Investigo

Overview

Investigo is a command-line tool written in Go to investigate usernames and download their data on social media.

Build from source

To compile Investigo, Go 1.24 or higher is required.

git clone https://github.com/tdh8316/Investigo.git
cd Investigo
go build

Usage

$ Investigo -h
Investigo - Investigate Users Across Social Networks.

usage:
  investigo [flags] USERNAME [USERNAMES...]
  investigo --test

positional arguments:
  USERNAMES             one or more usernames to investigate

flags:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --no-color            disable colored stdout output
  --no-output           disable file output
  --update              update database before run from Sherlock repository
  -t, --tor             use tor proxy
  -v, --verbose         verbose output
  -d, --download        download the contents of site if available
  --test                validate sites using username_claimed/unclaimed pairs

options:
  --database PATH       use custom database (default: data.json)
  --sites S1,S2,...     specific sites to investigate separated by comma (default: all sites)
  --timeout SECONDS     HTTP request timeout (default: 60)
  --concurrency N       max concurrent requests (default: 32)
  --results DIR         output directory (default: results)

Database

Investigo relies on Sherlock database.

So if you want to add a new site to the database, you should open an issue or a pull request on the Sherlock repository.

License

Licensed under the MIT License

Copyright 2026 Donghyeok Tak