Profile Snapshot
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One-click bookmarklet that captures social media profile data — name, bio, follower counts, linked accounts, post activity — and sends it here for structured analysis. Pairs with archive.today for permanent evidence snapshots. Works on Twitter/X, GitHub, Reddit, LinkedIn, Instagram, and more.
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Use the bookmarklet on any social media profile to capture and analyze it here
Profile Snapshot — Social Media Intelligence Capture
Social media profiles are volatile — they can be edited, made private, or deleted at any moment. Profile Snapshot creates a structured capture of profile data at a specific point in time, preserving intelligence that might otherwise be lost. The bookmarklet extracts visible profile information from the page DOM, while archive.today creates a permanent, unalterable snapshot of the full page for evidence purposes.
Supported Platforms
The bookmarklet uses platform-specific extraction logic to identify and parse profile elements. It detects which platform you're on from the URL and applies the appropriate extraction strategy. Currently optimized for Twitter/X, GitHub, Reddit, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Medium, YouTube, HackerNews, and generic profiles. Even on unsupported platforms, it falls back to generic extraction (Open Graph metadata, visible text patterns, link harvesting).
Analysis Features
Beyond raw data capture, the tool performs several analytical passes on the extracted data. It estimates account age from visible timestamps, calculates engagement ratios from follower/following counts, extracts email addresses and external URLs from bios, identifies potential cross-platform accounts from linked URLs, and generates search links for the username across other platforms where profiles might exist.
- Follower Ratio
- The ratio of followers to following. Very high ratios may indicate influencers or public figures. Very low ratios on aged accounts may indicate inactive or bot accounts.
- Cross-Platform Correlation
- The practice of identifying the same person across multiple platforms using shared usernames, bio patterns, avatar images, or linked accounts.
- Evidence Preservation
- Creating a permanent record of digital content at a specific point in time. Archive.today snapshots are timestamped, URL-verified, and cannot be altered by the original page owner.
📸 Profile Snapshot — FAQ
Which social media platforms are supported?
The bookmarklet has optimized extraction for Twitter/X, GitHub, Reddit, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook, Medium, YouTube, and HackerNews. It also works on any page using a generic fallback that extracts Open Graph metadata, page title, visible links, and text content. Coverage improves over time as more platform-specific extractors are added.
Does the profile owner know I used this?
No. The bookmarklet reads data from your browser's local copy of the page — the same content you're already viewing. It makes no requests to the platform's servers. The only potentially visible action is the archive.today snapshot, which is optional and originates from archive.today's IP, not yours.
Can I compare snapshots over time?
You can export each snapshot as JSON and manually compare them, or use archive.today's built-in diff feature to compare archived versions. A built-in comparison feature is planned for a future update.
Why use archive.today instead of the Wayback Machine?
Archive.today captures JavaScript-rendered content (which most social media requires), creates snapshots on demand, and produces a permanent URL immediately. The Wayback Machine is better for historical research but doesn't always capture dynamic content. Both have value — this tool defaults to archive.today for immediacy.
Is the captured data stored anywhere?
No. Profile data is passed via the URL hash fragment which never touches any server. When you close the tab, the data is gone unless you explicitly export it. Archive.today snapshots are stored on their servers as a public archive.