Social media
How to Find an Instagram Account by Username
Find an Instagram username and search Instagram users free via the profile URL or in-app search, see what private profiles show, and check if a handle is free.
· 7 min read
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Practical guides to social media usernames, responsible OSINT, online privacy and picking a name that is free everywhere.
- Social media
Reddit Username Lookup: Find a User or Recover Your Old Account
How to find someone's Reddit account by username, search Reddit for people, and recover your own old account with Reddit's username recovery by email.
· 5 min read
- Social media
How to Search YouTube by @Handle and Check If One Is Free
Find a YouTube channel from its @handle, check whether a handle is still free, and change your own handle in YouTube Studio without losing your old link.
· 6 min read
- Social media
GitHub Username Search: Find Users and Check Availability
How to find a GitHub user by username or with search qualifiers, check whether a name is free, and what really happens to links when you rename.
· 6 min read
- Privacy
How to Remove Yourself from People-Search Sites
Opt-out steps for TruePeopleSearch, Spokeo, Whitepages and BeenVerified, why listings come back, and how to keep track of your removal requests.
· 7 min read
- Privacy
Sites Like TruePeopleSearch in 2026: What They Show and How to Opt Out
We checked 14 sites like TruePeopleSearch: who runs them, which share an operator, opt-out links and what each asks for. Privacy-first, no name searches.
· 12 min read
- Username tips
How Brands Protect Their Handles
How brand teams reserve handles before launch, block squatters and lookalikes, keep account access under control, and what platforms will (and won't) do about a taken name.
· 5 min read
- Username tips
What Is My Username? How to Find a Username You Forgot
How do I know my username? Find a forgotten username on Google, Microsoft, Apple, Instagram, Reddit, Steam and more, then see where else you use it.
· 7 min read
- Social media
TikTok Username Search: Find Accounts, Change Yours
Find a TikTok account by its @username through the profile link or in-app search, how to search TikTok without the app, and rules for changing your username.
· 7 min read
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Discord Username Lookup (No ID Needed)
Find someone on Discord by username with Add Friend, mutual servers and shared links, plus how to get a Discord user ID and how unique usernames work.
· 6 min read
- Social media
Facebook Profile Search by Username or Vanity URL
Facebook profile search by username or facebook.com/name link, how Facebook search by name works with or without an account, and how to set your own username.
· 6 min read
- Social media
Steam and Roblox Username Lookup: How to Find a Player
Steam profile search and Roblox player search: which of a player's names you can actually search, how custom URLs and display names work, and renames.
· 6 min read
