Shodan

Shodan Account API

Account, profile, and API plan information.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

Operations 2

GET /account/profile Get Account Profile #

GET /api-info Get API Plan Info #

Documentation

https://developer.shodan.io/api

https://developer.shodan.io/api

https://developer.shodan.io/api/requirements

https://developer.shodan.io/api/stream

https://developer.shodan.io/api/stream

https://developer.shodan.io/api/trends

https://developer.shodan.io/api/trends

https://internetdb.shodan.io/

https://cvedb.shodan.io/

Specifications

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/openapi/shodan-account-api-openapi.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/asyncapi/shodan-stream-asyncapi.yml

Schemas & Data

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-rest-host-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-rest-search-result-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-rest-alert-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-rest-notifier-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-rest-scan-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-structure/shodan-rest-host-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-structure/shodan-rest-alert-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-stream-banner-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-structure/shodan-stream-banner-structure.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-trends-result-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-internetdb-host-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-cvedb-cve-schema.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-schema/shodan-cvedb-cpe-schema.json

Other Resources

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/json-ld/shodan-context.jsonld

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/examples/shodan-rest-host-lookup-example.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/examples/shodan-rest-search-example.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/examples/shodan-rest-scan-create-example.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/examples/shodan-rest-alert-create-example.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/examples/shodan-stream-banner-example.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/examples/shodan-trends-search-example.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/examples/shodan-internetdb-host-example.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/examples/shodan-cvedb-cve-lookup-example.json

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/apis.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-account-overview-workflow.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-alert-with-notifier-workflow.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-cve-enrichment-workflow.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-domain-recon-workflow.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-internetdb-vuln-triage-workflow.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-network-alert-lifecycle-workflow.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-notifier-lifecycle-workflow.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-query-directory-workflow.yml

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https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-scan-then-inspect-host-workflow.yml

https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/shodan/refs/heads/main/arazzo/shodan-search-builder-workflow.yml

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Shodan REST Account API
  description: The Shodan REST API exposes search methods, host lookups, on-demand scanning, network alerts, notifiers, the saved-query directory, DNS lookups, utility methods, account/profile information, bulk data, and organization management for the Shodan search engine for Internet- connected devices.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Shodan Support
    email: support@shodan.io
    url: https://developer.shodan.io/
  license:
    name: Shodan API Terms of Service
    url: https://www.shodan.io/legal/tos
servers:
- url: https://api.shodan.io
  description: Production
security:
- apiKey: []
tags:
- name: Account
  description: Account, profile, and API plan information.
paths:
  /account/profile:
    get:
      tags:
      - Account
      summary: Get Account Profile
      operationId: getAccountProfile
      description: Returns information about the Shodan account.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Account profile.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  member:
                    type: boolean
                  credits:
                    type: integer
                  display_name:
                    type: string
                  created:
                    type: string
                    format: date-time
  /api-info:
    get:
      tags:
      - Account
      summary: Get API Plan Info
      operationId: getApiInfo
      description: Returns information about the API plan including remaining query and scan credits.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: API plan info.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  query_credits:
                    type: integer
                  scan_credits:
                    type: integer
                  telnet:
                    type: boolean
                  plan:
                    type: string
                  https:
                    type: boolean
                  unlocked:
                    type: boolean
                  monitored_ips:
                    type: integer
                  usage_limits:
                    type: object
                    additionalProperties:
                      type: integer
components:
  securitySchemes:
    apiKey:
      type: apiKey
      in: query
      name: key
      description: Shodan API key.