API Documentation

FightPhishing.com provides a free public API for accessing phishing threat data. Rate limited to 100 requests per IP per hour.

Base URL

https://fightphishing.com

All endpoints return JSON unless a different format is specified. CORS is enabled on /api/v1/* endpoints.

GET/api/v1/blacklist

Returns the active domain blacklist. Supports multiple export formats and pagination.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`format`	string	json	Response format: json, csv, txt, or hosts
`limit`	number	100	Number of results (max 1000)
`offset`	number	0	Pagination offset
`since`	string	—	ISO date filter (e.g. 2024-01-01)

Response Headers

X-Total-Count: total active domains
X-Last-Updated: last blacklist update timestamp

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/v1/blacklist?format=json&limit=5"

GET/api/check-url

Check if a URL or domain is on the blacklist. Never fetches the URL — database lookup only.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	URL or domain to check

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/check-url?url=example-phish.com"

GET/api/search

Search across phishing URLs, news articles, and scam reports.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`q`	string	required	Search query
`category`	string	all	Filter: all, urls, news, or scams
`page`	number	1	Page number
`limit`	number	20	Results per page (max 50)

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/search?q=paypal&category=urls"

GET/api/rss/:feed

RSS 2.0 feeds for each dashboard. Feed names: professional, elder, general, blacklist.

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/rss/professional"

POST/api/subscribe

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`webhook_url`	string	required	Discord/Slack webhook URL (body JSON)
`feed_type`	string	required	professional, elder, general, blacklist, or all (body JSON)

Example

curl -X POST "https://fightphishing.com/api/subscribe" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"webhook_url":"https://hooks.slack.com/...","feed_type":"all"}'

POST/api/check-email

Analyze an email for phishing indicators. Checks sender domain against blacklist, verifies MX records, scans body for urgency/payment/PII red flags, and checks embedded URLs against threat intelligence.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`emailFrom`	string	optional	Sender email address
`claimedCompany`	string	optional	Company the email claims to be from
`urls`	string[]	optional	URLs found in the email (max 10)
`emailBody`	string	optional	Email body text for content analysis

Example

curl -X POST "https://fightphishing.com/api/check-email" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"emailFrom":"support@suspicious.com","claimedCompany":"PayPal","emailBody":"Verify your account immediately"}'

GET/api/check-phone

Check a US phone number against known scam numbers and suspicious international area codes. Returns scam type, area code risk, and external reporting links.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`phone`	string	required	US phone number (10 digits, with or without formatting)

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/check-phone?phone=8005551234"

POST/api/v1/check/bulk

Look up many indicators in one request. Body accepts urls / domains / hashes arrays (≤500 total per request). Local-only lookups for speed — no external API calls.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`urls`	string[]	—	Body field — URLs to look up
`domains`	string[]	—	Body field — bare domains
`hashes`	string[]	—	Body field — sha256 / md5 / sha1 hashes (mixed allowed)

Response Headers

Rate limited: 10 req/min/IP

Example

curl -X POST "https://fightphishing.com/api/v1/check/bulk" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"urls":["https://example.com","https://login-paypal.xyz"]}'

GET/api/v1/export/stix

Returns a STIX 2.1 bundle of indicator + intrusion-set + malware + relationship objects. Use ?campaign=<brand> and ?since=<iso> to filter; ?limit=N caps the indicator count (default 1000, max 10000).

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`campaign`	string	—	Filter to indicators tied to a brand
`since`	string	—	ISO 8601 timestamp — only newer indicators
`limit`	number	1000	Cap on indicator count (1..10000)

Response Headers

Content-Type: application/stix+json;version=2.1

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/v1/export/stix?campaign=PayPal&limit=500"

GET/api/taxii/2.1/

TAXII 2.1 discovery document. Most SOC tools (OpenCTI, MISP, Anomali, Splunk) can ingest from this root with zero custom integration.

Response Headers

Content-Type: application/taxii+json;version=2.1

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/taxii/2.1/"

GET/api/taxii/2.1/collections/

TAXII 2.1 collection listing. Three public collections: domain-blacklist, phishing-urls, campaigns.

Response Headers

Content-Type: application/taxii+json;version=2.1

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/taxii/2.1/collections/"

GET/api/taxii/2.1/collections/:id/objects/

TAXII 2.1 objects endpoint. Returns a STIX bundle for the named collection. Supports ?added_after=<iso> per spec.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`added_after`	string	—	ISO 8601 — STIX spec param
`limit`	number	1000	Cap (1..10000)

Response Headers

Content-Type: application/stix+json;version=2.1

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/taxii/2.1/collections/domain-blacklist/objects/?limit=200"

POST/api/v1/watchlist

Register a brand-impersonation watch entry. The webhook notifier consults the watchlist after each 15-min pass and POSTs a focused payload to the entry's webhook_url for any matching IOC.

Parameters

Name	Type	Default	Description
`domain`	string	—	Substring or Levenshtein-near match against IOC domains
`brandKeyword`	string	—	Substring against IOC target_brand or domain
`webhookUrl`	string	—	Optional https:// destination
`ownerId`	string	—	Free-form correlation id (kept private)

Response Headers

Rate limited: 20 req/min/IP

Example

curl -X POST "https://fightphishing.com/api/v1/watchlist" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"brandKeyword":"paypal","domain":"","webhookUrl":"https://example.com/hook"}'

GET/api/v1/enrich/:domain

Enrich a domain with DNS A-record, Team Cymru ASN (free DNS-based), crt.sh recent certificates, and same-brand peer-domain pivots from our own DB. Cached 24h.

Example

curl "https://fightphishing.com/api/v1/enrich/example.com"