urlscan.io for AI agents
Agents read urlscan.io at once. Changes and sends are held for a person's approval by default.
About urlscan.io
Submit and retrieve website scans, search urlscan.io data, and manage urlscan Pro resources for threat intelligence and security investigations.
What an agent can do in urlscan.io
Every urlscan.io action is classed by the platform as a read, a change or a send. Reads run at once. Changes and sends are held for a person by default.
Runs at once (reads)
Looks things up in urlscan.io without asking first. 28 actions.
- Download Captured FileRetrieve a captured binary file by its SHA-256 hash as a password-encrypted ZIP archive. This operation requires urlscan Pro access.
- Get Account CapabilitiesGet non-sensitive plan, product, feature, visibility, submission, and limit information for the connected urlscan.io API key.
- Get Brand SummaryReturn detectable brands with detected-page totals and latest hits. This operation requires urlscan Pro access and uses the official contract only; the provider does not document its response fields.
- Get Notification ChannelGet one urlscan Pro notification channel by ID while preserving provider-specific metadata and removing webhook destinations or credentials.
- Get Data Dump Download LinkGenerate a temporary download URL for a path returned by LIST_DATA_DUMPS. Data Dumps require an Enterprise or Ultimate urlscan.io plan.
- Get Scan DOMReturn the plain-text DOM snapshot captured for a completed scan.
- Get Hostname HistoryReturn one page of historical Pro Hostnames observations for a hostname.
- Get IncidentGet one incident's configuration, source, runtime state, and timestamps.
- Get Incident StatesRetrieve the stored state history for an incident.
- Get Live Scan ResourceRetrieve one temporary result, DOM, screenshot, captured response, or download from the separate urlscan.io Live Scanning product. JSON and text are returned inline; binary content is offloaded as a d
- Get API QuotasGet current products, features, query capabilities, and per-action minute, hour, and day quota usage.
- Get Captured Response ContentReturn textual content captured in a scan response, addressed by its SHA-256 hash.
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- Get Scan ResultRetrieve the complete metadata and captured request data for a completed scan UUID.
- Get Saved Search ResultsRun a urlscan Pro saved search and return its current Search API results. The provider redirect is followed automatically; this operation does not expose pagination controls.
- Get Scan ScreenshotRetrieve a completed urlscan.io scan screenshot as a downloadable PNG file reference.
- Get Similar Scan ResultsFind one page of scan results structurally similar to a specified scan. Requires urlscan Pro access.
- Get Subscription ResultsResolve a urlscan Pro alert subscription and datasource to its current Search API results. The provider redirect is followed automatically; this operation does not expose pagination controls.
- Get Available BrandsList brand identifiers and metadata tracked by urlscan.io brand and phishing detection. Requires urlscan Pro brand/phishing access; the exact product and minimum plan are not documented.
- Get Available Scan CountriesList scanner country codes currently accepted by the Scan API.
- List Notification ChannelsList email and webhook notification channels for the current user without returning webhook URLs or embedded credentials. This operation requires urlscan Pro channels access.
- List Data DumpsList available urlscan.io data-dump files for a time window, file type, and date. Requires an Enterprise or Ultimate plan; availability can vary by window and file type.
- List Live ScannersList Live Scanning nodes available to the connected account and their current metadata. This requires the separate urlscan.io Live Scanning product; a generic urlscan Pro plan may not include it.
- List Saved SearchesList saved searches owned by or shared with the current user. This operation requires urlscan Pro saved-search access.
- List Alert SubscriptionsList alert subscriptions configured for the current user. This operation requires urlscan Pro subscriptions access.
- Get Scan User AgentsList grouped browser user-agent strings available for scan submission.
- Get Watchable Incident AttributesList attribute values accepted when configuring incident change monitoring. Requires urlscan Pro Incidents capability; the exact minimum plan or product is not documented.
- Lookup Malicious ObservableLook up malicious-scan occurrence counts and first/last seen timestamps for an IP, hostname, domain, or exact URL. Requires urlscan Pro malicious-observable access.
- Search ScansSearch urlscan.io data with Elasticsearch Query String syntax and return one controllable page of results.
Held for approval by default (changes and sends)
Held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo. 22 actions.
- Close IncidentStop ongoing scans for an active urlscan Pro incident and transition it to the closed state. Closing does not delete the incident or its history, and the incident can later be restarted.
- Copy IncidentCreate a separate urlscan Pro incident from an existing incident's configuration. This create operation can consume incident capacity and does not copy the source incident's stored state history; use
- Create Notification ChannelCreate a Pro notification channel. This operation configures external effects: active webhook channels send requests to the supplied secret URL, and active email channels send messages to the supplied
- Create IncidentCreate a Pro incident that persistently monitors an observable. This high-impact operation starts ongoing external scans and can send alerts through every supplied notification channel; confirm the ob
- Run Blocking Live ScanRun a temporary Live Scan synchronously and return only after the provider finishes the scan. This requires the separate Live Scanning product.
- Create Live Scan TaskStart a non-blocking temporary Live Scan on a selected scanner and return its UUID immediately without waiting for completion. This external scan side effect requires the separate urlscan.io Live Scan
- Create Saved SearchCreate a reusable scans or hostnames search definition. This operation creates a persistent saved search and requires urlscan Pro; the hostnames datasource may require an additional product entitlemen
- Create Alert SubscriptionCreate a persistent scheduled or live alert subscription for saved searches. This Pro-only operation has external notification side effects: an active subscription can send email, invoke configured ch
- Delete Scan ResultPermanently delete a scan owned by the connected user or team. This destructive operation cannot be reversed and requires urlscan Pro.
- Delete Saved SearchPermanently delete a saved search by ID. This destructive operation cannot be undone and requires urlscan Pro saved-search access plus ownership or team write permission. Use it only for a saved searc
- Delete Alert SubscriptionPermanently delete an alert subscription by ID. This destructive operation cannot be undone and requires urlscan Pro subscriptions access plus ownership or team write permission. Use it only for a sub
- Fork IncidentCreate a new Pro incident by copying an existing incident's configuration and complete stored state history. This creates a separate persistent incident; history volume and whether monitoring starts i
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- Purge Live Scan ResultPermanently delete a temporary result from the separate urlscan.io Live Scanning product before its normal expiration. This destructive operation cannot be undone; only use it to clean up a temporary
- Reset Scan VisibilityRemove an owned scan's visibility override and restore the visibility originally assigned at submission. This resets an override; it does not delete the scan. Requires urlscan Pro.
- Restart IncidentRestart a closed urlscan Pro incident and extend its expiry. This resumes ongoing external monitoring, begins recording new incident states, and can resume alerts through the incident's configured not
- Store Live Scan ResultPermanently store an existing temporary Live Scan result with the selected visibility. This updates the temporary result into a durable snapshot and requires the separate urlscan.io Live Scanning enti
- Submit ScanSubmit a URL for asynchronous external scanning, creating persistent result state and consuming quota. Visibility defaults to public, and free accounts have no cleanup operation. Returns the scan UUID
- Update Notification ChannelReplace the complete configuration of an existing Pro notification channel. This operation can redirect external effects: active webhook channels send requests to the supplied secret URL, and active e
- Update IncidentReplace an existing incident's monitoring configuration and runtime options. This Pro-only PUT requires observable, visibility, and the complete channel set, not only changed values. Updating it chang
- Update Scan VisibilityChange the visibility of a scan owned by the connected user or team. This operation requires a paid urlscan Pro entitlement and is contract-only, not live verified. Use DELETE_RESULT for permanent del
- Update Saved SearchReplace the complete definition and metadata of an existing saved search. This PUT operation requires urlscan Pro saved-search access and write permission; the hostnames datasource may require an addi
- Update Alert SubscriptionReplace the complete configuration of an existing alert subscription. This Pro-only PUT requires every mandatory field, not only changed values. It has external notification side effects: activating t
Changes wait in Needs you
Changes and sends in urlscan.io are held for a person's approval by default. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
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urlscan.io questions
Can an agent change data in urlscan.io on its own?
Not by default. Changes and sends in urlscan.io are held for a person's approval. The approval is recorded, and the action is sent once, never twice, with 10 seconds to undo.
What can an agent read in urlscan.io?
This connector lists 28 read actions. Reads run at once, without waiting for approval.
How does urlscan.io connect?
It connects with API key. Connectors are built and maintained by third-party developers; availability is confirmed during scoping.