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People Search & People Finder
Run a people search across public records, social profiles, and breach datasets. Enter a name, email, username, or phone number to see where that identifier is exposed. Built for security research, fraud prevention, and authorized investigations.
Free to start · 700+ platforms · Results as sources respond
What each identifier returns
A name paired with a city or rough age matches public records such as addresses and phone associations. An email or username returns the accounts and profiles registered to it, because the same handle tends to be reused across sites. A phone number surfaces the records and profiles linked to that number. You choose the starting identifier, and the search shows where it appears across public and breached sources.
Search by whatever you have
You do not need a full name to start. A username, an email address, or a phone number is often enough on its own, because these identifiers are reused across accounts. Enter one detail and the search maps where it is exposed — the linked profiles, other usernames, and public or breached records associated with it — so you can assess the footprint tied to that identifier.
What the corpus covers
Revealer matches your search against three source types: public records such as addresses and phone associations, social media profiles registered to the same identifiers, and datasets exposed in known data breaches. Because one detail tends to recur across these sources, a single identifier often links to the rest. This is why a person’s exposure is easy to underestimate.
People search vs background check vs reverse phone lookup
A people search is the broad tool for checking where an identifier — a name, username, email, or phone number — is exposed across public records and breached data. A background check focuses on record types like addresses and public filings, and cannot be used for FCRA-covered decisions. A reverse phone lookup starts from a single number to see the records and spam or scam reports associated with it. Choose people search when you have only a name or handle and want a wide view of an identifier’s exposure.
Use it responsibly
Revealer searches public records and breach data; it is not a consumer reporting agency, so results may not be used for employment, tenant, credit, or other decisions covered by the FCRA. Use it for security research, fraud prevention, identity verification, authorized investigations, and understanding your own data exposure.
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Frequently asked questions
Is people search free?
You can start for free. Free accounts get a limited number of lookups; paid plans raise the search limit and add breach monitoring and device exposure alerts.
Can I run a people search with just a username or email?
Yes. Usernames and emails are reused across accounts, so a single identifier is often enough to map the linked profiles, other usernames, and records associated with it.
Which states are covered?
Every US state except California, Connecticut, Oregon, Texas, and Vermont. Records located in those states are not searchable and are excluded from results.
What does a name-only search return?
A name matches public records such as addresses and phone associations. Adding a city, state, or rough age narrows a common name down to the right records.
Where does the data come from?
Results come from public records and known breach datasets, plus social profiles across 800+ platforms. Revealer searches these sources live at the moment you search; Revealer does not own any of that data and does not retain your search data.
Can I use this for a background or tenant check?
No. Revealer is not an FCRA consumer reporting agency. Do not use results for employment, housing, or credit decisions.
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