Build candidate usernames
Start from what you have.
From a known handle
Write down the exact handle, then the variants people commonly use for the same identity:
- separators added or removed:
jane.doe,jane_doe,janedoe,jane-doe - numbers people append: birth years,
1,01,x - the platform prefix or suffix some people add:
realjanedoe,janedoe_dev,janedoeofficial
From a name
Let username-permutations generate the common patterns. It runs offline and only builds a list:
ot run osintverse-community/username-permutations --name "Jane Doe" --extra 1990 --format tableYou get handles such as janedoe, jane.doe, jdoe, doe_jane and janedoe1990, each with the pattern that made
it. Accents are folded to ASCII, so "Zoë" also gives zoe.
Tip
Keep the list short. Checking 200 candidates on 3,000 sites is slow and noisy; start with the 10 to 20 most likely patterns, then widen if nothing turns up.
Save the list for the next step:
ot run osintverse-community/username-permutations --name "Jane Doe" --format json -o candidates.jsonNext: find accounts.