# Quickstart: Username Lookup — Social Media Account Search (200+

**Use case:** 

Username search across 200+ social media, developer, gaming and creator platforms. Enter one or more usernames and get one row per confirmed account, with profile URL, category and scraped metadata. Powered by the open-source user-scanner (MIT). Unofficial wrapper.

## Input

```json
{
  "usernames": [
    "octocat"
  ],
  "timeout": 15,
  "includeNsfw": false
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "username": {
    "label": "Username",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "platform": {
    "label": "Platform",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "category": {
    "label": "Category",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "profileUrl": {
    "label": "Profile",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "displayName": {
    "label": "Display Name",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "followers": {
    "label": "Followers",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "avatarUrl": {
    "label": "Avatar",
    "format": "image"
  },
  "headline": {
    "label": "Headline",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "scannedAt": {
    "label": "Scanned At",
    "format": "text"
  }
}
```

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Username Lookup — Social Media Account Search (200+ Sites)](https://apify.com/ntriqpro/user-scanner-osint.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/ntriqpro/user-scanner-osint.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/ntriqpro/user-scanner-osint.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`).