# Visual Search

Visual Search allows you to find historical scans with visually similar
screenshots based on an existing scan, often called Content-Based Image
Retrieval. You query the API using an existing image instead of text-based
search query. Visual Search works like popular search engines such as the
Google Image Search or Tineye. Visual Search is able to reliable find scans
with very similar screenshots and can also occasionally find screenshots which
are more distinct in their visual appearance but still related to the query
image.

## Use Cases

You can use the Visual Search feature to find more instances of phishing page
or general brand impersonation attempt. This is especially helpful for
malicious sites which do not share any structure and infrastructure with
existing detected phishing pages, as well as polymorphic phishing kits.

![urlscan Visual Search](/assets/visualsearch.f1dbb2a279cc2ecc72429cc0ed16c1d77f5418efb94c714885453ffd8773607f.9c1bb791.png)

## Additional Information

Find additional information about this proprietary feature on [urlscan Pro](https://pro.urlscan.io/help/visualsearch).