Guides
How to find someone's social media profiles
How to go from a name, username, or email to the public profiles that actually belong to the same person - and how to tell a real match from a coincidence.
How to verify a social media account
Verify who controls a social account using exact handles, owner-controlled links, badge meanings, account history, and independent contact routes.
Is PeopleLooker Legit? Username clues, report expectations and costs
A sourced review of PeopleLooker: what we verified, billing questions, coverage limits and how to check a possible match before paying.
People often ask
Is a username 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 searching a username legal?
Yes. DeepSearch only uses public, openly available web information - the same profiles and posts anyone could find. 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 does the data come from?
From the open, public web - social platforms, public profiles, and other openly accessible sites that use the handle. DeepSearch never accesses private accounts, passwords, or anything behind a login, and every detail links back to its source.
Can you always find the person behind a handle?
Not always. If a username has little or no public footprint, there may not be much to show. DeepSearch reports what it can find publicly and shows you the source for each detail, rather than guessing.
Will the person know I searched their username?
No. DeepSearch reads public information that's already out there. The person whose handle you look up is not notified that you searched.
What if one username is used by different people?
Handles aren't unique, so the same username can belong to more than one person. DeepSearch groups the public profiles that appear to match and shows the sources, so you can judge which results point to the person you mean.
