Selectors

Supported selectors for searches on intelx.io include emails, domains, IPs, URLs, phone numbers, crypto addresses, and more, with special handling for domains, URLs, and phone numbers.
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Below is a non-exhaustive list of supported selectors to perform searches. A selector is a search term supported as input on intelx.io.

Selector Example
Email address test@example.com
Domain example.com
URL https://example.com
IP (IPv4 and IPv6) 13.107.246.59, 2001:db8::1
CIDR (CIDRv4 and CIDRv6) 192.168.0.0/24, 2001:db8::/32
Phone Number +6281234567890
Bitcoin address 1A1zP1eP5QGefi2DMPTfTL5SLmv7DivfNa
Ethereum address 0x32Be343B94f860124dC4fEe278FDCBD38C102D88
MAC address 00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E
IPFS Address QmT5NvUtoM5nWFfrQdVrFtvGfKFmG7AHE8P34isapyhCxX
Social Security Number 555-50-1234
Monero Address 46thSVXSPNhJkCgUsFD9WuCjW4K41DAHGL9khni2VEqmZZhfEZVvcukCp357rfhngZdviZMaeNdj5CLqhLyeK2qZRBCyL7Q

Domain and URL Searches

Depending on the input, the search algorithm looks for different variations of the input.

  • A search for a domain searches for that domain, subdomains, URLs, and emails
  • A search for a URL with a path is treated as unique URL search and only finds exact matches

Examples:

  • example.com searches for that domain, subdomains, URLs, and emails
  • https://subdomain.domain.com/ (with the slash appended) is treated as unique URL and only searches for that
  • https://subdomain.domain.com/path/ is also treated as unique URL

URLs are normalized before searching, which means the query part is removed.

Supported top-level domains are listed here. Domains, emails, and URLs with unsupported top-level domains are considered invalid input and will lead to an “Invalid Search Term” error when searching.

Subdomains

Wildcard searches for domains are supported at one level:

  • test.com will automatically searches for that domain and any subdomain below that.
  • subdomain.test.com will only search for that subdomain.
  • test1.test.domain and test2.test1.test.domain are both treated as unique domains, i.e. not in relation to each other. Searching for one will not return the other. The solution is to search for the specific domain.

Adding an asterisk as a prefix does not change that behavior.

When using date filters while searching for a domain, the number of subdomain results may be limited. If the search target is a subdomain, it is recommended to search for that subdomain directly to ensure the most comprehensive results.

Phone Numbers

The highest yield of search results for phone numbers comes from Russian numbers. Not all international phone numbers are currently recognized. Phone numbers must begin with an international code, using the +420, 00420, or 420 format.