Username availability research
Test a new brand handle before you launch: every network is reported as claimed, available or unknown, with the exact profile URL the handle would take.
Input
Output fields
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The Sherlock Username Scraper - Find Accounts by Username Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Username availability research". Sign up or log in and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.
Start the "Username availability research" task
The Sherlock Username Scraper - Find Accounts by Username Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like usernames and include unclaimed / unknown sites, to match your specific use case.
Receive the "Username availability research" 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, site, profile url, and more.
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 availability research" task via API.
Test a new brand handle before you launch: every network is reported as claimed, available or unknown, with the exact profile URL the handle would take.
No. It checks public presence signals only, with no login on any site and no API key.
Up to 300 sites per username. Adult sites are left out unless includeNsfw is on.
It is an independent tool built on the site database of the open-source Sherlock project. It runs in the cloud, so there is nothing to install.
Yes. Add a schedule in Apify Console and each run writes a new dataset you can export to JSON, CSV or Excel.