Overview

Web of Trust scores domains and URLs for trustworthiness and safety based on community ratings. Useful for link-safety dashboards or browser extension prototypes.

Beginner Tip

Free tier gives 1,000 requests/day. Look up bare domains rather than full URLs to maximize quota efficiency.

Available Data

The kind of data this API exposes, based on its documentation. We could not call the endpoint to confirm the exact field names.

IP address information
geographic location
ASN and ISP data
Use case: Integrate ip/domain/url reputation data into web and mobile applications

Example Response

Illustrative shape only — we were not able to call this endpoint (it requires credentials or exposes no public sample URL), so the fields below show the kind of data this API returns rather than a recorded response.

JSON Response · Illustrative
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {
    "result": "Data from Web of Trust",
    "description": "IP/domain/URL reputation",
    "timestamp": "2025-01-15T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Field Reference

target The domain or URL that was evaluated
safety.status Overall verdict: SAFE, UNSATISFACTORY, or DANGEROUS
categories Content category labels assigned by the community
safety.reputation Numerical safety score from 0 (dangerous) to 100 (safe)
safety.confidence Rating count backing the score; below 25 means limited data

Implementation Example

Calls a real endpoint of this API. Replace any placeholder credentials with your own key.

Request
const url = "https://scorecard.api.mywot.com/v3/targets?t=google.com";
// Replace headers or query params with the values required by this API.
const response = await fetch(url, {
  headers: {
  "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
  }
});
if (!response.ok) throw new Error(`Request failed: ${response.status}`);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

What Can You Build?

Note: These code examples are AI-generated and unverified. Always refer to the official API documentation for accurate usage.

Common Errors & Troubleshooting

Generated guidance based on this API's documentation, not observed by us. Treat it as a starting point and check against the provider's own error reference.

401 Unauthorized API key not included in the request
Pass your key as the x-user-id header: -H "x-user-id: YOUR_KEY"
Empty reputation object Domain has very few or no community ratings yet
Check the confidence field; low confidence means sparse data, not an error
404 Not Found Incorrect endpoint path or outdated API version in the URL
Use the v3 base URL: https://scorecard.api.mywot.com/v3/targets?t=example.com

Metadata Score Breakdown

Estimated from metadata — endpoint not independently tested

This score is estimated from observable metadata — HTTPS support, authentication model, declared CORS, and documentation reachability — because the API requires authentication or exposes no publicly testable endpoint. The five-signal breakdown is only shown for live-tested APIs.

Metadata estimate · endpoint not independently tested

Technical Specifications

Auth API Key
HTTPS REQUIRED
CORS UNKNOWN
Category Anti-malware
Difficulty Intermediate
Listing details not endpoint-verified

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