Nord Security

Nord Security is a Lithuania-founded digital security and privacy company whose consumer and business portfolio spans NordVPN, NordPass, NordLocker, NordLayer (network access security for business), NordProtect/Coveron, Saily (eSIM) and NordStellar (external threat exposure management). Its developer-facing surface is concentrated in NordStellar, which publishes five OpenAPI-described enterprise APIs — the Enterprise Data (Dark Web) API, Company Risk Scoring API, Cybersec API, Partners API and Platform Integrations API — plus a remote MCP server, sixteen provider-published agent skills, an n8n community node and SIEM integrations (Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike). NordLayer adds SCIM 2.0 user provisioning and a partner/MSP API key surface, while the NordSecurity GitHub organization publishes the NordVPN Linux client together with 43 gRPC/protobuf service definitions covering the daemon, meshnet, fileshare, norduser and telemetry surfaces.

Nord Security publishes 5 APIs on the APIs.io network, including NordStellar Enterprise Data API, NordStellar Company Risk Scoring API, NordStellar Cybersec API, and 2 more. Tagged areas include Cybersecurity, Threat Intelligence, Dark Web Monitoring, Attack Surface Management, and Breach Intelligence.

Nord Security’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 36 more developer resources.

57.4/100 strong ▬ flat Agent 67/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
10 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CybersecurityThreat IntelligenceDark Web MonitoringAttack Surface ManagementBreach IntelligenceVPNPassword ManagementNetwork SecurityZero TrustPrivacyMCPAgent SkillsgRPCCompany

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scored 2026-08-05 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 57.4/100 · strong
Contract Quality 13.7 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 14.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 6.2 / 13
Governance 1.4 / 12
Discoverability 9.3 / 10
Agent readiness — 67/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 7 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7
Typed Event Surface 0 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 4 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 3 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 10

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

NordStellar Enterprise Data API

Also marketed as the NordStellar Dark Web API. Breach-intelligence data API over malware/infostealer logs, breached databases, credential lists, cookie and password intelligence...

NordStellar Company Risk Scoring API

Evaluates the cybersecurity risk of an external company identified primarily by domain name, returning scored risk assessments for third-party/vendor risk workflows. 14 operatio...

NordStellar Cybersec API

URL and file scanning API with allow/deny list management and account usage control (AUC). 23 operations, OpenAPI 3.0, bearer-token authentication, with documented X-RateLimit h...

NordStellar Partners API

Partner-facing API for managing partner accounts and customer relationships, including creating and managing customer organizations. 5 operations, OpenAPI 3.0.4, API key header ...

NordStellar Platform Integrations API

Connects NordStellar's monitoring features to external security tools, dashboards and automated workflows — events, alerts and platform data for SIEM/SOAR forwarding. Three publ...

NordStellar MCP Server

Remote MCP server that lets any MCP-compatible assistant query the NordStellar platform in natural language. Clients connect through the open-source nordstellar-mcp auth proxy (...

NordLayer Partner / MSP API

Partner-facing API behind the NordLayer Service Management Portal. API keys are self-issued in the SMP Integrations tab with expiry and one-time visibility, and let MSPs create ...

NordLayer SCIM 2.0 Provisioning

SCIM-based user provisioning surface used to create users, update user attributes, deactivate users and push groups from Okta and Microsoft Entra ID into NordLayer. The SCIM sec...

NordPass Provider API

Usage-reporting API for NordPass provider/MSP partners, documented in the NordPass help centre. NordPass separately supports SCIM provisioning from Okta and Microsoft Entra ID f...

NordVPN Public Server API

Unauthenticated JSON API that NordVPN's own clients and the open-source Linux client use to enumerate the server estate — servers, countries, cities, groups and technologies. It...

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MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nord Security Rate Limits

0 limits

RATE LIMITS

Security Posture 4

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Nord Security Authentication

apiKey/http · 6 schemes

SECURITY

Nord Security Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Nord Security Vulnerability Disclosure

Hackerone · security.txt · contact published

SECURITY

Nord Security Trust Center

ISO 27001, SOC 2 Type II, HIPAA, PCI DSS

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 4

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 5

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 5

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Build 4

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 7

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

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Operate 5

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Other 6

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: nord-security
name: Nord Security
description: Nord Security is a Lithuania-founded digital security and privacy company whose consumer and business portfolio
  spans NordVPN, NordPass, NordLocker, NordLayer (network access security for business), NordProtect/Coveron, Saily (eSIM)
  and NordStellar (external threat exposure management). Its developer-facing surface is concentrated in NordStellar, which
  publishes five OpenAPI-described enterprise APIs — the Enterprise Data (Dark Web) API, Company Risk Scoring API, Cybersec
  API, Partners API and Platform Integrations API — plus a remote MCP server, sixteen provider-published agent skills, an
  n8n community node and SIEM integrations (Microsoft Sentinel, CrowdStrike). NordLayer adds SCIM 2.0 user provisioning and
  a partner/MSP API key surface, while the NordSecurity GitHub organization publishes the NordVPN Linux client together with
  43 gRPC/protobuf service definitions covering the daemon, meshnet, fileshare, norduser and telemetry surfaces.
image: https://res.cloudinary.com/nordsec/image/upload/q_auto,f_auto/v1/nord-security-web/global/meta/social-logo.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nord-security/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: harvest:secondary-market
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enrichment
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-08-01'
modified: '2026-08-01'
tags:
- Cybersecurity
- Threat Intelligence
- Dark Web Monitoring
- Attack Surface Management
- Breach Intelligence
- VPN
- Password Management
- Network Security
- Zero Trust
- Privacy
- MCP
- Agent Skills
- gRPC
- Company
apis:
- name: NordStellar Enterprise Data API
  description: Also marketed as the NordStellar Dark Web API. Breach-intelligence data API over malware/infostealer logs,
    breached databases, credential lists, cookie and password intelligence, and dark web sources, with domain, email, phone,
    credit card and national-ID intelligence endpoints plus API user and subscription management. 85 operations across 15
    tagged capability areas, OpenAPI 3.1.
  humanURL: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/product-integrations
  baseURL: https://enterprise-data-api.nordstellar.com
  tags:
  - breach-intelligence
  - dark-web
  - threat-intelligence
  - credential-monitoring
  - malware-logs
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nord-security-nordstellar-enterprise-data-api-openapi.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/product-integrations
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/product-integrations/swagger
  - type: Authentication
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/product-integrations/authentication
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/nord-security-rate-limits.yml
  - type: Examples
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/product-integrations/code-examples
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/nord-security-nordstellar-enterprise-data-api-overlay.yaml
  - type: DataModel
    url: data-model/nord-security-data-model.yml
  - type: ErrorCatalog
    url: errors/nord-security-problem-types.yml
- name: NordStellar Company Risk Scoring API
  description: Evaluates the cybersecurity risk of an external company identified primarily by domain name, returning scored
    risk assessments for third-party/vendor risk workflows. 14 operations, OpenAPI 3.1, API key header or HTTP Basic authentication.
  humanURL: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/crs/swagger
  baseURL: https://enterprise-crs-api.nordstellar.com
  tags:
  - risk-scoring
  - third-party-risk
  - vendor-risk
  - threat-intelligence
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nord-security-nordstellar-company-risk-scoring-api-openapi.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/crs/swagger
- name: NordStellar Cybersec API
  description: URL and file scanning API with allow/deny list management and account usage control (AUC). 23 operations, OpenAPI
    3.0, bearer-token authentication, with documented X-RateLimit headers and Retry-After handling on 429.
  humanURL: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/cybersec/swagger
  baseURL: https://cybersec.nordstellar.com
  tags:
  - url-scanning
  - file-scanning
  - threat-detection
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nord-security-nordstellar-cybersec-api-openapi.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/cybersec/swagger
- name: NordStellar Partners API
  description: Partner-facing API for managing partner accounts and customer relationships, including creating and managing
    customer organizations. 5 operations, OpenAPI 3.0.4, API key header auth, RFC 9457 application/problem+json error responses
    on every operation.
  humanURL: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/partner/swagger
  baseURL: https://platform-partners-api.nordstellar.com
  tags:
  - partner-api
  - msp
  - account-management
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nord-security-nordstellar-partners-api-openapi.json
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/partner/swagger
- name: NordStellar Platform Integrations API
  description: Connects NordStellar's monitoring features to external security tools, dashboards and automated workflows —
    events, alerts and platform data for SIEM/SOAR forwarding. Three published versions (v1/v2/v3) are served side by side
    from the same reference; v3 is the default. Bearer authentication, RFC 9457 problem+json errors. Also consumed by the
    NordStellar n8n community node.
  humanURL: https://docs.nordstellar.com/platform/integrations-api
  baseURL: https://platform-integration-api.nordstellar.com
  tags:
  - integrations
  - siem
  - soar
  - events
  - automation
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nord-security-nordstellar-platform-integration-api-v3-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nord-security-nordstellar-platform-integration-api-v2-openapi.json
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nord-security-nordstellar-platform-integration-api-v1-openapi.json
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/platform/integrations-api
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/platform/integrations-api/swagger
  - type: Examples
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/platform/integrations-api/code-examples
  - type: Overlay
    url: overlays/nord-security-nordstellar-platform-integration-api-v3-overlay.yaml
- name: NordStellar MCP Server
  description: Remote MCP server that lets any MCP-compatible assistant query the NordStellar platform in natural language.
    Clients connect through the open-source nordstellar-mcp auth proxy (PyPI, run via uvx, or a one-click .mcpb bundle for
    Claude Desktop), which performs a browser login and stores session tokens in the OS credential store. The server fronts
    NordStellar's GraphQL core and exposes graphql_query, graphql_batch, search_types and get_type_definition. Live tools/list
    is auth-gated (HTTP 401 "no bearer token").
  humanURL: https://docs.nordstellar.com/platform/mcp
  baseURL: https://platform-mcp.nordstellar.com/mcp
  tags:
  - mcp
  - agent-native
  - threat-intelligence
  - graphql
  properties:
  - type: MCPServer
    url: mcp/nord-security-mcp.yml
  - type: ToolCrosswalk
    url: mcp/nord-security-tool-crosswalk.yml
  - type: MCP
    url: https://platform-mcp.nordstellar.com/mcp
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/platform/mcp/setup
  - type: AgentSkill
    url: skills/_index.yml
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NordStellar/nordstellar-mcp
- name: NordLayer Partner / MSP API
  description: Partner-facing API behind the NordLayer Service Management Portal. API keys are self-issued in the SMP Integrations
    tab with expiry and one-time visibility, and let MSPs create client organizations, retrieve account details and statuses,
    and track license usage. The help centre links a "NordLayer MSP API Documentation" PDF for the full specification, but
    that published link currently returns 404, so no machine-readable contract is publicly retrievable.
  humanURL: https://help.nordlayer.com/docs/api-key-management-for-smp
  baseURL: https://api.nordlayer.com/
  tags:
  - msp
  - partner-api
  - provisioning
  - network-security
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.nordlayer.com/docs/api-key-management-for-smp
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/nord-security-authentication.yml
  x-evidence:
    fetched: '2026-08-01'
    base_url_probe:
      url: https://api.nordlayer.com/
      http_status: 404
      content_type: application/json
      body: '{"code":404,"message":"Resource not found"}'
      note: Host resolves and answers a JSON error envelope; individual endpoint paths are not published outside the partner-gated
        MSP API PDF.
    spec_link:
      url: https://cdn.document360.io/fc1049cd-8f71-4b89-b9b8-dbca9fdcdd16/Images/Documentation/NordLayer%20MSP%20API%20Documentation.pdf
      http_status: 404
      note: Linked from help.nordlayer.com/docs/api-key-management-for-smp; asset no longer present.
- name: NordLayer SCIM 2.0 Provisioning
  description: SCIM-based user provisioning surface used to create users, update user attributes, deactivate users and push
    groups from Okta and Microsoft Entra ID into NordLayer. The SCIM secret token is issued in the NordLayer Control Panel
    under Settings > Access management; the endpoint is configured through the identity provider's NordLayer application rather
    than published as a standalone base URL.
  humanURL: https://help.nordlayer.com/docs/user-provisioning
  baseURL: https://api.nordlayer.com/
  tags:
  - scim
  - provisioning
  - identity
  - sso
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://help.nordlayer.com/docs/user-provisioning
  - type: Conformance
    url: conformance/nord-security-conformance.yml
- name: NordPass Provider API
  description: Usage-reporting API for NordPass provider/MSP partners, documented in the NordPass help centre. NordPass separately
    supports SCIM provisioning from Okta and Microsoft Entra ID for NordPass Business. The provider API reference sits behind
    a bot-protected help centre and no machine-readable contract is published.
  humanURL: https://support.nordpass.com/hc/en-us/articles/23164869782801-Provider-API-for-Usage-Reporting
  baseURL: https://api.nordpass.com/
  tags:
  - msp
  - usage-reporting
  - password-management
  - scim
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://support.nordpass.com/hc/en-us/articles/23164869782801-Provider-API-for-Usage-Reporting
  x-evidence:
    fetched: '2026-08-01'
    base_url_probe:
      url: https://api.nordpass.com/
      http_status: 403
      content_type: application/json
      body: '{"status":403,"title":"Access Forbidden","type":"https://developer.mozilla.org/en-US/docs/Web/HTTP/Status/403"}'
      note: Host resolves and answers a problem-shaped JSON envelope; endpoint paths are not published.
- name: NordVPN Public Server API
  description: Unauthenticated JSON API that NordVPN's own clients and the open-source Linux client use to enumerate the server
    estate — servers, countries, cities, groups and technologies. It is publicly reachable and widely consumed, but Nord Security
    publishes no developer documentation, no OpenAPI and no terms for it, so it should be treated as an internal client API
    rather than a supported product API.
  humanURL: https://github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux
  baseURL: https://api.nordvpn.com/v1
  tags:
  - vpn
  - server-directory
  - undocumented
  properties:
  - type: SourceCode
    url: https://github.com/NordSecurity/nordvpn-linux
  x-evidence:
    fetched: '2026-08-01'
    probes:
    - url: https://api.nordvpn.com/v1/servers/countries
      http_status: 200
      content_type: application/json
    - url: https://api.nordvpn.com/v1/technologies
      http_status: 200
      content_type: application/json
    - url: https://api.nordvpn.com/openapi.json
      http_status: 403
      note: No OpenAPI published; host bot-protects non-client paths.
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://nordsecurity.com/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/enterprise-apis/product-integrations/swagger
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.nordstellar.com/quick-start
- type: Support
  url: https://nordsecurity.com/contact-us
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://help.nordlayer.com/docs/
- type: Blog
  url: https://nordsecurity.com/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/NordSecurity
- type: Pricing
  url: https://nordstellar.com/pricing/
- type: SignUp
  url: https://platform.nordstellar.com/login
- type: Login
  url: https://platform.nordstellar.com/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://business.nordsec.com/legal/terms-of-service
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://nordsecurity.com/privacy-policy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.nordvpn.com/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://nordlayer.com/compliance/
- type: Security
  url: https://nordlayer.com/.well-known/security.txt
- type: SecurityTxt
  url: well-known/nord-security-nordlayer-security.txt
- type: WellKnown
  url: well-known/nord-security-well-known.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/nord-security-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nord-security-domain-security.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/nord-security-trust-center.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nord-security-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/nord-security-conventions.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/nord-security-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/nord-security-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/nord-security-data-model.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/nord-security-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/nord-security-changelog.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/nord-security-rate-limits.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/nord-security-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/nord-security-packages.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/nord-security-mcp.yml
- type: ToolCrosswalk
  url: mcp/nord-security-tool-crosswalk.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/nord-security-nordvpn-llms.txt
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/nord-security-nordlayer-llms.txt
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/nord-security-nordvpn-daemon-service.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/nord-security-nordvpn-meshnet-service.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/nord-security-nordvpn-fileshare-service.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/nord-security-nordvpn-norduser-service.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/nord-security-nordvpn-daemon-telemetry-v1-service.proto
- type: Protobuf
  url: grpc/nord-security-llt-ens.proto
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
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