Quickstart

This guide will get you all set up and ready to use the WebsiteData API. We'll cover how to get your API key and make your first API request.

Before you can make requests to the WebsiteData API, you will need to generate an API key from your dashboard. Navigate to your account settings to create one.

Get your API key

Open the Account page in the Dashboard WebsiteData dashboard
Click "Create API Key"
Copy and securely store your key

Making your first API request

With your API key ready, you can make your first call. Let's look up a domain to see what data is available.

GET

/json/api/v1/domain/:name

curl -s https://websitedata.app/json/api/v1/domain/wordpress.org \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {your-api-key}"

Response

{
  "domain": {
    "name": "wordpress.org",
    "title": "Blog Tool, Publishing Platform, and CMS – WordPress.org",
    "meta_description": "San Francisco Dec 2, 2025 | Learn more Watch State of the Word, the annual keynote address live from San Francisco. December 2nd at 8PM UTC. Catch up on all the news about WordPress from State of the Word 2025, San Francisco. Meet WordPress The open source publishing platform of choice for millions of websites…",
    "language": "en",
    "categories": [
      "/Business & Industrial",
      "/Internet & Telecom/Web Services/Web Design & Development",
      "/Internet & Telecom",
      "/Internet & Telecom/Web Services"
    ],
    "technologies": [
      "Google Ads Pixel",
      "Google Adsense",
      "Google Tag Manager",
      "Wordpress"
    ],
    "tld1": "wordpress.org",
    "id": 143304499,
    "rank": 17
  }
}

Search for domains

You can also search across all indexed domains with filters and pagination.

POST

/json/api/v1/domain/search

curl -s -X POST https://websitedata.app/json/api/v1/domain/search \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer {your-api-key}" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{"pageSize": 2}'

Response

{
  "results": [
    {
      "name": "www.youtube.com",
      "title": "YouTube",
      "meta_description": "Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.",
      "language": "en",
      "categories": [
        "/Arts & Entertainment/Online Media",
        "/Arts & Entertainment",
        "/Arts & Entertainment/TV & Video/Online Video",
        "/Arts & Entertainment/TV & Video"
      ],
      "technologies": [
        "Google Tag Manager",
        "YouTube Player"
      ],
      "tld1": "youtube.com",
      "id": 143805739,
      "rank": 1
    },
    {
      "name": "www.wikipedia.org",
      "title": "Wikipedia",
      "meta_description": "Wikipedia is a free online encyclopedia, created and edited by volunteers around the world and hosted by the Wikimedia Foundation.",
      "language": "en",
      "categories": [
        "/Reference",
        "/Reference/General Reference"
      ],
      "tld1": "wikipedia.org",
      "id": 149070280,
      "rank": 2
    }
  ],
  "search_after": [
    2,
    149070280
  ],
  "total": 193933606
}

What's next?

Great, you're now set up with an API key and have made your first request. Here are a few links to explore further: