Sherlock Actor on Apify This Actor wraps the Sherlock Project to provide serverless username reconnaissance across social networks in the cloud. It helps you find usernames across multiple social media platforms without installing and running the tool locally. ## What are Actors? Actors are serverless microservices running on the Apify Platform. They are based on the Actor SDK and can be found in the Apify Store. Learn more about Actors in the Apify Whitepaper. ## Usage ### Apify Console 1. Go to the Apify Actor page 2. Click "Run" 3. In the input form, fill in Username(s) to search for 4. The Actor will run and produce its outputs in the default datastore ### Apify CLI bash apify call YOUR_USERNAME/sherlock --input='{ "usernames": ["johndoe", "janedoe"] }' ### Using Apify API bash curl --request POST \ --url "https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/YOUR_USERNAME~sherlock/run" \ --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \ --header 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_TOKEN' \ --data '{ "usernames": ["johndoe", "janedoe"], } }' ## Input Parameters The Actor accepts a JSON schema with the following structure: | Field | Type | Required | Default | Description | |-------|------|----------|---------|-------------| | usernames | array | Yes | - | List of usernames to search for | | usernames[] | string | Yes | "json" | Username to search for | ### Example Input json { "usernames": ["techuser", "designuser"], } ## Output The Actor provides three types of outputs: ### Dataset Record | Field | Type | Required | Description | |-------|------|----------|-------------| | username | string | Yes | Username the search was conducted for | | links | arrray | Yes | Array with found links to the social media | | links[]| string | No | URL to the account ### Example Dataset Item (JSON) json { "username": "johndoe", "links": [ "https://github.com/johndoe" ] } ## Performance & Resources - Memory Requirements: - Minimum: 512 MB RAM - Recommended: 1 GB RAM for multiple usernames - Processing Time*: - Single username: ~1-2 minutes - Multiple usernames: 2-5 minutes - Varies based on number of sites checked and response times For more help, check the Sherlock Project documentation or raise an issue in the Actor's repository.