What problem it solves

Username-based investigations require checking many websites and collecting the information exposed on matching profile pages. This process can be fragmented across site-specific searches, while recursive discovery, filtering, and report generation add further complexity.

Key features

• Broad Username Search — Search thousands of sites from the command line, Python API, or built-in web interface. A default run checks a selected subset, while options allow broader or tag-filtered searches.

  Source: README, maigret

• Identity Data and Recursive Discovery — Extract available profile information and follow discovered usernames and other identifiers to locate related accounts. Results can also be parsed from a profile URL to begin a recursive search.

  Source: README

• Filtering and Network Options — Narrow searches by site categories, countries, or keywords, and route checks through proxies, Tor, or I2P. The tool also detects and partially bypasses blocks, censorship, and CAPTCHA challenges.

  Source: README

• Reports and Web Interface — Export findings in several report and data formats, including JSON, CSV, and graph outputs. The built-in web interface presents results as a graph and provides downloadable reports.

  Source: README

• Optional AI Analysis — With an OpenAI-compatible API, the optional analysis mode turns raw findings into a short, neutral investigation summary with confidence details and follow-up leads.

  Source: README

Quick start

Copied verbatim from the project's README.

pip install maigret
maigret YOUR_USERNAME

Who it may suit

This may suit OSINT practitioners, security researchers, and Python developers who need to investigate accounts by username or embed username searches into their own tools.

Topics to discuss

• Which site tags or filters should be added to common investigation workflows?

• How should recursive searches balance discovery depth with the need for clear user control?

• Which report formats and graph views are most useful for documenting username-based findings?

Written by ReadmeX AI from the project's README, source and public GitHub data; it may contain mistakes.

Read the original README https://github.com/soxoj/maigret#readme

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