Social Media Finder

📌 How can you find public social media profiles associated with a name or nickname?

This template collects the submitted name, platform label, and matched public profile URL returned by each supported platform search. It is useful for OSINT researchers, brand protection teams, identity researchers, and recruitment teams.

Data is collected from Supported public social platforms. This workflow searches public profile surfaces across GitHub, Medium, Pinterest, Steam, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, YouTube, and LinkedIn to help identify profiles associated with a submitted name.

💰 Pricing

Current price: $1/1,000 lines. Billing is based on the number of output lines produced by the task.

📦 Output

Social Media Finder returns these fields:

• msg_type
• content
• Input_name
• Social_media
• Profile_URL
• av
• __user
• __a
• __req
• __hs
• dpr
• __ccg
• __rev
• __s
• __hsi
• __comet_req
• lsd
• jazoest
• __spin_r
• __spin_b
• __spin_t
• __crn
• fb_api_caller_class
• fb_api_req_friendly_name
• server_timestamps
• variables
• doc_id

{
  "msg_type": null,
  "content": null,
  "Input_name": "Daniel Caesar",
  "Social_media": "GitHub",
  "Profile_URL": "https://github.com/qpzmwasdjkl",
  "av": null,
  "__user": null,
  "__a": null,
  "__req": null,
  "__hs": null,
  "dpr": null,
  "__ccg": null,
  "__rev": null,
  "__s": null,
  "__hsi": null,
  "__comet_req": null,
  "lsd": null,
  "jazoest": null,
  "__spin_r": null,
  "__spin_b": null,
  "__spin_t": null,
  "__crn": null,
  "fb_api_caller_class": null,
  "fb_api_req_friendly_name": null,
  "server_timestamps": null,
  "variables": null,
  "doc_id": null
}

🎯 Use Cases

• Discover public profile URLs associated with a person or brand name.
• Compare where a name appears across supported platforms.
• Build creator or professional-account research lists using platform and profile URL.
• Review possible naming collisions by retaining the original input beside each match.

🐙 Why Octoparse

• Built for Supported public social platforms: The Python automation submits each name or nickname to the supported platform-specific search paths, parses matching public profiles, labels each result with its platform, and uploads the input name and profile URL.
• Inputs match the workflow: The form uses Name or nick names (up to 1,000 entries).
• Fields stay connected: Social Media Finder returns Input_name, Profile_URL, server_timestamps, content, and msg_type in the same structured dataset.
• Ready for repeat use: After Social Media Finder runs in the cloud, schedule eligible tasks and export the rows for spreadsheets, dashboards, APIs, or AI workflows.

📝 Input

Complete the following fields:

• Name or nick names (Required) — name. Up to 1,000 entries per run.

🚀 How to Use

1. Open Social Media Finder and click Try it!.
2. Complete Name or nick names using the formats and limits shown in the Input section.
3. Run it in the Octoparse cloud and start the task.
4. Review fields such as Input_name, Profile_URL, and server_timestamps, then export the rows in the format you need.

💡 Tips

• Start with a small, representative Name or nick names selection before scaling the task.
• Use Input_name and Profile_URL when checking duplicates or comparing repeated exports.

❓ FAQ

How many entries can Social Media Finder accept in Name or nick names per run?

Enter up to 1,000 values in Name or nick names per run.

Which Supported public social platforms pages does Social Media Finder process?

The workflow is configured for profile pages and returns fields such as Input_name, Profile_URL, server_timestamps, and content.

What can I use data from Social Media Finder for?

Discover public profile URLs associated with a person or brand name.

🔗 Related Templates

• Twitter People Search Scraper — Search for people and accounts on X using platform-specific filters.
• TikTok Profile Scraper — Use a matched TikTok profile URL to collect detailed TikTok profile data.
• YouTube Channel Scraper — Use a matched YouTube profile URL to collect YouTube channel details.