Google dorks

Table of contents
  1. Google dorks
    1. Basics
    2. Information gathering
    3. Advanced Google Operators

Basics

  • - excludes a term
  • + includes a term
  • OR searches for either term
  • "" searches for an exact phrase
  • * acts as a wildcard
  • site: restricts the search to a specific domain
  • inurl: restricts the search to a specific URL
  • intitle: restricts the search to a specific title
  • intext: restricts the search to a specific text
  • allintext: restricts the search to all text
  • filetype: restricts the search to a specific file type
  • link: shows pages that link to a specific URL

Information gathering

Replace “Name” with a name or other identifiers used online. Always remember to use these queries solely for legal and ethical purposes on information you own or have permission to check.

  • File Types:
    • "Name" filetype:pdf
    • "Name" filetype:doc OR filetype:docx OR filetype:xls OR filetype:ppt
    • "Name" filetype:html
  • Social Media & Professional Networks:
    • site:linkedin.com/in "Name"
    • site:facebook.com "Name"
    • site:twitter.com "Name"
    • site:instagram.com "Name"
  • Profile & Resume Searches:
    • inurl:"profile" "Name"
    • intitle:"Name" "profile"
    • "Name" intext:"resume"
    • intitle:"Curriculum Vitae" OR intitle:"CV" "Name"
  • Email and Contact Information:
    • "Name" intext:"@gmail.com"
    • "Name" intext:"email"
    • "Name" AND "contact"
  • Forums and Public Repositories:
    • site:pastebin.com "Name"
    • site:github.com "Name"
    • site:forums "Name"
  • Directory Listings and Miscellaneous:
    • intitle:"index of" "Name"
    • allintext:"Name"
    • "Name" AND "location"
    • "Name" AND "address"
    • "Name" AND "birthday"
  • Exclusion Searches:
    • "Name" -site:facebook.com
    • "Name" -site:twitter.com

Advanced Google Operators

  • related:site finds websites similar to the specified URL
  • cache:URL displays Google’s cached version of a page, even if the site is offline
  • info:URL returns a summary of what Google knows about the domain (cache, similar sites, inbound links, etc.)
  • define:term shows a word or phrase definition directly in the results
  • inanchor:word filters pages where the anchor text includes the specified word
  • around(n) restricts results to pages where two words appear within n words of each other