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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 35 APIs on the APIs.io network, including agents API, Asset API, assets API, and 32 more. Tagged areas include Security Testing, Testing, Vulnerability Scanner, DAST, and Open-Source.

Nuclei’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, engineering blog, and 13 more developer resources.

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32.0/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 22/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try
36 APIs
Security TestingTestingVulnerability ScannerDASTOpen-Source

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scored 2026-08-25 · rubric v0.14.0
Composite quality — 32.0/100 · thin
Contract Quality 13.3 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 6.2 / 20
Access Clarity 4.7 / 20
Operational Transparency 1.4 / 13
Contract Governance 0.0 / 12
Discoverability 6.5 / 10
Agent readiness — 22/100 · agent aware
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10
Documented Reversibility 0 / 6
MCP Server 0 / 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 Surface 0 / 5
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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 oauth API

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

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.

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Open Collections 37

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

API Collection

OPEN COLLECTION

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

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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

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

disclosure policy published

SECURITY

Nuclei Trust Center

SOC 2

SECURITY

Agentic Access 1

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

Nuclei Agentic Access

273 operations · 126 acting · 4 human-in-the-loop

273 operations · 126 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

Commercial 1

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

License
License

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website
Website
 Blog
Blog

Other 2

Properties that don't map to a standard resource type

Templates
Templates
 Cloud
Cloud

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑ 
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
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/nuclei.png
tags:
- Security Testing
- Testing
- Vulnerability Scanner
- DAST
- Open-Source
tags_raw:
- Security Testing
- Testing
- Vulnerability Scanner
- DAST
- Open Source
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 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:
  - Automations
  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-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:
  - Authentication
  tags_raw:
  - oauth
  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/
- 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:
  - 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:
  - 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:
  - 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/
common:
- 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

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