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VirusTotal

virustotal.com

Programmatically scans and retrieves reports on files, URLs, domains and IP addresses to detect malware and other threats.

The VirusTotal API uses API key authentication; rate limits: API quotas have three limits: per minute, daily and monthly; exceeding them returns 204 (v2) or 429 (v3). Verified 2026-07-26 with per-field source links.

Security & Auth Verified 2026-07-26 low confidence
Base URL
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Auth
API key
virustotal.com ↗
Free tier
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Pricing model
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Pricing
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Rate limits
API quotas have three limits: per minute, daily and monthly; exceeding them returns 204 (v2) or 429 (v3)
virustotal.readme.io ↗
OpenAPI spec
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MCP server
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