CIRCL CVE Search
CIRCL CVE Search — free tier with API key
CIRCL CVE Search exposes a free-tier JSON API. Register for an API key if required; we verified a public or demo endpoint.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Open provider docs ↗
On our probe schedule. Uptime charts appear after the first check lands.
GET https://vulnerability.circl.lu/api/browse/microsoft
[
"windows server enterprise edition itanium",
"windows server gold x64-datacenter"
]curl "https://vulnerability.circl.lu/api/browse/microsoft"const res = await fetch("https://vulnerability.circl.lu/api/browse/microsoft");
const data = await res.json();
console.log(data);import requests
res = requests.get("https://vulnerability.circl.lu/api/browse/microsoft")
print(res.json())/api/browse/microsoftPROBEDCIRCL CVE Search — free tier with API key
/apiApi — documented GET route.
/api/1Api details by ID (example: 1).
/api?limit=10Api — documented GET route.
/api/search?q=testSearch by query parameters.
We probe a documented GET and expect 2xx JSON — full uptime and health score. Export includes every documented route below.
Not tracked yet. Shape-change history starts once this API joins our probe schedule.
CIRCL CVE Search: common questions
Is CIRCL CVE Search free to use?
Yes — CIRCL CVE Search is a free open data API. Free tier: Free tier — API key required. Whether the free tier allows commercial use is unclear — check the provider docs.
Does CIRCL CVE Search need an API key?
Yes — CIRCL CVE Search needs a free API key, which you pass on each request. Rate limits: Unpublished.
Can I call CIRCL CVE Search from the browser?
Yes — CIRCL CVE Search returns CORS headers over HTTPS, so front-end code can fetch it directly with no backend proxy. Use the fetch snippet on this page, or hit "Run live" to try it now.
Is CIRCL CVE Search up right now?
CIRCL CVE Search is catalogued but not yet on our probe schedule, so we don't publish a live status for it. Check the provider's own status page or docs for its current state.