OSINT Scraper

Search paste sites and code-sharing platforms for keywords using Google Search's site: operator. Ideal for security researchers, threat intelligence analysts, and compliance teams looking for leaked credentials, sensitive data, or public mentions of specific terms.

Supported Sources

Source	Domain	Description
Pastebin	pastebin.com	The most popular paste site
GitHub Gist	gist.github.com	GitHub's snippet sharing platform
Ideone	ideone.com	Online code compiler with shareable pastes
Paste.org	paste.org	General-purpose paste site
Textbin	textbin.net	Simple text sharing site

How It Works

Many paste sites actively block direct scraping or require paid API access. This scraper sidesteps that by searching Google for indexed paste URLs matching your keywords — Google has already crawled the public content, making it freely discoverable. No authentication, no per-site rate limits, and no residential proxies required.

Input

Field	Type	Description
searchKeywords	array of strings	Keywords to search across OSINT sources
sources	array of strings	Sources to search (default: all). Valid values: pastebin, gist, ideone, paste_org, textbin
maxItemsPerSource	integer	Maximum results per source per keyword (default: 10)

Example Input

{
    "searchKeywords": ["api_key", "password"],
    "sources": ["pastebin", "gist"],
    "maxItemsPerSource": 5
}

Output

Each dataset item represents one discovered paste or gist:

Field	Type	Description
source	string	Source platform identifier
url	string	Direct URL to the paste
title	string	Paste title or identifier
snippet	string	Excerpt from the paste content (as indexed by Google)
matchedKeyword	string	The keyword that matched this result
scrapedAt	string	ISO 8601 scrape timestamp

Example Output

{
    "source": "pastebin",
    "url": "https://pastebin.com/ABC12345",
    "title": "Example Configuration Dump",
    "snippet": "api_key = example_key_value_here, connecting to production environment...",
    "matchedKeyword": "api_key",
    "scrapedAt": "2026-04-10T12:00:00+00:00"
}

FAQ

Q: Does this scrape paste sites directly? No — it searches Google for indexed paste URLs. This avoids anti-bot protection and API rate limits on the individual sites.

Q: Can I scrape the full paste content? The scraper returns the snippet Google shows in search results (typically 100–500 characters). Fetching the full paste is out of scope because many paste sites block it.

Q: Is this legal? Searching publicly indexed content via Google is legal. However, use this scraper responsibly — only search for information you are authorized to look up (e.g., your own leaked credentials, authorized security research).

Q: Why are some sources missing (Dumpz, Codepad)? Those sites are either defunct or no longer publicly accessible as of 2026. This scraper only includes live sources.

Use Cases

• Threat intelligence — monitor for leaked company credentials
• Breach detection — search for employee emails across paste sites
• Security research — discover public proof-of-concept code
• Compliance monitoring — detect data exfiltration via public pastes