Internet infrastructure · internet-connected device search and telemetry API
Shodan Internet Intelligence Platform: coverage and access
exposed-device discovery, service/version prevalence, attack-surface monitoring and internet telemetry
What it covers
Geography and granularity
Geography: global public internet
Granularity: IP/host, port, service, banner, DNS and event-feed records
Source type: internet-connected device search and telemetry API
Potential use
exposed-device discovery, service/version prevalence, attack-surface monitoring and internet telemetry
Access and cost
web search, REST API and data streams
account/API key
Cost: limited free account; paid API, streams and datasets
Update cadence: continuous crawling and real-time notification streams
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- Documentation and access details ↗Check the provider's current terms and instructions before use
Interpret carefully
Limits that affect the decision
banner observations are point-in-time and biased toward Shodan collection and Internet reachability
continuous crawling and real-time notification streams
This record summarizes source documentation; Jon Bishop did not conduct an independent audit of the underlying dataset.