holehe
Check if an email is used on various online services
Recon & OSINT4 commands
#email#osint#recon#python
Installation
1Clone the repository
2Install via setuptools
3Verify installation
git clone https://github.com/megadose/holehe.git
cd holehe
python3 setup.py install
# Verify
holehe --helpBasic Usage
Check email addresses for account presence on popular services
# Check a single email
holehe email@example.com
# Check with only positive results
holehe email@example.com --only-used
# Output as JSON
holehe email@example.com --json
# Disable color output
holehe email@example.com --no-colorCommand Reference
4 commands
1Show only used accounts
--only-used2Output results in JSON format
--json3Disable colored output
--no-color4Show help message
--helpWhen to Use
1
OSINT investigations on email addresses2
Finding what services a target uses3
Account discovery for social engineering assessmentsNotes & Tips
1
Checks 120+ online services for account presence2
Does not alert the target (no login or password reset triggered)3
Results are based on public endpoints and error messagesCommon Errors & Solutions
Rate limited
Add delays between queries or use proxies
Service not available
The service may be blocking requests — try from a different IP