Social Media Finder

📱 What is Social Media Finder tool?

Social Media Finder is designed to search for public social media profiles related to a person based on their given name or nickname. This scraper is an Actor Bundle, named so because it combines several different Actors into one (see the detailed list ⬇️). Social Media Finder can currently find profiles on the following social media sites:

• 🗣️ AskFM
• 🔗 Discord (invite links)
• 📘 Facebook
• 🐙 GitHub
• 📸 Instagram
• 🔗 LinkedIn
• ✍️ Medium
• 📌 Pinterest
• 🎮 Steam
• 🧵 Threads
• 🎵 TikTok
• 🎥 Twitch
• ▶️ YouTube

What can you accomplish with this Social Media Finder tool?

1. Find social media profiles on AskFM, Discord, Facebook, GitHub, Instagram, LinkedIn, Medium, Pinterest, Steam, Threads, TikTok, Twitch, and YouTube.
2. Extract links to profiles from these platforms in one go.
3. Get more than 1,500 results for free.
4. Export results via API or in JSON, CSV, HTML containing links to found social media profiles.
5. Use found social media profiles for research, marketing campaigns, background checks, and networking.

💸 Is this Social Media Finder free?

Yes. Apify provides you with $5 free usage credits every month on the Apify Free plan, so with Social Media Profile Finder, you can extract at least 1,500 social profiles for free within those limits.

If you need to extract data regularly, you should get an Apify subscription. We recommend our $49/month Starter plan — that one could get you up to 16,000 profiles every month.

📙 How to use Social Media Finder

It's easy to find profiles across different platforms with Social Media Finder. Just follow these steps:

1. Find Social Media Finder on Apify Store and click the Try for free button.
2. Add names or nicknames of profiles you want to find.
3. Click "Start" and wait for the data to be extracted.
4. View the extracted with the links to the found social media profiles.
5. Export your social media profiles dataset in JSON, XML, CSV, Excel, or HTML or using API.

For step-by-step instructions on how to find profiles on social media, follow our video guide:

Tips for using Social Media Finder

🎯 Ensure the names you provide are as specific as possible to improve the accuracy of the search results.

👀 Review the found social media profiles carefully to confirm their relevance.

⬇️ Input

To search for social media profiles, the input for Social Media Finder should be text identifiers such as names or nicknames. You can add names one by one or all at once.

You can input data by filling out fields, using JSON, or programmatically via an API. For more details on how to configure input in JSON, see the input tab.

⬆️ Output sample

The results will be wrapped into a dataset which you can find in the Output tab. Here's an example of the data from the input above:

You can preview all the fields in the Storage tab and choose the format in which to export the data you've extracted: JSON, CSV, HTML, XML, or other format.

🍸 Want more tools for scraping social media profiles?

Apify Store is always expanding with newer, more reliable, and more versatile scrapers, contributed either by Apify or the community. Feel free to explore some of the following web scrapers that extract contact details from social media:

If you want to check out more Bundles, you might be interested in 🍽 Restaurant Review Aggregator and 🤔 Social Media Sentiment Analysis Tool.

❓FAQ

Is it legal to search for social media profiles?

When using Social Media Finder, ensure that you comply with all applicable laws and regulations regarding privacy and data protection. Always respect the terms of service of the social media platforms you are searching on. If you have any doubts about the legality of your actions, seek legal advice. We also recommend that you read our blog post: Is web scraping legal?

Does Social Media Finder have an API?

Yes, you can use the Apify API to access Social Media Finder programmatically. The API allows you to manage, schedule, and run Apify Actors, access datasets, monitor performance, get results, create and update Actor versions, and more.

To access the API using Node.js or Python, you can use the apify-client in the NPM package or PyPI package. There are also API endpoints available for extracting data without a client. For detailed information and code examples, see the API tab or refer to the Apify API documentation.

Can I integrate Social Media Finder with other apps?

Yes. Social Media Finder can be connected with almost any cloud service or web app thanks to the integrations available on the Apify platform. You can integrate your data with Zapier, Slack, Make, Airbyte, GitHub, Google Drive, LangChain, and more.

You can also use webhooks to carry out an action whenever an event occurs, e.g., get a notification whenever Social Media Finder successfully finishes a run.

Your feedback

We’re always working on improving the performance of our Actors. So if you’ve got any technical feedback for Social Media Finder or simply found a bug, please create an issue on the Actor’s Issues tab.