# Emerging Threats (ET) Intelligence Query API v1

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-et-intelligence/  
**Provider:** Proofpoint — https://apis.io/providers/proofpoint/  
**Base URL:** https://api.emergingthreats.net/v1  
**Documentation:** https://apidocs.emergingthreats.net/

Emerging Threats (ET) Intelligence Query API v1 is one of 7 APIs that [Proofpoint](https://apis.io/providers/proofpoint/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include Threat Intelligence, Reputation, and Malware. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an API reference, a GitHub repository, and rate-limit docs.

The ET Intelligence Query API is Proofpoint's threat-intelligence lookup service, reached at api.emergingthreats.net. Thirty-six documented GET endpoints pivot across domains, IP addresses, malware samples (by MD5), Suricata/Snort signature IDs, CVEs, malware families, threat actors and reputation categories. Authentication is a single API key sent in the Authorization header; the default rate is 200 queries per minute per key.

## Machine-readable artifacts (4)

- **APIReference** — https://apidocs.emergingthreats.net/
- **GitHubRepository** — https://github.com/EmergingThreats/query-api-docs
- **SignUp** — https://etadmin.proofpoint.com/api-access
- **RateLimits** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/proofpoint/refs/heads/main/rate-limits/proofpoint-rate-limits.yml

## Other Proofpoint APIs (6)

- [Proofpoint Targeted Attack Protection (TAP) API v2](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-tap/)
- [Proofpoint Threat Protection Dashboard Reports API v1](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-threat-protection-reports/)
- [Proofpoint Security Awareness Training (ZenGuide) Results API](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-psat-results/)
- [Proofpoint Secure Email Relay (SER) Email Submission API](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-secure-email-relay/)
- [Proofpoint Essentials Threat (SIEM) API](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-essentials-siem/)
- [Proofpoint on Demand (PoD) Log API](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-pod-log/)

## Tags

Threat Intelligence, Reputation, Malware

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/proofpoint/proofpoint-et-intelligence/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/proofpoint/.