Issues

• False positive for: .ru domains

  false negative
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3147 · Filter by author GodfatherTHR opened on Sep 26, 2026

• False positive for: ColourLovers

  false positive
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3126 · Filter by author ImBadEZ opened on Sep 10, 2026

• False positive for: F3.cool

  false positive
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3125 · Filter by author ImBadEZ opened on Sep 10, 2026

• enhancement: warn when 100% of site queries failed (currently byte-identical to a legitimate 'not found' run)

  sherlock-project/sherlock#3121 · Filter by author twelfthlabor opened on Sep 10, 2026
  1

• bug: --timeout inf / nan accepted and crash the whole run; huge finite values block indefinitely

  sherlock-project/sherlock#3120 · Filter by author twelfthlabor opened on Sep 10, 2026

• bug: unwritable output paths crash with a raw traceback and abort all remaining usernames

  sherlock-project/sherlock#3119 · Filter by author twelfthlabor opened on Sep 10, 2026

• bug: --csv / --xlsx silently ignore --output

  sherlock-project/sherlock#3118 · Filter by author twelfthlabor opened on Sep 10, 2026

• bug: --xlsx ignores --folderoutput (spreadsheet always written to CWD)

  sherlock-project/sherlock#3115 · Filter by author twelfthlabor opened on Sep 10, 2026

• bug: --output with a {?}-wildcard username silently overwrites the results file (data loss)

  sherlock-project/sherlock#3114 · Filter by author twelfthlabor opened on Sep 10, 2026

• False positive: BabyRu returns "found" even for nonexistent/invented usernames

  false positive
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3097 · Filter by author surajgoeswithds opened on Aug 29, 2026

• False positive: AniWorld returns "found" for all usernames — profile URLs return 403 Forbidden

  false positive
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3096 · Filter by author surajgoeswithds opened on Aug 29, 2026

• False positive: mastodon.cloud returns "found" for all usernames — instance appears decommissioned

  false positive
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3095 · Filter by author surajgoeswithds opened on Aug 29, 2026

• Add documentation/guidelines for site integration using SSR and Fetch/XHR API detection

  enhancement
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3079 · Filter by author zhangtonghetony opened on Aug 17, 2026

• approach methodology

  enhancement
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3076 · Filter by author ammarhantash opened on Aug 13, 2026
  1

• False positive for: Tweakers, Chess, Instagram, Youtube

  false positive
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3074 · Filter by author joeyfigaro opened on Aug 12, 2026
  2

• Clarify required fields (errorCode & request_method) for status_code errorType in data.json

  enhancement
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3073 · Filter by author zhangtonghetony opened on Aug 12, 2026

• False positive for: YouTube and found alternative of sherlock

  false positive
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3054 · Filter by author rahilo98 opened on Jul 30, 2026

• False positive for:

  false positive
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3053 · Filter by author kyaty114-star opened on Jul 29, 2026

• Break down sherlock() function to multiple helper functions

  enhancement
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3037 · Filter by author SpIob opened on Jul 18, 2026
  2

• Feature Idea: AI-Powered Profile Analyzer on top of Sherlock Results

  enhancement
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3036 · Filter by author dollaransh17 opened on Jul 17, 2026
  1

• False positive for: BoardGameGeek,Periscope,omg.lol

  false positive
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3028 · Filter by author MAbdullahGp opened on Jul 9, 2026

• False negative for: Reddit

  false negative
  sherlock-project/sherlock#3018 · Filter by author BlackCatOfficialytb opened on Jun 28, 2026
  2

• fix: --output flag silently ignored unless --txt is also passed

  sherlock-project/sherlock#2992 · Filter by author ashvinctrl opened on Jun 10, 2026
  4

• fix: result counter accumulates across usernames due to module-level global

  sherlock-project/sherlock#2990 · Filter by author ashvinctrl opened on Jun 10, 2026

• Implement PDF and HTML Reporting Templates

  enhancement
  sherlock-project/sherlock#2978 · Filter by author atabyrk14 opened on Jun 5, 2026
  1