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Free Anti-Malware APIs

Free public APIs for anti-malware, each one verified and kept up to date.

19 listed · 2 need no key · 3 work in the browser

URLhaus

Anti-Malware

Bulk queries and Download Malware Samples

No keyHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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CAPEsandbox

Anti-Malware

Malware execution and analysis

API keyCORSHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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MalDatabase

Anti-Malware

Provide malware datasets and threat intelligence feeds

API keyCORSHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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AbuseIPDB

Anti-Malware

IP/domain/URL reputation

API keyHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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Dymo API

Anti-Malware

Multi-account and fraud detection. Sending emails without ending up in SPAM

API keyHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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MalShare

Anti-Malware

Malware Archive / file sourcing

API keyHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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Metacert

Anti-Malware

Metacert Link Flagging

API keyHTTPS

Checked 4 days ago: not responding

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NoPhishy

Anti-Malware

Check links to see if they're known phishing attempts

API keyHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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Phisherman

Anti-Malware

IP/domain/URL reputation

API keyHTTPS

Checked 4 days ago: not responding

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Scanii

Anti-Malware

Simple REST API that can scan submitted documents/files for the presence of threats

API keyHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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VirusTotal

Anti-Malware

VirusTotal File/URL Analysis

API keyHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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VirusTotal

Anti-Malware

VirusTotal File/URL Analysis

API keyHTTPS

Verified 4 days ago: 100% uptime

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All 19 Anti-Malware APIs

Free Anti-Malware APIs — common questions

Counts and timings below come from our own scheduled checks of this category.

How many free anti-malware APIs are there?

We track 19 in this category, of which 16 responded at our last check. 2 of them need no API key.

Which anti-malware APIs work without an API key?

2 of the 19 entries here need no credential. Filter this page by "no key" to see them, or browse the no-key collection for every keyless API across all categories.

Can I use these anti-malware APIs in a browser app?

None of the entries in this category currently combine no-key access with CORS headers, so you will need a small server-side proxy to use them from browser JavaScript.

Which is the fastest free anti-malware API?

Of the keyless options that responded at our last check, IPWhois.net Blacklist was quickest at a median 401 ms. Speed is only one factor — coverage and licensing usually matter more — but it is measured here rather than claimed.

How do you know these APIs still work?

We call every listing on a schedule and record the status code, response time and whether CORS headers came back. Those results drive the badges on this page. Across the whole catalogue, 487 of 2,712 entries were not responding at the last full run, which is the sort of thing an unchecked list never tells you.