# SSL Certificate Checker & Expiry Monitor (`fit_melon/ssl-certificate-checker`) Actor Check SSL/TLS certificates for a list of domains: expiry date, days remaining, issuer, SAN, TLS version, chain trust. Flags expired and soon-to-expire certs — ideal as a scheduled expiry monitor. Free. - **URL**: https://apify.com/fit\_melon/ssl-certificate-checker.md - **Developed by:** [D N](https://apify.com/fit_melon) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools, Automation - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing Pay per usage This Actor is paid per platform usage. The Actor is free to use, and you only pay for the Apify platform usage, which gets cheaper the higher subscription plan you have. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-usage ## What's an Apify Actor? Actors are a software tools running on the Apify platform, for all kinds of web data extraction and automation use cases. 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. Actors are written with capital "A". ## 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. The best way to integrate Actors is as follows. In JavaScript/TypeScript projects, use official [JavaScript/TypeScript client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js.md): ```bash npm install apify-client ``` In Python projects, use official [Python client library](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python.md): ```bash pip install apify-client ``` In shell scripts, use [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): ````bash # MacOS / Linux curl -fsSL https://apify.com/install-cli.sh | bash # Windows irm https://apify.com/install-cli.ps1 | iex ```bash In AI frameworks, you might use the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/platform/integrations/mcp.md). If your project is in a different language, use the [REST API](https://docs.apify.com/api/v2.md). For usage examples, see the [API](#api) section below. For more details, see Apify documentation as [Markdown index](https://docs.apify.com/llms.txt) and [Markdown full-text](https://docs.apify.com/llms-full.txt). # README ## SSL Certificate Checker & Expiry Monitor **Free bulk SSL/TLS certificate checker.** Give it a list of domains and get a full certificate report for each: expiry date, exact days remaining, issuer (Let's Encrypt, DigiCert…), subject alternative names (SAN), serial number, SHA-256 fingerprint, negotiated TLS version and whether the chain is trusted. Certificates that are expired or expiring within your warning threshold are clearly flagged — ideal as a scheduled expiry monitor. This Actor is **free** — you only pay for your own Apify platform usage. ### Input | Field | Type | Description | |---|---|---| | `domains` | array | Hostnames to check. Append `:port` for non-standard ports (default 443). | | `warningDays` | integer | Flag certificates expiring within this many days as `expiring_soon` (default 30). | ### Output ```json { "domain": "example.com", "port": 443, "status": "valid", "subjectCN": "example.com", "issuerCN": "Cloudflare TLS Issuing ECC CA 3", "issuerOrg": "SSL Corporation", "validFrom": "2025-08-29T00:00:00.000Z", "validTo": "2026-08-29T21:41:26.000Z", "daysRemaining": 48, "expired": false, "subjectAltNames": ["example.com", "www.example.com"], "tlsProtocol": "TLSv1.3", "chainTrusted": true, "selfSigned": false } ```` `status` is `valid`, `expiring_soon`, `expired` or `error` (host unreachable, no TLS…). A bad host never crashes the run — it produces an `error` item and the Actor continues. ### Use cases - Monitor certificate expiry across all your domains (schedule daily, alert on `expiring_soon`). - Audit a client's infrastructure before a security review. - Detect self-signed or untrusted chains in bulk. - Verify certificates after renewal or CDN migration. ### Limitations & fair use The Actor opens one TLS connection per host with a polite delay. It reads the certificate only — no application data is requested. *** Free tool by [fit\_melon](https://apify.com/fit_melon) — more French business data & developer utilities on the profile. ⭐ if useful! # Actor input Schema ## `domains` (type: `array`): Hostnames to check (one certificate report per domain). You can append :port for non-standard ports, e.g. example.com:8443. Default port is 443. ## `warningDays` (type: `integer`): Certificates expiring within this many days are flagged with status 'expiring\_soon'. ## Actor input object example ```json { "domains": [ "example.com", "apify.com", "expired.badssl.com" ], "warningDays": 30 } ``` # 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 '' with your token const client = new ApifyClient({ token: '', }); // Prepare Actor input const input = { "domains": [ "example.com", "apify.com", "expired.badssl.com" ] }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("fit_melon/ssl-certificate-checker").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 '' with your token. client = ApifyClient("") # Prepare the Actor input run_input = { "domains": [ "example.com", "apify.com", "expired.badssl.com", ] } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("fit_melon/ssl-certificate-checker").call(run_input=run_input) # Fetch and print Actor results from the run's dataset (if there are any) print("💾 Check your data here: https://console.apify.com/storage/datasets/" + run["defaultDatasetId"]) for item in client.dataset(run["defaultDatasetId"]).iterate_items(): print(item) # 📚 Want to learn more 📖? Go to → https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs/quick-start ``` ## CLI example ```bash echo '{ "domains": [ "example.com", "apify.com", "expired.badssl.com" ] }' | apify call fit_melon/ssl-certificate-checker --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=fit_melon/ssl-certificate-checker", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "SSL Certificate Checker & Expiry Monitor", "description": "Check SSL/TLS certificates for a list of domains: expiry date, days remaining, issuer, SAN, TLS version, chain trust. Flags expired and soon-to-expire certs — ideal as a scheduled expiry monitor. Free.", "version": "0.0", "x-build-id": "ubgBXcbjutcncBqet" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/fit_melon~ssl-certificate-checker/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-fit_melon-ssl-certificate-checker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for its completion, and returns Actor's dataset items in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~ssl-certificate-checker/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-fit_melon-ssl-certificate-checker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK", "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/fit_melon~ssl-certificate-checker/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-fit_melon-ssl-certificate-checker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } } }, "components": { "schemas": { "inputSchema": { "type": "object", "required": [ "domains" ], "properties": { "domains": { "title": "Domains", "type": "array", "description": "Hostnames to check (one certificate report per domain). You can append :port for non-standard ports, e.g. example.com:8443. Default port is 443.", "items": { "type": "string" } }, "warningDays": { "title": "Warning threshold (days)", "minimum": 1, "type": "integer", "description": "Certificates expiring within this many days are flagged with status 'expiring_soon'.", "default": 30 } } }, "runsResponseSchema": { "type": "object", "properties": { "data": { "type": "object", "properties": { "id": { "type": "string" }, "actId": { "type": "string" }, "userId": { "type": "string" }, "startedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "finishedAt": { "type": "string", "format": "date-time", "example": "2025-01-08T00:00:00.000Z" }, "status": { "type": "string", "example": "READY" }, "meta": { "type": "object", "properties": { "origin": { "type": "string", "example": "API" }, "userAgent": { "type": "string" } } }, "stats": { "type": "object", "properties": { "inputBodyLen": { "type": "integer", "example": 2000 }, "rebootCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "restartCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "resurrectCount": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "computeUnits": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "options": { "type": "object", "properties": { "build": { "type": "string", "example": "latest" }, "timeoutSecs": { "type": "integer", "example": 300 }, "memoryMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 1024 }, "diskMbytes": { "type": "integer", "example": 2048 } } }, "buildId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultKeyValueStoreId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultDatasetId": { "type": "string" }, "defaultRequestQueueId": { "type": "string" }, "buildNumber": { "type": "string", "example": "1.0.0" }, "containerUrl": { "type": "string" }, "usage": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 1 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } }, "usageTotalUsd": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "usageUsd": { "type": "object", "properties": { "ACTOR_COMPUTE_UNITS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATASET_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_WRITES": { "type": "number", "example": 0.00005 }, "KEY_VALUE_STORE_LISTS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_READS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "REQUEST_QUEUE_WRITES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_INTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "DATA_TRANSFER_EXTERNAL_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_RESIDENTIAL_TRANSFER_GBYTES": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 }, "PROXY_SERPS": { "type": "integer", "example": 0 } } } } } } } } } } ```