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Social Media Search — NiamonX

Link: https://dash.niamonx.io/social_msearch

What it is
The Social Media Search tool is a focused OSINT utility that generates and runs specialized search queries across social media domains using Google Programmable Search Engine (GPSE) combined with NiamonX query logic. It helps investigators, analysts, and researchers locate public social footprints quickly by applying network-specific filters, modifiers and heuristics — without scraping protected APIs.

Key functionality

  • Tab-based network filtering: Switch between tabs for individual social networks (8 supported networks) or run in All mode to cover multiple platforms at once.

  • Query types supported: username, email, keywords, hashtags, mentions, and free-text phrases.

  • Smart query generation: The interface auto-builds site: and domain-specific queries for each social network using GPSE and NiamonX heuristics.

  • Modifiers & presets: Use exact-phrase ("..."), @user, #tag, -excludedword and other modifiers to refine results. Quick presets speed up common searches.

  • Heuristic scoring: Results are scored/filtered by a heuristic engine that highlights higher-probability matches (based on signal strength, domain match, recency and pattern matching).

  • History & local storage: Recent queries are stored locally in the browser (history, filters) for convenience — nothing is pushed to public indexes by the tool itself.

  • Copying & export: Ability to copy results and export structured lists for reporting or follow-up analysis.

  • Token parameter: An optional random token parameter can be appended to bypass aggressive caching (note: may reduce relevance).

How the search works (high level)

  1. You enter a basic query (username, email, keywords).

  2. NiamonX constructs network-aware GPSE queries (site:facebook.com “username”, site:twitter.com @user, etc.) and applies modifiers you selected.

  3. GPSE executes the search and returns results; NiamonX post-processes them with heuristic filters and presents ranked results in the UI.

  4. You can switch tabs to view results restricted to a given social domain or view aggregated results in All mode.

Because the tool relies on Google’s index, results depend on what Google has crawled and indexed for each social network.

What you can search for

  • Public profiles by username or handle.

  • Mentions or posts containing emails or keywords.

  • Hashtags and topical content (#tag).

  • Exact phrases (use quotes) and exclusion filters (-word).

  • Quick multi-network scans (All mode) for footprint discovery.

Limitations & important notes

  • Depends on Google index: not a replacement for direct API access to private or rate-limited platform data. If something isn’t on Google, the tool won’t find it.

  • No protected-data access: does not access private profiles or bypass platform protections.

  • Token cache-bypass: using the random token can force fresher Google results but may lower result relevance.

  • Respect platform TOS: you must comply with Google’s and target platforms’ terms of service. Abuse may result in blocked access.

  • Local history only: history is kept in the browser (not shared publicly); sensitive searches should be handled carefully.

Best-practice tips

  • Use quotation marks for exact phrase matches.

  • Combine @username and "username" to cover different forms and variations.

  • Use -word to remove noisy sources from results.

  • Try All mode first for broad reconnaissance, then switch to a specific network tab to drill down.

  • If results look stale, re-run the query or tweak modifiers (Google index freshness varies).

Privacy & security

  • The tool generates queries and shows results via GPSE; it does not harvest private data or bypass access controls.

  • Query history resides in the user’s browser. NiamonX post-processing applies heuristics but does not expose private platform data.

  • Use the tool only for lawful, authorized investigations and with respect for privacy.

Contact / support

For any questions, reporting issues, or compliance requests, contact the NiamonX team:

Alternative channel: Helpdesk → https://support.niamonx.io/

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