The API quick-start page says it was updated about five years ago.
Older documentation may not reflect current endpoints, access terms, or service availability.
Evidence source ↗S
Spyse
Spyse was an internet-asset search service for cybersecurity research, exposing data about domains, IP addresses, certificates, and related infrastructure. Current service availability and pricing could not be verified.
4 key claims verifiedOur editorial team checked this profile against product documentation, vendor documentation. Supported by 2 documented sources.
Editorial overview
Aggregated Overview
Historical API documentation describes asset search, token authentication, a CLI, SDKs, and integrations. The product site was inaccessible during research, so current operation, pricing, performance, and support could not be confirmed.
This profile combines documented product information and independent evidence where available. It is not a hands-on test unless TechZella explicitly identifies one.
Overview
Spyse was an internet-asset search service intended for cybersecurity research. Historical documentation describes searches across domains, IP addresses, DNS and WHOIS records, certificates, and related infrastructure.
The product does not fit the requested Web Scraping category. It focused on searchable internet-infrastructure data rather than extracting arbitrary website content. The current product website was inaccessible during research, and current service availability could not be confirmed.
Spyse Decision Snapshot
A quick way to understand who this product may suit, where its limits matter, and which facts are most relevant before you compare alternatives.
Best suited to
Historically, security analysts and developers researching publicly visible internet infrastructure through search and API workflows.
Look elsewhere if
Buyers needing a currently confirmed service, active support, published current pricing, or a verified web-scraping product should consider other tools, and should evaluate alternatives such as Shodan or Censys instead.
Platforms
API, CLI, REST API, Web
TechZella assessment
5.3/10
Spyse — What Sets It Apart?
These are the product-specific differences that may matter when deciding whether the software fits your workflow. They are based on documented evidence rather than a universal ranking.
- Historical documentation describes searches across IPs, domains, DNS and WHOIS records, certificates, and other linked internet assets.
- The API documentation lists several security and OSINT integrations, including SpiderFoot, Amass, theHarvester, and Subfinder.
Spyse Pros & Cons
Pros
- Historical documentation describes an API and multiple developer access options.
- The documented data scope includes domains, IPs, DNS, WHOIS, and certificates.
- The API documentation lists integrations with several security and OSINT tools.
Cons
- Current service availability and support could not be confirmed.
- Current pricing and free-trial terms could not be verified.
- Available API documentation is several years old.
- It is not a general-purpose web-scraping product.
Spyse Gotchas & Operational Limits
These are documented constraints or practical friction points that may matter before you adopt the product.
Spyse.com was inaccessible during this research, while Crunchbase labels the company closed.
Buyers should not assume they can create accounts, obtain API credentials, or receive support.
Evidence source ↗Security & Privacy
For security-sensitive software, TechZella focuses on documented architecture, authentication, data handling, deployment and privacy details that can affect a buying decision. This is product research, not an independent security audit.
Security posture at a glance
| Authentication | Bearer token documented historically |
|---|
Security claims are presented only when supported by documented sources. The presence of this section does not constitute a penetration test, certification or independent security audit.
Pricing
Current pricing could not be verified. The API documentation points to a pricing page but does not provide plan amounts, and the product website was inaccessible during research. No current free trial or free-tier availability was confirmed.
Spyse Features
Internet asset search
- Historical documentation describes searches for domains and IP addresses.
- Documented data types include DNS and WHOIS records and SSL certificates.
Developer access
- Bearer-token authenticated API documented.
- Official CLI, Python SDK, and Go SDK listed in the API documentation.
Integrations
- SpiderFoot
- Amass
- theHarvester
- Subfinder
- IntelOwl
- Sudomy
- Mihari
- Sputnik
- Mitaka
Spyse Specifications
| Product focus | Internet-asset intelligence for cybersecurity research |
|---|---|
| API | REST API documented historically; current availability unverified |
| Authentication | Bearer token documented historically |
| Free trial | Not currently verified |
| Integrations | Historical documentation lists SpiderFoot, Amass, theHarvester, Subfinder, IntelOwl, Sudomy, Mihari, Sputnik, and Mitaka |
| Service status | Current availability unverified; product website inaccessible during research |
Alternatives
Shodan is a comparable internet-connected-device search service. Censys documents internet-wide search as well as a separate attack-surface-management product. Netlas documents internet scanning, DNS and WHOIS collections, search tools, and an API. These products are active references for buyers, not verified replacements with identical coverage.
Our evidence-based assessment
TechZella Score
A proprietary editorial score based on product capabilities, usability, value, performance, support and user sentiment evidence.
5.3/10Low confidence
Historical API documentation describes asset search, token authentication, a CLI, SDKs, and integrations. The product site was inaccessible during research, so current operation, pricing, performance, and support could not be confirmed.
Methodology v1.0. The assessment weighs feature coverage (25%), ease of use (15%), value for money (20%), performance (15%), support (10%) and user sentiment (15%), using researched product evidence and verified review evidence where available. It is a TechZella editorial assessment, not a direct user-review average.
Editorial transparency
Our Review Methodology
Key claims are linked to the sources used to verify them. This evidence record is separate from third-party user ratings.
TechZella evaluates software using documented product capabilities, pricing information, usability and value considerations, independent user evidence where available, and competitive context. The assessment is an editorial review, not a hands-on test unless one is explicitly identified. Our editorial assessment is based on 2 documented sources.
What TechZella adds
- Historical documentation describes searches across IPs, domains, DNS and WHOIS records, certificates, and other linked internet assets.
- The API documentation lists several security and OSINT integrations, including SpiderFoot, Amass, theHarvester, and Subfinder.
Important limitations
- Spyse's product website could not be accessed during research, and current product availability was not independently confirmed.
- The available API quick-start documentation was last updated about five years ago, so its feature and integration listings may be stale.
- Spyse is an internet-asset intelligence tool, not a general-purpose web scraping product.
Evidence-backed claimsSpyse documented a token-authenticated API for querying internet-asset data. The API documentation listed an official CLI and Python and Go SDKs. The documentation listed integrations with SpiderFoot, Amass, theHarvester, Subfinder, IntelOwl, Sudomy, Mihari, Sputnik, and Mitaka. Spyse's product website was inaccessible during research, and a company-profile database labels Spyse closed.
The quick-start page shows a bearer-token request to a domain data endpoint.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-08The quick-start page lists these developer tools and identifies Ruby as a community SDK.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-08These names appear in the API documentation's integrations list.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-08The official domain could not be opened through the research tool; Crunchbase's profile labels the company closed. This does not independently establish the precise shutdown date or present API status.
View source ↗Verified 2026-10-08Spyse FAQs
Answers begin with the clearest available response, followed by the context that helps you act on it.
Is Spyse a web-scraping tool?
No. Available documentation describes internet-asset search and cybersecurity data, not general-purpose website scraping.
Does Spyse have an API?
Yes. Historical documentation describes a bearer-token API. Its current availability is unverified.
What platforms did it support?
Historical materials describe a web interface, REST API, CLI, and Python and Go SDKs. Current support is unverified.
What does Spyse cost?
Current official pricing could not be verified.
Is there a free trial?
The old API quick-start page referred to testing the service for free, but no current trial availability was confirmed.
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