Google Safe Browsing

The Google Safe Browsing API enables client applications to check web resources (most commonly URLs) against Google-generated lists of unsafe web resources including malware, social engineering, unwanted software, and potentially harmful applications.

Google Safe Browsing publishes 4 APIs on the APIs.io network, including fullHashes:find API, threatLists API, threatListUpdates:fetch API, and 1 more. Tagged areas include Google, Malware, Safe Browsing, Security, and Threats.

The Google Safe Browsing catalog on APIs.io includes 1 JSON-LD context and 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Google Safe Browsing’s developer surface includes authentication, developer portal, getting-started guide, documentation, support, and 10 more developer resources.

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60.5/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

4 APIs

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Composite quality — 60.5/100 · strong

Contract Quality 17.6 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 9.6 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 6.8 / 13

Governance 7.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 4

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Google Safe Browsing Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

JSON Schema 1

Standalone JSON Schema definitions for this provider's data models.

Get Started 2

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Portal

Portal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

Documentation 1

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Design & Contract 1

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

JSONLD

JSONLD

Build 2

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

PostmanWorkspace

PostmanWorkspace

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

StatusPage

StatusPage

Support

Support

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Source (apis.yml)

aid: google-safe-browsing
name: Google Safe Browsing
description: The Google Safe Browsing API enables client applications to check web resources (most commonly URLs) against
  Google-generated lists of unsafe web resources including malware, social engineering, unwanted software, and potentially
  harmful applications.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/google-safe-browsing.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/google-safe-browsing/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-13'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
type: Index
tags:
- Google
- Malware
- Safe Browsing
- Security
- Threats
- URLs
apis:
- aid: google-safe-browsing:google-safe-browsing-fullhashes-find-api
  name: Google Safe Browsing fullHashes:find API
  description: The fullHashes:find API from Google Safe Browsing — 1 operation(s) for fullhashes:find.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing
  baseURL: https://safebrowsing.googleapis.com/v4
  tags:
  - fullHashes:find
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-safe-browsing-fullhashes-find-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/ThreatMatch.json
- aid: google-safe-browsing:google-safe-browsing-threatlists-api
  name: Google Safe Browsing threatLists API
  description: The threatLists API from Google Safe Browsing — 1 operation(s) for threatlists.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing
  baseURL: https://safebrowsing.googleapis.com/v4
  tags:
  - threatLists
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-safe-browsing-threatlists-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/ThreatMatch.json
- aid: google-safe-browsing:google-safe-browsing-threatlistupdates-fetch-api
  name: Google Safe Browsing threatListUpdates:fetch API
  description: The threatListUpdates:fetch API from Google Safe Browsing — 1 operation(s) for threatlistupdates:fetch.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing
  baseURL: https://safebrowsing.googleapis.com/v4
  tags:
  - threatListUpdates:fetch
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-safe-browsing-threatlistupdates-fetch-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/ThreatMatch.json
- aid: google-safe-browsing:google-safe-browsing-threatmatches-find-api
  name: Google Safe Browsing threatMatches:find API
  description: The threatMatches:find API from Google Safe Browsing — 1 operation(s) for threatmatches:find.
  humanURL: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing
  baseURL: https://safebrowsing.googleapis.com/v4
  tags:
  - threatMatches:find
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/google-safe-browsing-threatmatches-find-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/reference/rest
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/ThreatMatch.json
common:
- type: PostmanWorkspace
  url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/google-safe-browsing/overview
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/google-safe-browsing-agentic-access.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/google-safe-browsing-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/google-safe-browsing-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/google-safe-browsing-authentication.yml
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/google
- type: Portal
  url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing
- type: Authentication
  url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/get-started
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://developers.google.com/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://policies.google.com/privacy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.cloud.google.com/
- type: Support
  url: https://developers.google.com/safe-browsing/v4/support
- type: JSONLD
  url: json-ld/context.jsonld
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Google Safe Browsing

APIs 4

Postman Collections 4

Open Collections 1

Pricing Plans 1