API archive entry · source-reported
Censys
Search engine for Internet connected host and devices
Decision snapshot
Censys is catalogued as a Security API from Censys. The directory reports api key authentication, HTTPS support, and CORS as no.
- Category
- Security
- Authentication
- API key
- HTTPS
- Reported
- CORS
- No
Evaluation pathway
- Define endpoints, fields, freshness, and expected request volume.
- Read the live source and confirm access, terms, limits, and version.
- Test representative inputs, errors, latency, pagination, and data quality.
- Plan monitoring, retries, caching, version pinning, and a fallback.
What still needs verification
Pricing and quotas
Confirm current plans, free-tier limits, overages, and request ceilings.
Endpoint coverage
Check that the operations and response fields match the intended workload.
Reliability
Look for uptime history, a status page, support routes, and service commitments.
Data and privacy
Review retention, licensing, regional processing, and compliance requirements.
Versioning
Confirm the active version, change policy, deprecation window, and migration guidance.
Developer experience
Validate SDKs, examples, error formats, pagination, and test environments.
Nearby Security options
Domain Intelligence
DNS, WHOIS/RDAP, SSL, subdomain enumeration, and email security in one parallel call
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS No
GitGuardian
Scan files for secrets (API Keys, database credentials)
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS No
Neetix Liveliness
Face liveness, presentation-attack detection and 1:1 face match for identity verification
API key · HTTPS reported · CORS No
Source reference
This page separates source-reported facts from questions that need live provider verification.