VirusTotal API v3
Security intelligence API for URLs, domains, IPs and files.
- slug
- virustotal-api-v3
- priority
- 88
- reviewed
- Apr 24, 2026
How this source is shaped
A powerful enrichment source for security context. It should be used carefully because detections and reputation signals need interpretation.
- Source type
- Security Intel
- Access model
- Freemium
- Pricing model
- Free Community Access And Commercial Plans
- API available
- Yes
- Requires account
- Yes
- Risk level
- High
- Sensitivity
- Sensitive
- Integration phase
- Phase 2
- Integration priority
- 88
Review dimensions
Each dimension is graded on a 0–10 scale. The overall score is a weighted aggregate.
Weighted aggregate across the eight review dimensions.
Where this source fits
What analysts use it for, and — just as important — where it does not belong.
- reputation_check
- malware_context
- domain_security_context
- ioc_enrichment
- security_analysts
- incident_response
- brand_protection_teams
- private_file_upload_without_consent
- single_source_accusations
Editorial take
Our qualitative read on the source — tone, framing and trust posture.
High-value for cyber reports, but the UX must explain uncertainty and avoid sensational output.
Integration stance
Build, buy or defer. What shape the product integration would take, and why.
Integrate after urlscan. Use for enrichment, not as sole truth.
Ethics and compliance
What to handle carefully, and what must not ship without sign-off.
Do not upload private files or sensitive URLs without explicit authorization. Avoid treating detections as definitive proof.
Commercial API terms and data-sharing implications must be reviewed before production use.
Metadata
Catalog-side technical footer. Values as recorded in the source row.
- source owner
- VirusTotal / Google Cloud
- report module
- security_enrichment
- integration candidate
- true
- requires policy review
- true