# Security.txt Checker — Security Contact Finder (`q_services/security-txt-checker`) Actor Check websites for security.txt, extract security contacts, expiry, policy, hiring and compliance fields. - **URL**: https://apify.com/q\_services/security-txt-checker.md - **Developed by:** [Q Services](https://apify.com/q_services) (community) - **Categories:** Developer tools - **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks - **User rating**: No ratings yet ## Pricing from $0.50 / 1,000 checked domains This Actor is paid per event. You are not charged for the Apify platform usage, but only a fixed price for specific events. Learn more: https://docs.apify.com/platform/actors/running/actors-in-store#pay-per-event ## 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 ## Security.txt Checker — Security Contact Finder Check any list of websites for `security.txt` and extract structured security contact data. Use it for vendor security reviews, bug bounty intake audits, compliance monitoring, agency reports, and scheduled checks that alert you when a site's security contact file disappears or expires. **Example result:** ```json { "domain": "securitytxt.org", "checkedUrl": "https://securitytxt.org/.well-known/security.txt", "status": "found", "hasSecurityTxt": true, "contacts": ["mailto:security@example.com"], "expiresAt": "2027-01-01T00:00:00.000Z", "isExpired": false, "policy": ["https://example.com/security-policy"], "scrapedAt": "2026-07-09T10:30:00.000Z" } ```` ### How to use it 1. Paste one or more domains or URLs. 2. Keep the root fallback enabled if you also want to check `/security.txt`. 3. Start the Actor and export the Dataset as JSON, CSV or Excel. ### Pricing Pay per result, no subscription: | Event | Price | |---|---| | Run start | $0.005 | | Per checked domain | $0.0005 | 1,000 checked domains cost about $0.505 before Apify platform usage. ### Output fields | Field | Type | Always present | |---|---|---| | `domain` | string | Yes | | `checkedUrl` | URL | Yes | | `status` | string: `found`, `expired`, `missing` | Yes | | `hasSecurityTxt` | boolean | Yes | | `statusCode` | number or null | No | | `contacts` | array | Yes | | `expiresAt` | ISO date or null | No | | `isExpired` | boolean or null | No | | `encryption` | array | Yes | | `acknowledgments` | array | Yes | | `preferredLanguages` | array | Yes | | `canonical` | array | Yes | | `policy` | array | Yes | | `hiring` | array | Yes | | `csaf` | array | Yes | | `unknownFields` | array | Yes | | `attempts` | array | Yes | | `scrapedAt` | ISO date | Yes | ### Limitations - It reads public `security.txt` files only. - It does not validate cryptographic signatures. - Missing files are returned as normal results because the absence is useful audit data. ### FAQ **Why do missing files appear in the dataset?** For compliance and monitoring workflows, "missing" is an actionable status. **Can I schedule it?** Yes. Schedule it weekly or monthly to monitor a portfolio of domains. **Does it call private APIs?** No. It only requests public website URLs. # Actor input Schema ## `startUrls` (type: `array`): Domains or website URLs to check for /.well-known/security.txt. ## `includeRootFallback` (type: `boolean`): If /.well-known/security.txt is missing, also check the older /security.txt location. ## `maxResults` (type: `integer`): The Actor stops and stops charging after this many domains. ## `proxyConfiguration` (type: `object`): Proxy configuration. The default Apify Proxy works for most websites. ## Actor input object example ```json { "startUrls": [ "https://securitytxt.org" ], "includeRootFallback": true, "maxResults": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } } ``` # 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 = { "startUrls": [ "https://securitytxt.org" ], "includeRootFallback": true, "maxResults": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }; // Run the Actor and wait for it to finish const run = await client.actor("q_services/security-txt-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 = { "startUrls": ["https://securitytxt.org"], "includeRootFallback": True, "maxResults": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": True }, } # Run the Actor and wait for it to finish run = client.actor("q_services/security-txt-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 '{ "startUrls": [ "https://securitytxt.org" ], "includeRootFallback": true, "maxResults": 100, "proxyConfiguration": { "useApifyProxy": true } }' | apify call q_services/security-txt-checker --silent --output-dataset ``` ## MCP server setup ```json { "mcpServers": { "apify": { "command": "npx", "args": [ "mcp-remote", "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=q_services/security-txt-checker", "--header", "Authorization: Bearer " ] } } } ``` ## OpenAPI specification ```json { "openapi": "3.0.1", "info": { "title": "Security.txt Checker — Security Contact Finder", "description": "Check websites for security.txt, extract security contacts, expiry, policy, hiring and compliance fields.", "version": "1.0", "x-build-id": "tpVAr069VAs0v821o" }, "servers": [ { "url": "https://api.apify.com/v2" } ], "paths": { "/acts/q_services~security-txt-checker/run-sync-get-dataset-items": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-get-dataset-items-q_services-security-txt-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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/inputSchema" } } } }, "parameters": [ { "name": "token", "in": "query", "required": true, "schema": { "type": "string" }, "description": "Enter your Apify token here" } ], "responses": { "200": { "description": "OK" } } } }, "/acts/q_services~security-txt-checker/runs": { "post": { "operationId": "runs-sync-q_services-security-txt-checker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor and returns information about the initiated run in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": { "$ref": "#/components/schemas/runsResponseSchema" } } } } } } }, "/acts/q_services~security-txt-checker/run-sync": { "post": { "operationId": "run-sync-q_services-security-txt-checker", "x-openai-isConsequential": false, "summary": "Executes an Actor, waits for completion, and returns the OUTPUT from Key-value store in response.", "tags": [ "Run Actor" ], "requestBody": { "required": true, "content": { "application/json": { "schema": { "$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": [ "startUrls" ], "properties": { "startUrls": { "title": "Domains or URLs", "type": "array", "description": "Domains or website URLs to check for /.well-known/security.txt.", "default": [ "https://securitytxt.org" ], "items": { "type": "string" } }, "includeRootFallback": { "title": "Also check /security.txt", "type": "boolean", "description": "If /.well-known/security.txt is missing, also check the older /security.txt location.", "default": true }, "maxResults": { "title": "Maximum domains", "minimum": 1, "maximum": 10000, "type": "integer", "description": "The Actor stops and stops charging after this many domains.", "default": 100 }, "proxyConfiguration": { "title": "Proxy", "type": "object", "description": "Proxy configuration. The default Apify Proxy works for most websites.", "default": { "useApifyProxy": true } } } }, "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 } } } } } } } } } } ```