# Bulk SSL Certificate Expiry Checker

**Use case:** 

Check the SSL/TLS certificates of many websites at once: issuer, expiry date, days until expiry, whether the certificate is valid for the host, plus HTTP status and response time. Spot certificates that expire soon or are already broken before your users do. Schedule it weekly with an email alert.

## Input

```json
{
  "urls": [
    "https://apify.com",
    "https://github.com",
    "https://www.wikipedia.org",
    "https://expired.badssl.com/",
    "https://example.com"
  ],
  "keepItemFields": true,
  "method": "auto",
  "followRedirects": true,
  "maxRedirects": 10,
  "timeoutSecs": 15,
  "checkSsl": true,
  "checkSecurityHeaders": false,
  "extractMetadata": false,
  "dedupe": true,
  "concurrency": 10,
  "perHostConcurrency": 2
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "statusCode": {
    "label": "Status",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "ok": {
    "label": "OK (2xx)",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "finalUrl": {
    "label": "Final URL",
    "format": "link"
  },
  "redirectCount": {
    "label": "Redirects",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "isRedirectLoop": {
    "label": "Loop",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "responseTimeMs": {
    "label": "Time (ms)",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "contentType": {
    "label": "Content type",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sslValid": {
    "label": "SSL valid",
    "format": "boolean"
  },
  "sslExpiresAt": {
    "label": "SSL expires",
    "format": "date"
  },
  "sslDaysUntilExpiry": {
    "label": "SSL days left",
    "format": "number"
  },
  "sslIssuer": {
    "label": "SSL issuer",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "sslError": {
    "label": "SSL error",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "error": {
    "label": "Error",
    "format": "text"
  },
  "checkedAt": {
    "label": "Checked",
    "format": "date"
  }
}
```

## How it works

### 1. Sign up on Apify or log in

The Bulk URL Status Checker: Redirects, SSL Expiry, Metadata Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Bulk SSL Certificate Expiry Checker". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/AV5QWP1bXgQ7tImPD) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Bulk SSL Certificate Expiry Checker" task

The Bulk URL Status Checker: Redirects, SSL Expiry, Metadata Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like URLs, keep the item's original fields, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Bulk SSL Certificate Expiry Checker" output

Monitor the progress in real time. You will be notified as soon as your dataset is complete and ready for review. Each result includes data such as URL, status, OK (2xx), and more.

### 4. Integrate into your workflow

The final output is delivered in JSON, CSV, or Excel format, ready to be plugged into your workflow. You can also [run the "Bulk SSL Certificate Expiry Checker" task via API](https://apify.com/charlesmarkette/bulk-url-status-checker-redirects-ssl.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [Bulk URL Status Checker: Redirects, SSL Expiry, Metadata](https://apify.com/charlesmarkette/bulk-url-status-checker-redirects-ssl.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/charlesmarkette/bulk-url-status-checker-redirects-ssl.md) to learn more, explore other use cases, and run it yourself.


## How to integrate an Actor?

This Task's input is already configured above. Use it as-is rather than inventing a new one.

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 full API examples (JavaScript, Python, CLI, MCP, OpenAPI), see this Task's Actor page: https://apify.com/charlesmarkette/bulk-url-status-checker-redirects-ssl.md

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`).