Shodan On-Demand Scanning API

Request crawls of specific IPs, netblocks, or the entire Internet.

Documentation

Specifications

Schemas & Data

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

OpenAPI Specification

shodan-on-demand-scanning-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  title: Shodan CVEDB Account On-Demand Scanning 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: On-Demand Scanning
  description: Request crawls of specific IPs, netblocks, or the entire Internet.
paths:
  /shodan/ports:
    get:
      tags:
      - On-Demand Scanning
      summary: List Crawled Ports
      operationId: listPorts
      description: Returns the list of port numbers that Shodan is crawling on the Internet.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Array of port numbers.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: array
                items:
                  type: integer
  /shodan/protocols:
    get:
      tags:
      - On-Demand Scanning
      summary: List Supported Protocols
      operationId: listProtocols
      description: Returns the list of protocols that can be used when launching an on-demand Internet scan.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Map of protocol slug to human-readable name.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                additionalProperties:
                  type: string
  /shodan/scan:
    post:
      tags:
      - On-Demand Scanning
      summary: Submit On-Demand Scan
      operationId: createScan
      description: Request Shodan to crawl an IP or netblock. Each IP consumes one scan credit.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - ips
              properties:
                ips:
                  type: string
                  description: Comma-separated list of IPs or CIDR ranges.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Scan submission confirmation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Scan'
  /shodan/scan/internet:
    post:
      tags:
      - On-Demand Scanning
      summary: Scan Internet For Port
      operationId: createInternetScan
      description: Request Shodan to crawl the Internet for a specific port and protocol. Enterprise only.
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/x-www-form-urlencoded:
            schema:
              type: object
              required:
              - port
              - protocol
              properties:
                port:
                  type: integer
                protocol:
                  type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Internet scan submission confirmation.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Scan'
  /shodan/scans:
    get:
      tags:
      - On-Demand Scanning
      summary: List On-Demand Scans
      operationId: listScans
      description: Returns the list of on-demand scans submitted by the account.
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Paginated list of scans.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                type: object
                properties:
                  matches:
                    type: array
                    items:
                      $ref: '#/components/schemas/Scan'
                  total:
                    type: integer
  /shodan/scan/{id}:
    get:
      tags:
      - On-Demand Scanning
      summary: Get Scan Status
      operationId: getScan
      description: Returns the status and progress of an on-demand scan.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Scan status.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Scan'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
  schemas:
    Scan:
      type: object
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
        count:
          type: integer
        credits_left:
          type: integer
        status:
          type: string
          enum:
          - SUBMITTING
          - QUEUE
          - PROCESSING
          - DONE
        created:
          type: string
          format: date-time
  responses:
    NotFound:
      description: Resource not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            type: object
            properties:
              error:
                type: string