Hello
I’m currently trying to integrate Censys with an external tool, which requires the legacy API credentials, specifically the API UID and Secret Key.
I was able to generate a Personal Access Token successfully from my account, but I could not find any option to obtain the API UID or Secret Key (API ID and API Secret) anywhere in the dashboard.
Is there still a way to obtain legacy API credentials? If not, is there a recommended way to make tools like recon-ng work with the new authentication system?
Thank you for your help!
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How can I get the API UID and Secret Key.
Best answer by MattK_Censys
Hi
Free Platform users do have access to the API as of approximately late October 2025, but they only have access to lookup endpoints (get host, web property, certificate, etc) and Free account management endpoints.
If you upgrade to a Starter plan or purchase an Enterprise plan, then you get access to additional API endpoints. The organization generated for your upgraded account can be included to execute entitled endpoints and retrieve additional context data.
More info on the differences between license tiers is described here.
+2Hey there, that is not something that is currently on our roadmap but I created a feature request for it.
Hello
I’m currently trying to integrate Censys with an external tool, which requires the legacy API credentials, specifically the API UID and Secret Key.
I was able to generate a Personal Access Token successfully from my account, but I could not find any option to obtain the API UID or Secret Key (API ID and API Secret) anywhere in the dashboard.
Is there still a way to obtain legacy API credentials? If not, is there a recommended way to make tools like recon-ng work with the new authentication system?
Thank you for your help!
If you are using the Free Tier, you do not get an API ID / Org ID.
See Step 3: https://docs.censys.com/reference/get-started#step-3-find-and-use-your-organization-id-optional
You would require a paid subscription. https://accounts.censys.io/settings/plan/upgrade
Student or researcher? Apply for free access - https://docs.censys.com/docs/research-access-to-censys-data
+2Hi
Free Platform users do have access to the API as of approximately late October 2025, but they only have access to lookup endpoints (get host, web property, certificate, etc) and Free account management endpoints.
If you upgrade to a Starter plan or purchase an Enterprise plan, then you get access to additional API endpoints. The organization generated for your upgraded account can be included to execute entitled endpoints and retrieve additional context data.
More info on the differences between license tiers is described here.
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