Shodan

Shodan Directory API

Browse and search saved Shodan queries.

Documentation GitHub OpenAPI

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-directory-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

OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Shodan CVEDB Account Directory API
  description: Shodan's CVEDB is a free vulnerability database API that supports CVE lookups, CPE-keyed vulnerability search, KEV filtering, EPSS ordering, date-range queries, and product-name search. No API key required; updated daily.
  version: '1.0'
  contact:
    name: Shodan Support
    email: support@shodan.io
    url: https://cvedb.shodan.io/
  license:
    name: Shodan API Terms of Service
    url: https://www.shodan.io/legal/tos
servers:
- url: https://cvedb.shodan.io
  description: Production
tags:
- name: Directory
  description: Browse and search saved Shodan queries.
paths:
  /shodan/query:
    get:
      tags:
      - Directory
      summary: List Saved Queries
      operationId: listSavedQueries
      description: Browse the directory of community-saved Shodan queries.
      parameters:
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      - name: sort
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - votes
          - timestamp
      - name: order
        in: query
        schema:
          type: string
          enum:
          - asc
          - desc
      responses:
        '200':
          description: List of saved queries.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
  /shodan/query/search:
    get:
      tags:
      - Directory
      summary: Search Saved Queries
      operationId: searchSavedQueries
      description: Search the directory of saved Shodan queries.
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/Query'
      - name: page
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 1
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Search results.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
  /shodan/query/tags:
    get:
      tags:
      - Directory
      summary: List Popular Query Tags
      operationId: listSavedQueryTags
      description: Returns the most popular tags assigned to saved queries.
      parameters:
      - name: size
        in: query
        schema:
          type: integer
          default: 10
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Tag list.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties: true
components:
  parameters:
    Query:
      name: query
      in: query
      required: true
      schema:
        type: string
      description: Shodan search query.