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sudoFTPNew Participant
asked in Search findings, use cases, and queries
/hosts/{ip} returns data, but /hosts/search/ endpoint doesn't return anything for the same IP

​​​​​​Query https://search.censys.io/api/v2/hosts/91[.]129[.]106[.]3 returns the following:{    "code": 200,    "status": "OK",    "result": {        "ip": "91[.]129[.]106[.]3",        "services": [],        "location": {            "continent": "Europe",            "country": "Estonia",            "country_code": "EE",            "city": "Tallinn",            "postal_code": "10111",            "timezone": "Europe/Tallinn",            "province": "Harjumaa",            "coordinates": {                "latitude": 59.43696,                "longitude": 24.75353            }        },        "location_updated_at": "2025-04-24T11:09:49.829533682Z",        "autonomous_system": {            "asn": 1257,            "description": "TELE2",            "bgp_prefix": "91.129.96.0/19",            "name": "TELE2",            "country_code": "EU"        },        "autonomous_system_updated_at": "2025-04-24T11:09:49.829533682Z",        "whois": {            "network": {                "handle": "EE-TE

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MattK_Censys
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Senior ShadeFrequent Contributor
asked in Search Q&A
API Request

I have read all the documentation but nothing is clear, how do I and what is the right thing to use for the request, one page says need API ID and Secret, another page says Token and Organization ID, I need to submit a request to Censys Search and I have 500 credits, but how do I do submit the request?

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MattK_Censys
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atwNew Participant
asked in Search Q&A
What is the API ID?

I just started using Censys Search and want to export search results which I understand requires using the Censys CLI. So I’ve installed https://github.com/censys/censys-python and created a PAT at https://accounts.censys.io/settings/personal-access-tokens?org=xxx-xxxxxx but when attempting to authenticate I get a “failed to authenticate” error. Your documentation at https://docs.censys.com/reference/get-started is unclear in what the "Censys API ID” is, it sounds like it’s the Organization ID, which I tried to use. I’ve also tried the token name, and my email address. None seem to work. Here is the output: ❯ censys configCensys API ID: xxx-xxxxxxCensys API Secret: censys_9xxxxxxx7R_JbsxxxxxxxxxxxGSDo you want color output? [y/n]: yFailed to authenticate So I’m asking for clarity on what the Censys API ID is supposed to be. And if it is the Org ID, than any other ideas on why it’s failing to authenticate? I already checked RBAC and my user does have “API Access” enabled.

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tzh00203New Participant
asked in Censys Platform Q&A
Error downloading Universal Internet Dataset using the API

I've requested research access for my account. And I have been set the right value for $CENSYS_API_ID and $CENSYS_API_SECRETHowever, the server sends me “error message” so I seek for help to download data with my api.curl -X "GET" "https://search.censys.io/api/v1/data/universal-internet-dataset-v2-ipv4" -H "Accept: application/json" --user "$CENSYS_API_ID:$CENSYS_API_SECRET"{"status": "error", "error": "This server could not verify that you are authorized to access the document you requested.  Either you supplied the wrong credentials (e.g., bad password), or your browser does not understand how to supply the credentials required.", "error_type": "unknown"}

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luca.malatestaNew Participant
asked in Other security topics
Hystorical data retention for ip scan

Hello, I need to do a historical search of the open ports of one of our public IPs, I wanted to know if by buying Censys credits I can do this historical search and how far back I can go.Thanks

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mmollemaNew Participant
asked in Search Q&A
Cancellation for Teams Plans failed

Anyone else faced the following issue? We have tried to cancel our Teams plan in several ways, but failed:By updating “Payment Settings” through My Account. The given “contact support” blue-button does not work; For Teams plan, no support is provided. So the ticket system auto-denied the request. By contacting self-service@censys.com. No response. Calling the listed US phone-numbers, no contact. Was able to leave voice message though, but no follow-up unfortunately.Is there any other way to change payment setting or cancel this subscription? What is the best way to resolve this?

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MattK_Censys
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Censys_PowerNew Participant
asked in Censys Platform Q&A
Issue with API Query Results - Only First Page Saved in JSON

I recently upgraded my account to use the API after the recent platform update.I am using Windows CMD to run queries and successfully download the results as a JSON file.However I noticed that the JSON file only contains the first page of results, while the full query results are available when I run the same query on the website I would like to download the entire set of results as a JSON file. Could you please guide me on how to achieve this uising the API? curl -X "POST" "https://api.platform.censys.io/v3/global/search/query?organization_id=secret" --header "X-Organization-ID: secret" --header "Accept: application/json" --header "Authorization: secret" --header "Content-Type: application/json" -d "{\"query\":\"1.1.0.0\"}" > 1.1.json  

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MattK_Censys
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DenTNew Participant
asked in Search findings, use cases, and queries
The * symbol is not working

Good afternoon, the “*” symbol worked fine on the old platform, for example, I want to find cameras by a specific domain and make a request: “camera*.keenetic.*” at the same time, I get several hundred results (including cameravilla.keenetic.pro; camerahome.keenetic.link and many others), but when on a new platform I enter the same query “camera*.keenetic.*” I only get one response, for example: viagesu-camera.keenetic.link.The "*" sign is simply ignored in any combinations.At first, I thought these were temporary difficulties when switching to a new platform, but today I still could not adequately create a query so that the “*” symbol would work as indicated in the manual. 

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AAANew Participant
asked in Censys Platform Q&A
Redirection loop when login to Censys platform

I was trying to use censys platform but keep getting redirected between platform and the account page. Tried different browsers such as Firefox, Chrome etc. Cleared browser caches, cookies, incognito mode… all didn’t work.

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SusmitaNew Participant
asked in Search findings, use cases, and queries
Censys Search quota usage graph

Hey all,Is there a place where I can check my account’s search usage graph over a period of last 3 months?

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MattK_Censys
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hardik070New Participant
asked in Censys Platform Q&A
Censys search redirects me to Censys platform.

Hello,I noticed that when I log in and attempt to access Censys Search, I am automatically redirected to the Censys Platform. As a result, I am unable to access the legacy search interface.Could you please clarify if there is still a way to access the legacy search?Additionally, with Censys Search being deprecated after March 31st, I wanted to confirm whether this deprecation also applies to the v2 APIs, or if only the legacy search interface will be affected.Also is threat hunting capability added?Thank you for your guidance!

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censys_userNew Participant
asked in Search Q&A
The reason of 403 error with Censys Platform API

When I tried to search with Censys Platform API, I encountered 403 error.Search / Query Request:curl --request POST \     --url 'https://api.platform.censys.io/v3/global/search/query?org=zzzz \     --header 'accept: application/vnd.censys.api.v3.search.v1+json' \     --header 'authorization: Bearer censys_xxxxxxxxx_xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx' \     --header 'content-type: application/json' \     --data '{"query":"8.8.8.8"}' Response:{  "title": "Forbidden",  "status": 403,  "detail": "Forbidden"}

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MattK_Censys
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SouthSoundFunNew Participant
asked in Threat hunting
Censys - trying to connect to my SonicWall SMA

Recently, our cybersecurity system detected an IP owned by Censys trying to connect to our SMA on port 443.  Censys has lots of posts about SonicWall vulnerabilities recently.I'm wondering if Sonicwall has engaged with Censys for some sort of penetration testing? Or if Censys is just doing blanket pen tests on public IP addresses to find vulnerable Sonicwall products?

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anchorNew Participant
asked in Search Q&A
Credit Card Update and Cancellation for Solo/Teams Plans

I don’t think Censys Search Solo or Teams plans include support via tickets or email. In this case, how should I proceed if I need to update my credit card information or discuss cancellation? I’ve tried reaching out via email, but I haven’t received a response. Also, I can’t disclose my credit card information here. Could you please advise on the best way to resolve this?

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AUS_CNew Participant
asked in Search findings, use cases, and queries
Wordpress Plugin

Could someone please advise the search query syntax for wordpress plugins? Ex: GiveWP, WP Automatic

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snkhanNew Participant
asked in Other security topics
Intermittent Censys API Failures

Good morning, We have been seeing intermittent failures with the Censys Search API all weekend, with a further stream of 500 failures this morning. A number of searches via the GUI are also returning 0 results.  We have checked the Censys status board, which does not suggest that there are availability issues with the API. Please can you investigate. 

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MattK_Censys
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welltestNew Participant
asked in Search findings, use cases, and queries
While generating API key for free it shows You do not have access to the Censys API. Previously it was working fine.

While generating API key for free it shows You do not have access to the Censys API. Previously it was working fine.  

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StepanKroupaNew Participant
asked in Search Q&A
Search API bug?

Hello, I am currently learning to use the /v2/hosts/search API endpoint with the optional "fields" parameter. I am successfully getting results but I am having issues specifically with the subfields under "services.http.response.headers", such as "services.http.response.headers.ETag", "services.http.response.headers.Server" and so on. I would expect these fields to work just like "services.port" or "services.service_name" and return a single value in the response, but they don't. If I specify any of these subfields, what I get in the response (as long as the particular service has any http headers) is a large list which seems to contain all values of the headers subfields, even subfields I didnt specify in the request. And the problem is its just a list of values (name of the field is "headers" for each value), so I dont know which value is the Server subfield, which value is the Content_Length subfield and so on (or if these subfields are present in the response at all), so this data

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KatJuNew Participant
asked in Search Q&A
the field service.banner not supported?

Hello. ¿The field services.banner is not compatible with censys?. When using the API it is possible to use: Error during consultation: 422 (Entidad not procesable): unvalidated visit field 'services.banner'. campo no supportado

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MattK_Censys
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MrTiTiNew Participant
asked in Threat hunting
Ogre Routing - Hunting for Nodes of Ogre Nodes

Hello! We are trying to map IPs in our address space to OGRE router nodes and TOR nodes. Do you know of any way to investigate this through Censys or do you know of any sources of information related to this?Here are some links on the subject of Ogre Routing, with some similarities to TOR Routing:-https://github.com/NthMetal/ogre-router/blob/master/README.md-https://github.com/NthMetal/ogre-router-server Thanks!

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MattK_Censys
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Joao SoaresNew Participant
asked in ASM Q&A
Find assets that were discovered through certificates

Has anyone found a way to filter, using queries or API, for assets that were found through Certificates?The only point I see in common is the source as “Censys Scan” but I need to narrow it down further.

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