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Google Dorking

22 Jul 2026 · 3 min read

Google Dorking is using Google's advanced search operators to find specific information a normal search doesn't surface well: specific documents on a domain, pages with an exact title, indexed content nobody links to directly. It's one of the fastest passive OSINT techniques there is — you never touch the target, you just query Google's index.

TypeSearch technique (no installable tool)
CostFree
Wheregoogle.com (or bing.com with similar syntax)

Operators

OperatorWhat it's forExample
site:Restricts results to a domain or subdomainsite:university.edu filetype:pdf "manual"
filetype:Filters by file type (pdf, docx, xls, ppt...)filetype:pdf "annual report"
inurl:Pages containing text in the URLinurl:blog "wifi"
intitle:Words in the page titleintitle:"faq" site:gov
intext:Terms within the page's textintext:"privacy policy" site:company.com
allinurl:All words must be in the URL (stricter than inurl:)allinurl: /docs install guide
allintitle:All words in the titleallintitle: router installation manual
allintext:All words in the textallintext: budget 2024 report
- (dash)Excludes a termrecipes -chicken
"..."Exact phrase"lease agreement"
OR / |Logical ORiphone OR "i phone"
*Wildcard inside a phrase"best * 2025"
cache:Google's cached copy of a pagecache:example.com
related:Pages related to a URLrelated:bbc.com
info:Info Google has indexed about a URLinfo:example.com
define:Quick definition of a termdefine:phishing
AROUND(n)Words within n words of each other"security AROUND(5) networks"

Practical combinations

# PDF manuals on a specific domain
site:example.com filetype:pdf "manual"

# Opinion pieces on a topic, only .es domains
site:.es intitle:"opinion" "solar energy"

# Pages similar to a reference outlet
related:bbc.com

# Exact phrase, excluding a specific subdomain
"terms and conditions" -site:blog.example.com

What it's used for in security

  • Bug bounty recon: finding subdomains, leaked internal documents, exposed login panels (intitle:"index of" site:target.com) or forgotten backups publicly accessible.
  • OSINT on an organisation: documents with metadata (employee names, software used), internal structure leaked through public PDFs or presentations.
  • Checking your own exposure: search your domain with filetype:pdf or filetype:xls to see what internal documents might be indexed without your knowledge.

Finding something with a dork doesn't grant you permission to access it if it's protected — the search itself is passive and legal, but what you do with what you find is still bound by the usual rules (program scope, explicit authorisation).