Run a synchronous OSINT search with timeout

POST

/v1/searches/sync

Executes a synchronous OSINT search and returns the results collected
within the specified timeout window. The response includes a searchId and
the same result format as the asynchronous flow; the search is also stored
in KV and credits are applied like a normal search.

Use this when you prefer a single request/response that waits for results
(up to the given timeout) instead of the asynchronous pattern
(POST /v1/searches + GET /v1/searches/{searchId}).

To Deep Research (Available on Email, Phone and Name search), include:
"additional_modules": ["digital_accounts_expansion"]

Request

Authorization

JWT Bearer

Add the parameter

Authorization

to Headers

Example:

Authorization: ********************

Body Params application/jsonRequired

Examples

Responses

🟢200

application/json

Synchronous search completed (fully or partially) within the timeout.

Body

🟠400

🟠401

🟠403

🟠422

🟠429

🔴500

Request Example

Shell

JavaScript

Java

Swift

cURL

Email search with timeout (Deep Research)Email search with timeout (Standard)

curl --location --request POST 'https://api.sherlockeye.io/v1/searches/sync' \
--header 'Authorization: Bearer <token>' \
--header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
--data-raw '{
    "type": "email",
    "value": "someone@example.com",
    "timeoutSeconds": 80,
    "additional_modules": [
        "digital_accounts_expansion"
    ]
}'

Response Example

200 - Partial results within timeout

{
    "success": true,
    "data": {
        "type": "email",
        "value": "someone@example.com",
        "timeoutSeconds": 20,
        "status": "partial",
        "progress": 60,
        "results": [
            {
                "id": "result-1",
                "source": "google",
                "attributes": {
                    "link": "https://profiles.google.com/someone"
                }
            }
        ]
    }
}

Modified at 2026-03-23 17:43:23

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