Search

POSThttps://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search

Searches dark web content by free text, by indicators and by sources. At least one of them is required.

Indicators:

email
email_apex
ip_address
crypto_address
ccn
cve
ssn
website_mention
data_leak

Sources:

source_type
source_group
source_domain

Narrow the results with:

language
crawl_date
post_date
hackishness (0–1)

Sort with sorting.

Example

Request

curl

curl -X POST 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search' \
  -H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{}'

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search"

headers = {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

payload = {}

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, json=payload)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

JavaScript

const url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search";

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({}),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	payload := strings.NewReader(`{}`)

	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search", payload)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search"))
            .header("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
            .header("Accept", "application/json")
            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
            .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{}"))
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;

using var client = new HttpClient();

var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search");
request.Headers.Add("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY");
request.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");
request.Content = new StringContent("{}", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());

PHP

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{}',
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);

if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException(curl_error($curl));
}

echo $response . PHP_EOL;

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search')

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['apikey'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request['Accept'] = 'application/json'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = '{}'

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

puts response.body

Response

400 Bad Request · application/json

Response Body

{
  "code": 410005,
  "details": [
    "One of ['text', 'email', 'email_apex', 'website_mention', 'ip_address', 'crypto_address', 'ccn', 'cve', 'ssn', 'source_type', 'source_group', 'source_domain', 'data_leak'] has to be provided."
  ],
  "solution": "https://docs.deepinfo.com/reference/"
}

Content-Type: application/json
deepinfo-request-id: 5f0c6a8e-1b2d-4c3e-9f4a-7b8c9d0e1f2a

Request

curl

curl -X POST 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search' \
  -H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"filters": '

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search"

headers = {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

payload = "{\"filters\": "

response = requests.post(url, headers=headers, data=payload)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

JavaScript

const url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search";

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: "{\"filters\": ",
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	payload := strings.NewReader(`{"filters": `)

	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search", payload)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search"))
            .header("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
            .header("Accept", "application/json")
            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
            .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"filters\": "))
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;

using var client = new HttpClient();

var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search");
request.Headers.Add("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY");
request.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");
request.Content = new StringContent("{\"filters\": ", Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());

PHP

<?php

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => '{"filters": ',
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);

if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException(curl_error($curl));
}

echo $response . PHP_EOL;

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search')

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['apikey'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request['Accept'] = 'application/json'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = '{"filters": '

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

puts response.body

Response

400 Bad Request · application/json

Response Body

{
  "code": 10400,
  "details": [
    "Invalid JSON data."
  ],
  "solution": "https://docs.deepinfo.com/reference/"
}

Content-Type: application/json
deepinfo-request-id: 5f0c6a8e-1b2d-4c3e-9f4a-7b8c9d0e1f2a

Request

curl

curl -X POST 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search?page=1' \
  -H 'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY' \
  -H 'Accept: application/json' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{
  "email_apex": [
    "deepinfo.com"
  ]
}'

Python

import requests

url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search"

params = {
    "page": "1"
}

headers = {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
}

payload = {
    "email_apex": [
        "deepinfo.com"
    ]
}

response = requests.post(url, params=params, headers=headers, json=payload)
response.raise_for_status()
print(response.json())

JavaScript

const url = "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search?page=1";

const response = await fetch(url, {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "apikey": "YOUR_API_KEY",
    "Accept": "application/json",
    "Content-Type": "application/json"
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    email_apex: [
      "deepinfo.com"
    ]
  }),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"strings"
)

func main() {
	payload := strings.NewReader(`{
  "email_apex": [
    "deepinfo.com"
  ]
}`)

	req, err := http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search?page=1", payload)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	req.Header.Set("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
	req.Header.Set("Accept", "application/json")
	req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	body, err := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

Java

import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.HttpClient;
import java.net.http.HttpRequest;
import java.net.http.HttpResponse;

public class Main {
    public static void main(String[] args) throws Exception {
        String body = """
            {
              "email_apex": [
                "deepinfo.com"
              ]
            }""";

        HttpRequest request = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
            .uri(URI.create("https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search?page=1"))
            .header("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY")
            .header("Accept", "application/json")
            .header("Content-Type", "application/json")
            .POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString(body))
            .build();

        HttpResponse<String> response = HttpClient.newHttpClient()
            .send(request, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());

        System.out.println(response.body());
    }
}

using System;
using System.Net.Http;
using System.Text;

using var client = new HttpClient();

var body = """
    {
      "email_apex": [
        "deepinfo.com"
      ]
    }
    """;

var request = new HttpRequestMessage(HttpMethod.Post, "https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search?page=1");
request.Headers.Add("apikey", "YOUR_API_KEY");
request.Headers.Add("Accept", "application/json");
request.Content = new StringContent(body, Encoding.UTF8, "application/json");

using var response = await client.SendAsync(request);
Console.WriteLine(await response.Content.ReadAsStringAsync());

PHP

<?php

$body = <<<'JSON'
{
  "email_apex": [
    "deepinfo.com"
  ]
}
JSON;

$curl = curl_init();

curl_setopt_array($curl, [
    CURLOPT_URL => 'https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search?page=1',
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_CUSTOMREQUEST => 'POST',
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'apikey: YOUR_API_KEY',
        'Accept: application/json',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => $body,
]);

$response = curl_exec($curl);

if ($response === false) {
    throw new RuntimeException(curl_error($curl));
}

echo $response . PHP_EOL;

Ruby

require 'net/http'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.deepinfo.com/v1/discovery/darkweb-search?page=1')

request = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
request['apikey'] = 'YOUR_API_KEY'
request['Accept'] = 'application/json'
request['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
request.body = <<~'JSON'.chomp
  {
    "email_apex": [
      "deepinfo.com"
    ]
  }
JSON

response = Net::HTTP.start(uri.hostname, uri.port, use_ssl: uri.scheme == 'https') do |http|
  http.request(request)
end

puts response.body

Response

500 Internal Server Error · application/json

Response Body

{
  "code": -1,
  "details": [
    "An unexpected error has occurred."
  ]
}

Content-Type: application/json
deepinfo-request-id: 5f0c6a8e-1b2d-4c3e-9f4a-7b8c9d0e1f2a

Authentication

Send your API key in the apikey request header.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Required	Description
`page`	Optional	Min `1`, max `250`. Default `1`. Example`1`

Request Body

Parameter	Type	Required
`text`	string	Optional
`include_similar`	boolean	Optional
`language`	array	Optional
`source_domain`	array	Optional
`crawl_date`	object	Optional
`post_date`	object	Optional
`hackishness`	object	Optional
`contains`	array	Optional
`include_text_content`	boolean	Optional
`ccn`	array	Optional
`cve`	array	Optional
`website_mention`	array	Optional
`ssn`	array	Optional
`email`	array	Optional
`email_apex`	array	Optional
`ip_address`	array	Optional
`site_id`	string	Optional
`crypto_address`	array	Optional
`data_leak`	array	Optional
`source_type`	array	Optional
`source_group`	array	Optional
`source_discord_channel`	array	Optional
`source_telegram_channel`	array	Optional
`sorting`	object	Optional

application/json

{}

Response Fields

Field	Type
`page`	integer
`page_size`	integer
`result_count`	integer
`results`	array of object
`results[].id`	string
`results[].ref`	string
`results[].body`	string
`results[].hackishness`	number
`results[].title`	string
`results[].uri`	string
`results[].url`	string
`results[].location`	string
`results[].crawl_date`	string
`results[].file_size`	integer
`results[].network`	string
`results[].languages`	array of string
`results[].domain`	string
`results[].site_id`	string
`results[].snippet`	string
`results[].emails`	array of string
`results[].ssns`	array of string
`results[].ccns`	array of string
`results[].cves`	array of string
`results[].websites`	array of string
`results[].ips`	array of string
`results[].cryptos`	array of string
`results[].headers`	array of string
`results[].groups`	array of string
`results[].paste`	object
`results[].market`	object
`results[].leak`	object
`results[].chat`	object
`results[].irc`	object
`results[].forum`	object

Paginated. See Getting Started → Pagination.

No live example: the DEMO account has no data for this endpoint yet, or it returned an error during testing. The response shape is described above.

Examples

Saved examples from the Deepinfo API. Selecting one loads it into the request and response panels.

Reference updated September 27, 2026