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AI face search · 1.2B+ public images
Find out who's reallybehind the photo
Our face search scans over a billion public images across social networks and the open web, and shows you every match in about 30 seconds.
- Is my match real?
- Who's using my photos?
- Find their other profiles
Start face scan
Private search · nobody gets notified
- +38 more platforms
- 1.2B+
- public images
- ~30s
- per face scan
Example scanScanning
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ranked by similarity
- Exact matchReddit@•••••••
- 97%Instagram@•••••••
- 95%TikTok@•••••••
- 93%Facebook@•••••••
- 91%Pinterest@•••••••
- +22more matches
Searched on every scan
One photo. Every platform.
Social networks, communities, image hosts, forums and marketplaces, all checked from a single upload.
- TikTok
- X
- YouTube
- Snapchat
- Threads
- Tumblr
- Flickr
- VK
- Telegram
- Imgur
- DeviantArt
- Behance
- Medium
- Quora
- Vimeo
- WordPress
- Blogger
- Etsy
- eBay
- Unsplash
- 500px
- Twitch
- Discord
- Bluesky
- Mastodon
- VSCO
- BeReal
- Patreon
- GitHub
- SoundCloud
- Linktree
- Strava
- Letterboxd
Why people search a face
Usually it starts with a gut feeling. A face search turns it into an answer.
Someone using your photos?
Find the fake accounts, reposts and sites that took your pictures, so you can report them and get them removed.
A stranger in your DMs?
See where else that face shows up online before you reply, send money or share anything personal.
How the face finder works
1. Upload a photo or selfie
One clear front-facing image is enough. We detect the face and build a facial vector signature instantly.
2. We search the open web
Your face signature is compared against millions of indexed public images across social networks, image hosts and the open web.
3. Get a ranked match report
Results arrive sorted by category with a similarity score for every hit, so you can see what is public about a face.
What a face search can find
Every report is grouped into four categories so you immediately see where a face appears in public.
Social profiles
Instagram, TikTok, X, LinkedIn, Facebook and more.
Other profiles
The same face on community sites, forums and lesser-known apps.
Image copies
Reposts, crops and stolen photos across image hosts.
Web mentions
Blogs, news archives, forums and public directories.
Private by design
People search for their own face to see what is exposed, and for other faces to verify who they are talking to. Both work the same way here: we only look at public sources, and nobody is notified about your search.
- Public sources only
- No notification to anyone
- Results in about 30 seconds
- Delete your scan any time
Face search FAQ
What is a reverse image search for faces?
A regular reverse image search looks for copies of an exact image file. A face search compares the facial features in your photo, so it also finds different photos of the same person — even when the image was cropped, filtered or re-uploaded.
Can I find someone by photo?
Yes. Upload the photo you have and FaceDetective searches public sources for faces that match. You get a similarity score for each result so you can judge how likely the match is.
Is a face finder search anonymous?
Your upload is only used to run your search. Nobody is notified that you searched for them, and your photo stays on your device during the free scan.
How accurate is the face search?
Match quality depends on the photo. A sharp, well-lit, front-facing image usually produces matches above 90% similarity. Confirming a few candidate profiles during the scan helps the model rank the remaining results.