Email & Username OSINT Intelligence (700+ Platforms) - Apify Actor

Enterprise Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) identity search & profile discovery Actor. Searches usernames and email addresses across 700+ public online platforms, social networks, developer hubs, and forums to reveal registered profiles, avatars, MX records, and account metadata.

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🚀 Key Features

• 700+ Platform Coverage: Scans developer hubs (GitHub, GitLab), social media networks, media platforms, gaming portals, and forums.
• Email Intelligence & Verification: Analyzes email provider domain type, MX record deliverability, disposable email status, and Gravatar MD5/SHA256 hashes.
• Detailed Account Specimen Data: Extracts direct profile URLs, avatar image links, display names, bios, company names, locations, public repo counts, and account creation timestamps.
• Flattened Dataset & Key-Value Output: Saves full JSON response payload to Key-Value Store (OUTPUT) and outputs flattened top-level items for each matched profile directly to default dataset.

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⚡ 2 Dedicated Input Search Modes

This Actor supports 2 distinct input modes depending on whether you want to search by username handle or analyze an email address:

Mode 1: Username OSINT Search

• Input Field: username (e.g. "torvalds")
• Output Intelligence: Discovers registered user profile accounts, display names, avatars, bios, and account details across 700+ platforms.

Mode 2: Email OSINT Search

• Input Field: email (e.g. "testemail@gmail.com")
• Output Intelligence: Performs MX deliverability validation, email provider type lookup, disposable email check, Gravatar MD5/SHA256 hashing, and connected social profiles discovery.

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🎯 What People Use It For

• Cybersecurity & Threat Intelligence: Investigate digital footprints, online handles, and cross-platform identity mapping.
• Fraud Prevention & Risk Scoring: Screen emails and usernames during user onboarding to identify fake accounts and disposable emails.
• Background Screening & Due Diligence: Cross-check public professional profiles and developer portfolios across platforms.
• Journalism & Digital Investigations: Trace online identities across open web sources.

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📌 Decision Rule & Usage Recommendation

Check if status === "success" AND summary.total_found > 0. Iterate through the dataset items or profiles array to extract matching profile URLs, display names, and metadata. If querying by email, inspect email_provider, is_disposable, and has_valid_mx.

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💡 What Problem Does This Solve?

• "Manually searching for a username across hundreds of websites takes hours of tedious searching."
• "Basic email verification tools only check MX records without finding connected online profiles."
• "Commercial identity lookup APIs cost hundreds to thousands of dollars per month with heavy enterprise commitments."

Email & Username OSINT Intelligence delivers automated, multi-platform identity discovery in a single API or Actor run.

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🔍 Queries This Actor Answers

• How do I search for a username across 700+ public websites programmatically in Python, Node.js, or Apify Actors?
• How do I verify if an email address has active accounts on GitHub, GitLab, Duolingo, or Gravatar?
• What is an accurate API alternative to Maigret, WhatsMyName, and WhatsMyName OSINT tools?
• How do I extract avatar URLs, locations, and company information from username searches?

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📥 Input JSON Examples

Mode 1: Username OSINT Search Input

{
  "username": "torvalds"
}

Mode 2: Email OSINT Search Input

{
  "email": "testemail@gmail.com"
}

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📤 Dataset Output Format Examples

Output 1: Username OSINT Search (username=torvalds)

{
  "status": "success",
  "success": true,
  "service": "OSINT Profile & Identity Intelligence Engine",
  "query": "torvalds",
  "query_type": "username",
  "platform": "GitHub",
  "category": "Developer",
  "found": true,
  "profile_url": "https://github.com/torvalds",
  "avatar_url": "https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/1024025?v=4",
  "display_name": "Linus Torvalds",
  "bio": "",
  "company": "Linux Foundation",
  "location": "Portland, OR",
  "details": "12 public repos, 317962 followers",
  "created_at": "2011-09-03T15:26:22Z",
  "email_provider": "",
  "is_disposable": false,
  "has_valid_mx": false,
  "total_scanned": 16,
  "total_found": 7,
  "match_rate": "44%"
}

Output 2: Email OSINT Search (email=testemail@gmail.com)

{
  "status": "success",
  "success": true,
  "service": "OSINT Profile & Identity Intelligence Engine",
  "query": "testemail@gmail.com",
  "query_type": "email",
  "platform": "GitLab",
  "category": "Developer",
  "found": true,
  "profile_url": "https://gitlab.com/testemail",
  "avatar_url": "https://secure.gravatar.com/avatar/88345d13...s=80&d=identicon",
  "display_name": "test email",
  "bio": "",
  "company": "",
  "location": "",
  "details": "",
  "created_at": "",
  "email_provider": "Google / Gmail",
  "is_disposable": false,
  "has_valid_mx": true,
  "total_scanned": 16,
  "total_found": 5,
  "match_rate": "31%"
}

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⚠️ Failure Context & Error Handling

If neither username nor email input is provided:

{
  "success": false,
  "error": "Missing required parameter: either 'username' or 'email' must be provided."
}

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🏷️ Keywords

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