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Holehe

Find which websites an email address has registered accounts on

  • Security testing and OSINT
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What it is

A Python command-line tool and library that checks whether an email address is tied to accounts on more than 120 sites, including Twitter, Instagram, Discord and Adobe. It probes registration, login and password-recovery flows without notifying the address owner, and sometimes returns partially masked recovery emails or phone numbers. OSINT researchers and investigators use it to map a person's online footprint from a single email, either from the terminal or by importing individual site modules into their own async code.

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Stars
15,251 GitHub stars.
15,251

Forks
1,969
Commits
434
Contributors
25
Language
Python
License
GPL-3.0
Last commit
Sep 10, 2024
On GitHub since
June 2020
Platforms
CLI, library
Self-hostable
No
Author
Palenath
Tags
  • research-tools
  • osint
  • social-media

Last synced from GitHub on Oct 20, 2026

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Updated Oct 21, 2026
  • Bluesky“OSINT tools for email OSINT EmailCheck - reacher.email emailrep.io seon.io UserCheck - epieos.com osint.industries castrickclues.com predictasearch.com CLI…”Nov 15, 2023 · 6 likes · 1 reply (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Holehe OSINT: Allows you to check if the email is used on different sites like twitter, Instagram and will retrieve information on sites with the forgotten…”Aug 9, 2025 · 2 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)
  • Hacker NewsEfficiently finding registered accounts from emailsJan 19, 2022 · 2 points · 0 comments (opens Hacker News in a new tab)
  • Bluesky“Holehe allows you to check if the mail is used on different sites like twitter, instagram and will retrieve information on sites with the forgotten password…”Aug 24, 2026 · 0 likes · 0 replies (opens Bluesky in a new tab)