Google Dorking Cheat Sheet

Basic Operators

• site:: Restricts search results to a specific website or domain.
  • Example: site:example.com
• link:: Shows pages that link to a certain page.
  • Example: link:example.com
• cache:: Shows the version of the web page as it appeared when Google last indexed it.
  • Example: cache:example.com
• info:: Shows information Google has about a webpage.
  • Example: info:example.com
• related:: Shows sites related to a specified site.
  • Example: related:example.com

Searching Within Parts of a Page

• intitle:: Searches within the title tags.
  • Example: intitle:"login page"
• allintitle:: Searches for documents containing all the specified words in the title.
  • Example: allintitle:apple banana
• intext:: Searches within the body text.
  • Example: intext:"important announcement"
• allintext:: Searches for documents containing all the specified words in the body text.
  • Example: allintext:apple banana
• inurl:: Searches within the URL.
  • Example: inurl:login
• allinurl:: Searches for a URL containing all the specified words.
  • Example: allinurl:apple banana

Filetype Search

• filetype:: Searches for specific file types.
  • Example: filetype:pdf
• ext:: Alternative to filetype.
  • Example: ext:pdf

Time-Based Search

• after:: Shows results that are newer than the specified date. You can use year, month, and day formats (YYYY, YYYY-MM, YYYY-MM-DD).
  • Example: nasa news after:2023-01-01
• before:: Shows results that are older than the specified date. Same date formats apply as in after:.
  • Example: nasa news before:2023-01-01

Proximity Search

• AROUND(X): Can be used between two words, with X representing the maximum amount of words that you want to allow between the two.
  • Example: Apple AROUND(3) iPhone

Specialized Search

• define:: Looks up the definition of a word.
  • Example: define:computer
• stocks:: Gives information about stocks when followed by a ticker symbol.
  • Example: stocks:AAPL
• book:: Can be followed by a book title to get information about the book.
  • Example: book:"The World as Will and Representation"
• movie:: Can be followed by a movie title to get reviews and showtimes.
  • Example: movie:Matrix
• music:: Searches for music-related information.
  • Example: music:public memory
• weather:: Gives the current weather for a specified location.
  • Example: weather:Paris
• phonebook:: Finds phone numbers and addresses listed in US phone books.
  • Example: phonebook:John Doe
• area code:: Shows the location for a particular area code.
  • Example: area code:415

Numerical Range Search

• numrange:: Used to locate specific numbers in your search. Use two periods without spaces (..) to represent an inclusive range of numbers.
  • Example: camera $50..$100

Logical Operators

• AND: Shows results where both terms on either side of the AND operator are present. AND must be in upper case. Google search defaults to using AND between terms if no other operator is specified.
  • Example: apple AND banana
• OR: Shows results where either term (or both terms) is present. OR must be in upper case.
  • Example: apple OR banana
• - (minus sign): Excludes results containing the term that follows the - operator.
  • Example: apple -banana
• " " (quotes): Searches for an exact phrase match.
  • Example: "apple banana"