Nuclei

Nuclei is an open source vulnerability scanner from ProjectDiscovery that uses YAML-based templates to find security issues in APIs, web apps, and infrastructure. It supports multiple protocols (HTTP, DNS, TCP, file), parallel scanning, CI/CD integration, and ships with thousands of community-contributed templates. The ProjectDiscovery Cloud Platform exposes a REST API for managing templates, scans, vulnerabilities, leaks, asset discovery, exports, and more.

Nuclei publishes 36 API contracts indexed on the APIs.io network, including Agents API, Asset API, Assets API, and 33 more. Tagged areas include Security Testing, Testing, Vulnerability Scanning, DAST, and Open Source.

The Nuclei catalog on APIs.io includes 1 Spectral governance ruleset.

Nuclei’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 17 more developer resources.

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42.7/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 34/100 agent ready Front door AI 2/6 trace Heartbeat 62/100 slowing self hosted · MIT Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0 · Show this score on your site →

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

1 published contract 1 MCP Servers

Security Testing Testing Vulnerability Scanning DAST Open Source Vulnerability Management

What this lets a business do 3

Business capabilities this provider's published APIs can perform, derived from its own contracts. Browse all capabilities →

Cybersecurity Management

BC-620

AssetAssetsLeaksScansTemplateVulnerability

GET /v1/scans/vulns/history POST /v1/template POST /v1/template/ai GET /v2/template/search

Subscription Billing & Revenue Management

BC-4250

Payment

GET /v1/payment/stripe/invoices

Developer Platform & API Ecosystem Management

BC-4270

Users

GET /v1/user GET /v1/user/apikey POST /v1/user/apikey POST /v1/user/apikey/rotate

Kin Score

Kin Score How this is scored →
scored 2026-11-13 · rubric v0.28.0

Composite quality — 42.7/100 · developing

Contract Quality 7.7 / 16

Developer Ergonomics 5.3 / 13

Access Clarity 1.7 / 13

Operational Transparency 1.8 / 8

Contract Governance 1.1 / 8

Discoverability 3.9 / 7

Regulatory Posture 3.4 / 15

Open Source Surface 6.5 / 10

Create-or-Update Ergonomics 6.1 / 10

Agent readiness — 34/100 · agent ready

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

Documented Reversibility 0 / 6

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 7 / 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

Delegated User Identity 0 / 6

Protected Resource Metadata 0 / 5

Registration Without a Human 0 / 6

Agentic Commerce Well-Known Document 0 / 5

Pagination 5 / 5

Distinct Operations 3 / 3

MCP Tool Quality 6 / 6

Regulatory Posture applies to this provider. Its tags matched the Horizontal (data, software, accessibility, platform) regime, so Regulatory Posture carries 15 points of the composite. If this regime is wrong for your business, say so on your provider repo — the applicability map is public and we will correct it.

Open Source Surface applies to this provider. This product is open source and we read its repository directly, so Open Source Surface carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from what the repository actually publishes — a security policy, a contribution guide, a release history, a code of conduct — read live from the provider rather than inferred from our own catalog pointers. This facet adds; nothing was taken away to make room for it. An open-source project is not excused from the commercial facets, because exemption would strip it of the points it does earn. If we have the wrong repository, or this product is not open source, say so on your provider repo and we will drop the facet rather than have you publish against it.

Create-or-Update Ergonomics applies to this provider. This API accepts writes, so it carries 10 points of the composite. It is scored from the published contracts themselves: whether a caller can create-or-update in one call, whether the write accepts a key the caller already holds, and whether the response says which branch ran. Without that, every write needs a search-and-branch in front of it, and the first time that check is skipped a duplicate record is created. Scored against the observed mean rather than raw — a provider at the catalog average is unchanged by this facet, not penalised by it.

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Agent readiness — checks not met, largest first (exact, from this profile):

Idempotency +9 pts — OpenAPI mutating operations declare an idempotency key — a header, a request-body property, or a named de-duplication token whose own description says so (verified); else common[].type matches /idempoten/i (documented) Ask about this →
Stable Error Semantics +8 pts — OpenAPI $refs a shared error schema across 4xx/5xx responses (verified), else common[].type includes ErrorCatalog / ErrorCodes / DeclineCodes Ask about this →
A2A Agent Card +8 pts — a2a/-a2a.yml manifest, graded on conformance.grade against A2A 1.0.0 Ask about this →
Registration Without a Human +6 pts — a `registration_endpoint` in the served RFC 8414 / OIDC discovery document Ask about this →
Delegated User Identity +6 pts — a served discovery document listing authorization_code in grant_types_supported (served), else an oauth2 authorizationCode flow or openIdConnect declared in an OpenAPI (documented) Ask about this →
Typed Event Surface +6 pts — AsyncAPI document, OR webhooks/callbacks objects in the as-published OpenAPI, OR common[].type includes Webhooks Ask about this →

7 more unmet checks in the Agent Readiness table above.

Kin Score — facets with the most composite points still available (weight × headroom):

Access Clarity scores 12.8 — up to +17.4 composite points Ask about this →
Contract Quality scores 47.6 — up to +13.1 composite points Ask about this →
Developer Ergonomics scores 40.5 — up to +11.9 composite points Ask about this →

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Standards implemented 2

Standards this provider implements or carries. De facto ones are profiled and measured by the API Commons; formal ones come from the standards directory and are linked by the provider's own tags. The evidence column says how each claim was established — not that it was made.

Model Context Protocol (MCP)

measured — observed by APIs.io (verified)

OpenAPI

measured — observed by APIs.io (published)

APIs 36

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

Nuclei

Nuclei is an open source vulnerability scanner from ProjectDiscovery that uses YAML-based templates to find security issues in APIs, web apps, and infrastructure.

Nuclei Agents API

The agents API from Nuclei — 4 operation(s) for agents.

Nuclei Asset API

The Asset API from Nuclei — 12 operation(s) for asset.

Nuclei Assets API

The assets API from Nuclei — 9 operation(s) for assets.

Nuclei Automations API

The automations API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for automations.

Nuclei Billing API

The billing API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for billing.

Nuclei Chaos API

The chaos API from Nuclei — 3 operation(s) for chaos.

Nuclei Configurations API

The configurations API from Nuclei — 7 operation(s) for configurations.

Nuclei Deprecated API

The deprecated API from Nuclei — 3 operation(s) for deprecated.

Nuclei Domains API

The domains API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for domains.

Nuclei Elog API

The elog API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for elog.

Nuclei Enumeration API

The enumeration API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for enumeration.

Nuclei Enumerations API

The enumerations API from Nuclei — 20 operation(s) for enumerations.

Nuclei Export API

The export API from Nuclei — 4 operation(s) for export.

Nuclei History API

The history API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for history.

Nuclei Internal API

The internal API from Nuclei — 33 operation(s) for internal.

Nuclei Leaks API

The Leaks API from Nuclei — 5 operation(s) for leaks.

Nuclei Payment API

The Payment API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for payment.

Nuclei Results API

The results API from Nuclei — 7 operation(s) for results.

Nuclei Retests API

The retests API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for retests.

Nuclei Scan API

The scan API from Nuclei — 5 operation(s) for scan.

Nuclei Scan Log API

The scan_log API from Nuclei — 3 operation(s) for scan_log.

Nuclei Scans API

The Scans API from Nuclei — 24 operation(s) for scans.

Nuclei Stats API

The stats API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for stats.

Nuclei Tasks API

The tasks API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for tasks.

Nuclei Team API

The Team API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for team.

Nuclei Template API

The Template API from Nuclei — 4 operation(s) for template.

Nuclei Template/v2 API

The template/v2 API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for template/v2.

Nuclei Templates API

The templates API from Nuclei — 12 operation(s) for templates.

Nuclei Usage API

The usage API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for usage.

Nuclei User API

The User API from Nuclei — 3 operation(s) for user.

Nuclei Users API

The users API from Nuclei — 12 operation(s) for users.

Nuclei Vuln API

The vuln API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for vuln.

Nuclei Vulnerability API

The Vulnerability API from Nuclei — 9 operation(s) for vulnerability.

Nuclei Vulns API

The Vulns API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for vulns.

Nuclei OAUTH API

The oauth API from Nuclei — 5 operation(s) for oauth.

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Open Collections 36

Open, tool-agnostic API collections (OpenAPI-derived and Bruno).

PDCP agents API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents Asset API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents assets API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents automations API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents billing API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents chaos API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents configurations API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents deprecated API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents domains API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents elog API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents enumeration API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents enumerations API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents export API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents history API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents internal API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents Leaks API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents oauth API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents Payment API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents results API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents retests API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents scan API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents scan_log API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents Scans API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents stats API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents tasks API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents Team API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents Template API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents template/v2 API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents templates API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents usage API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents User API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents users API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents vuln API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents Vulnerability API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP agents Vulns API

OPEN COLLECTION

PDCP API

OPEN COLLECTION

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MCP Servers 1

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

Nuclei MCP Server

Remote MCP server at mcp.projectdiscovery.io over HTTP; 32 tools listed.

MCP SERVER

Nuclei API pricing

Not yet checked against Nuclei's own pricing page. Compiled by API Evangelist on 2026-05-04; confirm before you rely on a figure. A free plan or tier is listed.

Plan	Price
Free freemium	Free
Professional paid	Free
Enterprise enterprise	—

Plan details, limits and sources →

Rate limits

Free Tier Default: 10 requests per minute
Free Tier Monthly Quota: 1000 requests per month
Professional Tier Default: 100 requests per minute

Compiled by API Evangelist, not yet checked against Nuclei's documentation. All 5 limits →

Pricing Plans 1

Published pricing tiers and plan structures.

Nuclei Plans Pricing

3 plans

PLANS

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Nuclei Rate Limits

5 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

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

Nuclei Finops

FINOPS

Spectral Rules 1

Spectral governance rulesets for linting and validating these APIs. Counts are the severity each rule declares, not results of running them.

Nuclei API Rules

56 rules · 36 error-severity 10 warn-severity 10 info-severity

SPECTRAL

OpenAPI Overlays 1

Overlays applied on top of this provider's contracts. Each card says who wrote it: a document the provider publishes, or one API Evangelist derived or generated.

Nuclei Internal Api Certification Overlay

1 action · security · nuclei-internal-api-openapi.yml

DERIVED

Security Posture 4

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

Nuclei Authentication

apiKey · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Nuclei Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DNSSEC · DMARC

SECURITY

Nuclei Vulnerability Disclosure

no policy recorded

SECURITY

Nuclei Trust Center

SOC 2

SECURITY

Agentic Access (API Evangelist recommendations) 1

Recommended x-agentic-access execution contracts for AI agents.

Nuclei Agentic Access

279 operations · 123 acting · 4 human-in-the-loop

279 operations · 123 acting

AGENTIC

Resources

Documentation 3

Reference material describing how the API behaves

ContributionGuide

ContributionGuide

Documentation

Documentation

Reference

Reference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

CodeOfConduct

CodeOfConduct

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

GitHubRepository

GitHubRepository

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

TrustCenter

TrustCenter

VulnerabilityDisclosure

VulnerabilityDisclosure

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

License

License

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Other 3

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

CapabilityMap

CapabilityMap

Templates

Templates

Cloud

Cloud

Source (apis.yml)

aid: nuclei
name: Nuclei
description: Nuclei is an open source vulnerability scanner from ProjectDiscovery that uses YAML-based templates to find security
  issues in APIs, web apps, and infrastructure. It supports multiple protocols (HTTP, DNS, TCP, file), parallel scanning,
  CI/CD integration, and ships with thousands of community-contributed templates. The ProjectDiscovery Cloud Platform exposes
  a REST API for managing templates, scans, vulnerabilities, leaks, asset discovery, exports, and more.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: self-hosted
  license: MIT
  open_source: true
  commercial: false
  callable_host: true
  label: Self-hosted open source · you run it yourself
  confidence: high
  source:
  - license
  - openapi
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  gated: none
  gated_source:
  - onboarding
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-11-13'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/nuclei.png
x-docs-platform: mintlify
x-docs-platform-confidence: medium
x-docs-platform-checked: 2026-10-04
x-docs-hosting: vercel
tags:
- Security Testing
- Testing
- Vulnerability Scanning
- DAST
- Open Source
- Vulnerability Management
tags_raw:
- Security Testing
- Testing
- Vulnerability Scanner
- DAST
- Open Source
- Open-Source
- Vulnerability Management
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/nuclei/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: nuclei:nuclei
  name: Nuclei
  description: Nuclei is an open source vulnerability scanner from ProjectDiscovery that uses YAML-based templates to find
    security issues in APIs, web apps, and infrastructure.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Security Testing
  - Testing
  - Vulnerability Scanning
  tags_raw:
  - Security Testing
  - Testing
  - Vulnerability Scanner
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/tools/nuclei/overview
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-agents-api
  name: Nuclei Agents API
  description: The agents API from Nuclei — 4 operation(s) for agents.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Agents
  tags_raw:
  - agents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-agents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-asset-api
  name: Nuclei Asset API
  description: The Asset API from Nuclei — 12 operation(s) for asset.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Asset
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-asset-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-assets-api
  name: Nuclei Assets API
  description: The assets API from Nuclei — 9 operation(s) for assets.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Assets
  tags_raw:
  - assets
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-assets-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-automations-api
  name: Nuclei Automations API
  description: The automations API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for automations.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Automation
  tags_raw:
  - automations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-automations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-billing-api
  name: Nuclei Billing API
  description: The billing API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for billing.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Billing
  tags_raw:
  - billing
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-billing-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-chaos-api
  name: Nuclei Chaos API
  description: The chaos API from Nuclei — 3 operation(s) for chaos.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - chaos
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-chaos-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-configurations-api
  name: Nuclei Configurations API
  description: The configurations API from Nuclei — 7 operation(s) for configurations.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Configurations
  tags_raw:
  - configurations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-configurations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-deprecated-api
  name: Nuclei Deprecated API
  description: The deprecated API from Nuclei — 3 operation(s) for deprecated.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Deprecated
  tags_raw:
  - deprecated
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-deprecated-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-domains-api
  name: Nuclei Domains API
  description: The domains API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for domains.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Domains
  tags_raw:
  - domains
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-domains-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-elog-api
  name: Nuclei Elog API
  description: The elog API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for elog.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - elog
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-elog-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-enumeration-api
  name: Nuclei Enumeration API
  description: The enumeration API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for enumeration.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - enumeration
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-enumeration-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-enumerations-api
  name: Nuclei Enumerations API
  description: The enumerations API from Nuclei — 20 operation(s) for enumerations.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - enumerations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-enumerations-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-export-api
  name: Nuclei Export API
  description: The export API from Nuclei — 4 operation(s) for export.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Export
  tags_raw:
  - export
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-export-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-history-api
  name: Nuclei History API
  description: The history API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for history.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - History
  tags_raw:
  - history
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-history-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-internal-api
  name: Nuclei Internal API
  description: The internal API from Nuclei — 33 operation(s) for internal.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Internal
  tags_raw:
  - internal
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-internal-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-leaks-api
  name: Nuclei Leaks API
  description: The Leaks API from Nuclei — 5 operation(s) for leaks.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Leaks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-leaks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-payment-api
  name: Nuclei Payment API
  description: The Payment API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for payment.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Payments
  tags_raw:
  - Payment
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-payment-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-results-api
  name: Nuclei Results API
  description: The results API from Nuclei — 7 operation(s) for results.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Results
  tags_raw:
  - results
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-results-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-retests-api
  name: Nuclei Retests API
  description: The retests API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for retests.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - retests
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-retests-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-scan-api
  name: Nuclei Scan API
  description: The scan API from Nuclei — 5 operation(s) for scan.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Scans
  tags_raw:
  - scan
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-scan-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-scan-log-api
  name: Nuclei Scan Log API
  description: The scan_log API from Nuclei — 3 operation(s) for scan_log.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags: []
  tags_raw:
  - scan_log
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-scan-log-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-scans-api
  name: Nuclei Scans API
  description: The Scans API from Nuclei — 24 operation(s) for scans.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Scans
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-scans-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-stats-api
  name: Nuclei Stats API
  description: The stats API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for stats.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Stats
  tags_raw:
  - stats
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-stats-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-tasks-api
  name: Nuclei Tasks API
  description: The tasks API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for tasks.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Task
  tags_raw:
  - tasks
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-tasks-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-team-api
  name: Nuclei Team API
  description: The Team API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for team.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Team
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-team-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-template-api
  name: Nuclei Template API
  description: The Template API from Nuclei — 4 operation(s) for template.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Templates
  tags_raw:
  - Template
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-template-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-template-v2-api
  name: Nuclei Template/v2 API
  description: The template/v2 API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for template/v2.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - template/v2
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-template-v2-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-templates-api
  name: Nuclei Templates API
  description: The templates API from Nuclei — 12 operation(s) for templates.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Templates
  tags_raw:
  - templates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-templates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-usage-api
  name: Nuclei Usage API
  description: The usage API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for usage.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Usage
  tags_raw:
  - usage
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-usage-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-user-api
  name: Nuclei User API
  description: The User API from Nuclei — 3 operation(s) for user.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - User
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-user-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-users-api
  name: Nuclei Users API
  description: The users API from Nuclei — 12 operation(s) for users.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - User
  tags_raw:
  - users
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-users-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-vuln-api
  name: Nuclei Vuln API
  description: The vuln API from Nuclei — 1 operation(s) for vuln.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - vuln
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-vuln-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-vulnerability-api
  name: Nuclei Vulnerability API
  description: The Vulnerability API from Nuclei — 9 operation(s) for vulnerability.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Vulnerabilities
  tags_raw:
  - Vulnerability
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-vulnerability-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-vulns-api
  name: Nuclei Vulns API
  description: The Vulns API from Nuclei — 2 operation(s) for vulns.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - Vulns
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-vulns-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- aid: nuclei:nuclei-oauth-api
  name: Nuclei OAUTH API
  description: The oauth API from Nuclei — 5 operation(s) for oauth.
  humanURL: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
  baseURL: https://api.projectdiscovery.io
  tags:
  - OAuth
  - Authentication
  tags_raw:
  - oauth
  - Authentication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/nuclei-oauth-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
  - type: Portal
    url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
common:
- type: Plans
  url: plans/nuclei-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/nuclei-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/nuclei-finops.yml
- type: CapabilityMap
  url: capabilities/nuclei-capability-edges.yml
  name: Nuclei Business Capability Map
- type: CodeOfConduct
  url: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/.github/blob/main/CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
- type: ContributionGuide
  url: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/blob/dev/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: License
  name: MIT
  url: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei/blob/dev/LICENSE
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/nuclei-agentic-access.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/nuclei-trust-center.yml
- type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
  url: security/nuclei-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/nuclei-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/nuclei-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://nuclei.projectdiscovery.io
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/tools/nuclei/overview
- type: Reference
  url: https://docs.projectdiscovery.io/api-reference/introduction
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/projectdiscovery
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei
- type: Templates
  url: https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates
- type: Cloud
  url: https://cloud.projectdiscovery.io/
- url: https://blog.projectdiscovery.io/rss/
  type: Blog
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Nuclei API — frequently asked questions

Does Nuclei have an API?

Yes. APIs.io lists 36 APIs from Nuclei, including Nuclei, Nuclei Agents API and Nuclei Asset API, and 33 more.

Is there an OpenAPI specification for the Nuclei API?

Yes. APIs.io indexes 35 OpenAPI specifications for Nuclei, each linked for download from this page.

How do I authenticate with the Nuclei API?

Nuclei uses bearer-token authentication (apiKey · 1 scheme). The details are profiled on APIs.io as Nuclei Authentication.

How much does the Nuclei API cost?

APIs.io lists 3 pricing plans for Nuclei, with each plan's price, limits and inclusions under Pricing on this page.

Does Nuclei have an MCP server?

Yes. APIs.io lists 1 MCP server for Nuclei: Remote MCP server at mcp.projectdiscovery.io over HTTP; 32 tools listed.

Is the Nuclei API ready for AI agents?

Nuclei has a Kin Score of 42.7 out of 100 (developing) and an Agent Readiness score of 33.9 (agent-ready), scored by API Evangelist on 2026-11-13.

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