Hunt Down Social Media Accounts by username with Sherlock

How to use Sherlock?

You can install sherlock using the following command:

# clone the repo

$ git clone https://github.com/sherlock-project/sherlock.git

# change the working directory to sherlock

$ cd sherlock

# install the requirements

$ python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

Installation guide is available on the GitHub page

Another method is, you can run Sherlock online by open it in google cloud shell. Let’s see how it is done:

Go to the GitHub page for Sherlock and scroll down and you will be able to see an option as “Open in google cloud shell” click on the link and log in using your Gmail address.

Click on start and click next to auto-install additional configuration files.

Once you are in Sherlock’s directory type the following command to install the requirements

python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt  

Once installation finish, you are ready to go. Use the following command to find the accounts of a username you want.

python3 sherlock <username> 

Hit enter and see the magic!

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