Start your face search

Upload a photo of yourself or another person. We detect the face, build its signature and search public sources for matches.

What a face search actually does

Most tools that call themselves image search look for the same file. They take your picture, compute a fingerprint of it, and look for that fingerprint elsewhere. That works well for finding where one exact photo was published, and it falls apart the moment the image is screenshotted, cropped or re-compressed.

A face search asks a different question. It locates the face in your photo, turns its geometry into a signature, and compares that signature against faces in public images. It is looking for the same person, not the same picture — which is almost always what you actually wanted.

That difference matters in practice. The profile photo you are trying to find is rarely the same file you are holding. It is a different shot of the same person, taken on a different day. A file-matching engine will never connect the two. A face search will.

What gets searched

Results come back grouped, because where a face appears changes what it means:

Social profiles — Instagram, TikTok, X, Facebook, LinkedIn and the repost sites that mirror them.
Dating profiles — Tinder, Bumble, Hinge, Badoo and regional platforms, where the same photos frequently appear under different names.
Image copies — image hosts, galleries, CDNs and the scraper sites that re-publish photos without permission.
Web mentions — blogs, forums, news archives, directories and company pages.

Every match comes with a similarity score and the source it was found on, so you can judge each one rather than being handed a verdict.

Getting a usable result

The quality of the photo you upload does more for your result than anything else. A few things help a great deal:

Front-facing beats flattering. A plain, straight-on photo outperforms a better-composed one at an angle.
Sharp beats recent. A clear picture from three years ago is more useful than a blurry one from yesterday.
One face, filling a reasonable part of the frame. Group photos force the system to guess which face you mean.
Remove the obstacles. Sunglasses, masks, heavy shadow and extreme side angles all cut into what is available to match.
If you have several photos, run more than one. Each is a separate chance, and the results often differ.

Reading matches without fooling yourself

A high similarity score means the faces match strongly. It does not mean the account belongs to that person — which matters, because stolen photos are often the exact reason someone runs a search in the first place.

Look for a second independent detail that agrees: a name, a city, a workplace.
Check how old the account is and whether real people appear in it. A profile created last month with four photos behaves differently from a six-year-old one.
Be suspicious when the face matches perfectly and everything else contradicts it. That is the signature of reused photos.

What it cannot do

Private accounts are out of reach, permanently. So are locked profiles and direct messages — that content is not public, and no legitimate service can see it.

Results also depend on how much of a public footprint a person has. Someone with years of public posts is far easier to find than someone who has kept everything restricted, and that is the correct outcome even when it is not the one you wanted.

And a face search cannot confirm identity on its own. It tells you where a face appears in public sources. Deciding what that means is still your judgement call.

Looking for one specific picture instead of a person?

If your question is where a particular image has been published — a photo of yours that was taken, a product shot, a listing picture — a reverse image search is the right tool for that.

Use the reverse image search

Frequently asked questions

What is a face search?

A face search compares the facial features in your photo against faces in public images, so it finds other pictures of the same person. A reverse image search only looks for copies of the identical file, which is a different question with a different answer.

Does it work with a screenshot?

Yes. Because the match is based on facial geometry rather than file data, screenshots, crops, filters and compression barely affect it. That is the main practical advantage over a file-based image search.

How long does a face scan take?

Around 30 seconds. Results come back grouped into social profiles, dating profiles, image matches and web mentions, each with a similarity score.

Can it search private accounts?

No. Private profiles, locked accounts and direct messages are not public data and nothing legitimate can reach them. Any service claiming otherwise is misleading you.

What photo gives the best results?

A sharp, well-lit, front-facing picture where the face takes up a reasonable part of the frame. Sunglasses, heavy shadow, extreme angles, masks and group shots all reduce what any system can work with.

Can I search my own face?

Yes, and it is one of the most common reasons people use it — checking whether your pictures have been taken and reused on accounts you do not control.

Is a match proof of someone's identity?

No. A high similarity score means the face matches strongly. It does not prove the account belongs to that person, since stolen photos are common. Confirm with a second independent detail before you treat a match as settled.

What happens to my photo?

It is used to run your scan and is tied to your own report. We do not sell your images or your results. See our privacy policy for the full detail.