Guides
How to find the original source of a photo or video
Trace a photo or video through copies, crops, keyframes, dates, and archives without mistaking the first search result for the original.
How to spot a fake or stolen profile photo
Stolen, stock, or AI-generated - how each fails differently, what reverse image search really does, and the one check that doesn't go out of date.
Is Social Catfish Legit? Photo searches, identity claims and renewals
A sourced review of Social Catfish: what we verified, billing questions, coverage limits and how to check a possible match before paying.
People often ask
Can I upload a photo to search by face?
You can upload a photo (or paste an image URL), but DeepSearch does NOT do facial recognition and never identifies a person from their face. It finds the public web pages where that exact image appears and visually similar images - image matching, not face matching.
Is reverse image search free?
Public guides and illustrative examples are free to read. Running a search requires paid access. Plans include a usage allowance, and coverage depends on the available sources.
Is this legal?
Yes. DeepSearch only gathers information that is already public on the open web. It is not a background-check or FCRA consumer report, so results can't be used for employment, credit, housing, insurance, or tenant decisions.
Where do the photos and data come from?
Everything comes from the public, open web - social profiles, public pages, and other openly available sources. Every photo and profile links back to where we found it, so you can check it yourself.
Will it find every place an image appears?
We surface the public pages and similar images we can find for the picture you provide, but we can't promise a specific match exists. Private accounts and non-public images are never accessed, and results depend on image quality and how widely it's been shared.
What kinds of images work best?
Clear, distinctive images find the most matches. Heavily cropped, blurry, or very common stock-style images may return fewer results. JPEG, PNG, and WebP up to 8MB are supported.
