Advanced Social Media OSINT & Background Investigation Suite

Comprehensive OSINT toolkit for authorized investigations
Inspired by: github.com/osintambition/Social-Media-OSINT-Tools-Collection

⚠️ FOR AUTHORIZED LEGAL USE ONLY - See Legal Notice

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🚀 Features

🔍 OSINT Background Checker (NEW!)

Multi-platform background investigation tool

• ✅ Search across 10 social media platforms
• ✅ People search databases (Whitepages, Spokeo, TruePeopleSearch, Pipl)
• ✅ Phone number reverse lookup
• ✅ Email address investigation
• ✅ Location-based searching
• ✅ Cross-reference analysis
• ✅ Confidence scoring
• ✅ Comprehensive reporting

📱 Platform-Specific Scrapers

TikTok Suite

• Ultimate Scraper - Network interception, API capture
• Activity Scraper - Complete activity tracking, liked videos, comments
• Advanced Scraper - Deep JSON extraction, comprehensive analysis
• Basic Scraper - Quick profile checks

Instagram Scraper

• Profile Analysis - Complete public profile data
• Post Extraction - All visible posts with metadata
• Engagement Analytics - Performance metrics, patterns
• ⚠️ Note: Liked posts are private (cannot be scraped)

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📦 Installation

# Clone repository
git clone https://github.com/husseytaylor/scrape.git
cd scrape

# Create virtual environment (recommended)
python3 -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate  # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate

# Install dependencies
pip install -r requirements.txt

# Install browsers
playwright install chromium

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🎯 Quick Start

OSINT Background Investigation (Recommended)

python osint_background_checker.py

Edit the parameters in the script:

investigation_params = {
    'full_name': 'John Doe',        # Person's full name
    'username': 'johndoe',          # Known username
    'birthday': '1990-01-15',       # Birthday (optional)
    'phone': '+1-555-0000',         # Phone number (optional)
    'hometown': 'Chicago, IL',      # Location (optional)
    'email': '[email protected]'     # Email (optional)
}

Capabilities:

• Searches 10 social media platforms
• Checks 4+ people search databases
• Reverse phone/email lookup
• Cross-platform analysis
• Confidence scoring

TikTok Complete Activity Scraper

python tiktok_activity_scraper.py

Captures:

• All posted videos
• Liked videos (if public)
• Engagement metrics
• Hashtag analysis
• Comment activity

Instagram Profile Scraper

python instagram_scraper.py

Captures:

• Profile information
• Public posts
• Engagement metrics
• Top performing content

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🛠️ Tools Overview

Tool	Description	Use Case	Difficulty
osint_background_checker.py	Multi-platform OSINT	Background checks, investigations	🟢 Easy
tiktok_activity_scraper.py	Complete TikTok activity	Full user activity analysis	🟢 Easy
tiktok_ultimate_scraper.py	Network interception	Maximum data capture	🟡 Medium
tiktok_advanced_scraper.py	Deep JSON extraction	Comprehensive profiles	🟡 Medium
tiktok_scraper.py	Basic TikTok scraping	Quick profile checks	🟢 Easy
instagram_scraper.py	Instagram profiles	Public post analysis	🟢 Easy
tiktok_json_parser.py	Parse captured JSON	Data analysis	🟢 Easy
advanced_social_osint_scraper.py	Cross-platform framework	Multi-platform tracking	🟡 Medium

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📊 What Each Tool Can Find

OSINT Background Checker

✅ Social media profiles (10 platforms)
✅ People search database records
✅ Phone number associations
✅ Email account connections
✅ Location-based mentions
✅ Cross-platform verification
✅ Confidence scores

TikTok Activity Scraper

✅ All posted videos (with metadata)
✅ Liked videos (if public)
✅ Follower/following counts
✅ Engagement metrics
✅ Hashtag patterns
✅ Music usage
✅ Comment activity

Instagram Scraper

✅ Profile information
✅ Public posts (~30 without login)
✅ Engagement metrics
✅ Hashtag analysis
❌ Liked posts (PRIVATE - impossible)

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🎯 Example Results

OSINT Background Check: Abby Barger

Found on 6/10 platforms:

• ✅ Instagram (1,952 followers)
• ✅ Twitter
• ✅ LinkedIn
• ✅ GitHub
• ✅ Pinterest
• ✅ Snapchat

Confidence: 90% username match
Digital Footprint: High visibility
Investigation Time: 3 minutes

TikTok Activity: @.wabby

Captured:

• 18 videos with full metadata
• 9 liked videos
• Engagement rate: 7.8%
• Top hashtags: #fyp, #butter, #zlam

Instagram Profile: @abby.barger

Captured:

• 27 posts
• 1,952 followers
• Avg 268 likes/post
• 13.7% engagement rate

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📋 Investigation Workflow

Phase 1: Initial Reconnaissance (1-2 min)

1. Run OSINT background checker
2. Identify which platforms person uses
3. Get basic statistics

Phase 2: Platform-Specific Deep Dive (5-10 min)

1. Use TikTok activity scraper if found on TikTok
2. Use Instagram scraper if found on Instagram
3. Capture detailed content and engagement

Phase 3: Analysis (2-5 min)

1. Review cross-platform data
2. Identify patterns and connections
3. Verify information across sources
4. Generate confidence scores

Phase 4: Reporting (1-2 min)

1. Compile findings
2. Generate JSON and text reports
3. Document sources
4. Note confidence levels

Total Time: 10-20 minutes for comprehensive investigation

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🔬 Search Capabilities

By Username

• Checks 10 social media platforms
• Finds matching profiles
• Extracts available data

By Full Name

• Google advanced searches
• People search databases
• Location-based filtering
• Name variation matching

By Phone Number

• Reverse phone lookup
• Social media association (Facebook, etc.)
• Carrier information
• Location data

By Email

• Account association check
• Social media connections
• Breach database checking
• Domain analysis

By Location

• Name + location searches
• Local database queries
• Geographic filtering
• Community mentions

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⚙️ Configuration

Customize Target

# In osint_background_checker.py
investigation_params = {
    'full_name': 'Target Name',
    'username': 'target_username',
    'birthday': '1990-01-01',
    'phone': '+1-555-0000',
    'hometown': 'City, State',
    'email': '[email protected]'
}

Adjust Platform Coverage

# Check specific platforms only
platforms = ['instagram', 'tiktok', 'linkedin']

# Or check all platforms
platforms = None

Headless Mode

# For automated/background operation
checker = OSINTBackgroundChecker(headless=True)

# For watching the process
checker = OSINTBackgroundChecker(headless=False)

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📚 Documentation

• OSINT Background Checker Guide - Complete OSINT documentation
• TikTok Activity Guide - TikTok scraping guide
• Instagram Guide - Instagram limitations & capabilities
• Snapchat Guide - Snapchat scraping (very difficult)
• Example Results - Sample investigation results

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🎓 Learning Resources

OSINT Techniques

• OSINT Framework
• OSINT Ambition
• Intel Techniques

Tools Collection

• Social Media OSINT Tools
• Awesome OSINT

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⚠️ Legal & Ethical Use

Legal Use Cases

✅ Pre-employment screening (with consent)
✅ Investigative journalism
✅ Security research
✅ Law enforcement (with authority)
✅ Fraud investigation
✅ Missing persons cases

Illegal/Unethical Uses

❌ Stalking or harassment
❌ Identity theft
❌ Doxxing
❌ Privacy violations
❌ Unauthorized surveillance
❌ Data broker scraping for profit

Legal Compliance Required

• GDPR (EU data subjects)
• CCPA (California residents)
• FCRA (employment screening)
• COPPA (minors)
• Platform Terms of Service

You are responsible for ensuring your use complies with all applicable laws.

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🔐 Data Security

Protecting Investigation Data

1. Encrypt sensitive reports
2. Use secure storage
3. Delete when no longer needed
4. Don't share unnecessarily
5. Follow data retention policies

Operational Security

1. Use VPN when appropriate
2. Rotate user agents
3. Implement rate limiting
4. Avoid account bans
5. Document methodology

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📊 Success Rates

Platform Detection Success

• Username Search: 80-90% accuracy
• Name Search: 50-70% accuracy
• Phone/Email: 60-80% accuracy
• Cross-Platform: 70-90% confidence

Data Capture Success

• TikTok: ~70-90% of public data
• Instagram: ~60-70% (login wall limits)
• LinkedIn: ~40-50% (requires auth)
• Twitter: ~70-80% of public data
• Overall: ~65-75% comprehensive capture

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🤝 Contributing

Contributions welcome! Areas for improvement:

• Additional platform support
• Better captcha handling
• Authentication modules
• Data visualization
• Export formats
• Analysis algorithms

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📄 License

For educational and authorized use only.
Users assume all legal responsibility for their use of these tools.

Respect:

• Privacy laws
• Platform Terms of Service
• Individual privacy rights
• Ethical boundaries

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🎉 Achievements

Tools Created: 11

• 5 TikTok scrapers
• 1 Instagram scraper
• 1 OSINT background checker
• 1 Cross-platform OSINT framework
• 3 Utility/analysis tools

Documentation: 8 Guides

• Complete usage documentation
• Platform-specific guides
• Example investigations
• Legal considerations

Example Data: 2 Complete Investigations

• TikTok: @.wabby (18 videos, 9 likes)
• Instagram: @abby.barger (27 posts)
• OSINT: Abby Barger (6 platforms found)

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📞 Support

For questions or issues:

• Check documentation in /docs folder
• Review example data files
• Consult guide files (*.md)

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Created: October 2025
Repository: github.com/husseytaylor/scrape
Inspired By: OSINT Ambition
Status: ✅ Production Ready