sqlmapproject/sqlmap
sqlmapproject/sqlmap has 38,848 GitHub stars and 6,438 forks. GitHot measured +9 stars in 24 hours, +37 in 7 days, and +98 in 15 days. Last checked 2026-11-04 12:24 UTC. Last push 2026-11-02.
Automatic SQL injection and database takeover tool
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README.md
Originalsqlmap
sqlmap is an open source penetration testing tool that automates the process of detecting and exploiting SQL injection flaws and taking over of database servers. It comes with a powerful detection engine, many niche features for the ultimate penetration tester, and a broad range of switches including database fingerprinting, over data fetching from the database, accessing the underlying file system, and executing commands on the operating system via out-of-band connections.
Screenshots

You can visit the collection of screenshots demonstrating some of the features on the wiki.
Installation
You can download the latest tarball by clicking here or latest zipball by clicking here.
Preferably, you can download sqlmap by cloning the Git repository:
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap.git sqlmap-dev
sqlmap works out of the box with Python version 2.7 and 3.x on any platform.
Usage
To get a list of basic options and switches use:
python sqlmap.py -h
To get a list of all options and switches use:
python sqlmap.py -hh
You can find a sample run here. To get an overview of sqlmap capabilities, a list of supported features, and a description of all options and switches, along with examples, you are advised to consult the user's manual.
Links
- Homepage: https://sqlmap.org
- Download: .tar.gz or .zip
- Commits RSS feed: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/commits/master.atom
- Issue tracker: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/issues
- User's manual: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ): https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/FAQ
- X: @sqlmap
- Demos: https://www.youtube.com/user/inquisb/videos
- Playground: https://sekumart.sekuripy.hr
- Research: https://www.sekuripy.hr/labs/sqlmap/#research
- Screenshots: https://github.com/sqlmapproject/sqlmap/wiki/Screenshots
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