

crawlerbros/sherlock-scraper

Search for usernames across 400+ social networks and websites. Find all social media accounts linked to a username using the Sherlock OSINT tool.

Crawler Bros

532

5.0

Sherlock Username Scraper

jungle_synthesizer/sherlock-scraper

Search for a username across 400+ social networks and websites. Enter one or more usernames and get back every platform where that username exists, with direct profile URLs.