# Tech Stack Detector - BuiltWith & Wappalyzer Alternative (`admirala/website-tech-stack-detector`) Actor

Website technology lookup: detect CMS, e-commerce platform, JS framework, analytics, CDN, hosting, payments and chat for any list of sites, with versions and evidence. $0.003 per URL.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/admirala/website-tech-stack-detector.md
- **Developed by:** [Ja doei](https://apify.com/admirala) (community)
- **Categories:** Developer tools, Lead generation
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $0.60 / 1,000 per website analyzeds

This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events.
Since this Actor supports Apify Store discounts, the price gets lower the higher subscription plan you have.

Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/actors/running/actors-in-store.md#pay-per-event

## What's an Apify Actor?

An Actor is a serverless cloud program that runs on the Apify platform. It has two run modes.
In Batch mode, an Actor accepts a well-defined JSON input, performs an action which can take anything from a few seconds to a few hours,
and optionally produces a well-defined JSON output, datasets with results, or files in key-value store.
In Standby mode, an Actor provides a web server which can be used as a website, API, or an MCP server.

Apify vocabulary and the platform model are defined once, in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md.

## How to integrate an Actor?

If asked about integration, you help developers integrate Actors into their projects.
You adapt to their stack and deliver integrations that are safe, well-documented, and production-ready.

Do not guess an integration path. Every one of them is in the agent quickstart at https://apify.com/agents.md: the Apify MCP server, Agent Skills with the Apify CLI, the JavaScript and Python clients, the REST API, and the account-free path for an agent with no human to sign in. It also carries the rule on stating cost before the first paid run.

For examples already wired to this Actor's own input schema, see the [API](#api) section below.

Each client library has reference documentation the quickstart does not restate: [JavaScript/TypeScript](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md) (`npm install apify-client`) and [Python](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md) (`pip install apify-client`).

# README

## Tech Stack Detector - BuiltWith & Wappalyzer Alternative

> ✅ **Tested daily** with its default input (Apify's automated QA plus our own smoke test before every release).

**Tech stack detector**: find out **which technologies any website uses**: CMS (WordPress, Drupal, Ghost), **e-commerce** (Shopify, WooCommerce, Magento), **JavaScript frameworks** (Next.js, React, Vue, Angular), **analytics** (Google Analytics, GTM, Hotjar), **CDN & hosting**, **payments**, live chat and cookie consent. A pay-per-use **BuiltWith / Wappalyzer alternative** at **$0.003 per website**.

### Why this Actor

- **$0.003 per website**, bulk input, results in seconds.
- Version numbers where the site exposes them (e.g. WordPress, Nginx, PHP, Angular).
- Evidence per technology (header, cookie, HTML, script or meta tag).

### Input

`urls` – list of domains or URLs. `timeoutSecs` – per site (default 20).

### Output

```json
{"url": "https://example.com", "status": 200, "count": 6, "server": "cloudflare",
 "technologies": [{"name": "WordPress", "category": "CMS", "version": "6.6", "evidence": ["html", "meta"]}]}
```

### Pricing

$0.003 per website analyzed.

### Use with AI agents (MCP)

This Actor can be used as a tool by AI agents (Claude, Cursor, VS Code, other MCP clients) through the official [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp):

- Add only this Actor as a tool: `https://mcp.apify.com?tools=admirala/website-tech-stack-detector` (sign in with OAuth or an Apify API token).
- Or connect `https://mcp.apify.com` and let the agent find it with `search-actors` (e.g. "tech stack detector"), read the input schema with `fetch-actor-details` and run it with `call-actor`.

Example input an agent can pass:

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.shopify.com",
    "https://wordpress.org"
  ]
}
```

Cost per call: $0.003 per website analyzed. Results come back as dataset items (`get-dataset-items`).

### FAQ

**How can I see what a website is built with?**
Add the domain to `urls`. You get a `technologies` list with name, category, version (when exposed) and evidence.

**Is this a BuiltWith or Wappalyzer alternative?**
Yes, for live detection from the site's headers, cookies, HTML and scripts, paid per site with no subscription.

**Can I check if a site uses Shopify or WordPress in bulk?**
Yes, paste any number of domains and filter the results on `technologies.name`.

### Related actors

- [SSL Certificate Checker - Bulk Expiry, Chain & TLS](https://apify.com/admirala/ssl-certificate-expiry-checker)
- [Website Uptime Monitor - Status, Response Time & SSL](https://apify.com/admirala/website-uptime-ssl-monitor)
- Domain Expiry Checker - Bulk WHOIS/RDAP Expiration Dates (coming soon to Apify Store)
- [WHOIS Lookup Bulk - Domain RDAP, DNS Records & SSL](https://apify.com/admirala/domain-whois-rdap-dns-lookup)
- SPF, DKIM & DMARC Checker - Bulk Email Deliverability Audit (coming soon to Apify Store)
- Security Headers Checker - Bulk HSTS, CSP Audit (A+ to F) (coming soon to Apify Store)
- Broken Link Checker - Find 404s & Redirects (Crawl or List) (coming soon to Apify Store)

# Actor input Schema

## `urls` (type: `array`):

Domains or URLs to analyze, e.g. \["shopify.com", "https://wordpress.org"]. One result per site, $0.003 each.

## `timeoutSecs` (type: `integer`):

Timeout per website in seconds, e.g. 20.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.shopify.com",
    "https://wordpress.org"
  ],
  "timeoutSecs": 20
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

# API

You can run this Actor programmatically using our API. Below are code examples in JavaScript, Python, and CLI, as well as the OpenAPI specification and MCP server setup.

## JavaScript example

```javascript
import { ApifyClient } from 'apify-client';

// Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
// Replace the '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {
    "urls": [
        "https://www.shopify.com",
        "https://wordpress.org"
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("admirala/website-tech-stack-detector").call(input);

// Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if any)
console.log('Results from dataset');
console.log(`💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/${run.defaultDatasetId}`);
const { items } = await client.dataset(run.defaultDatasetId).listItems();
items.forEach((item) => {
    console.dir(item);
});

// 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs

```

## Python example

```python
from apify_client import ApifyClient

# Initialize the ApifyClient with your Apify API token
# Replace '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = { "urls": [
        "https://www.shopify.com",
        "https://wordpress.org",
    ] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("admirala/website-tech-stack-detector").call(run_input=run_input)

# Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any)
print(f"💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/{run.default_dataset_id}")
for item in client.dataset(run.default_dataset_id).iterate_items():
    print(item)

# 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start

```

## CLI example

```bash
echo '{
  "urls": [
    "https://www.shopify.com",
    "https://wordpress.org"
  ]
}' |
apify call admirala/website-tech-stack-detector --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "type": "http",
            "url": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fetch-actor-details,admirala/website-tech-stack-detector"
        }
    }
}
```

The hosted server signs you in with OAuth on first connect, so no API token belongs in this config. Clients without OAuth support can send an `Authorization: Bearer <APIFY_API_TOKEN>` header instead, using a token from API & Integrations in Apify Console (https://console.apify.com/settings/integrations).

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/m7hCEMugV57vk9Z6h/builds/wngn7Fz9wnmKfKPcd/openapi.json