X-Content-Type-Options Header Checker - nosniff audit
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X-Content-Type-Options Header Checker - nosniff audit
Fetches URLs and validates the X-Content-Type-Options response header. Flags missing header and invalid values (expects nosniff) to help prevent MIME sniffing attacks. Outputs per-URL results plus SUMMARY and REPORT.
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Bikram Adhikari
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X-Content-Type-Options Header Checker
Checks the X-Content-Type-Options response header for a list of URLs.
This header is commonly set to nosniff to help prevent MIME-sniffing issues.
What it checks
- Missing
X-Content-Type-Options - Invalid value (anything other than
nosniff) - Multiple comma-separated values
Input
startUrls(required): URLs to check (Request List Sources format)requestStrategy:HEAD_THEN_GET(default),HEAD_ONLY,GET_ONLYfollowRedirects,maxRedirectswarnOnMissing,warnOnInvalid
Output
Dataset (per-URL)
Each item includes:
startUrl,finalUrl,statusCode,usedMethod,timingMsxContentTypeOptionsRaw,normalizedValue,isNosniffscore,ok,warningCount,errorCount,issues
Key-value store
SUMMARY(JSON)REPORT(JSON)
Quick start
Store page: https://apify.com/scrappy_garden/x-content-type-options-header-checker
Paste this into Input and click Run:
{"startUrls": [{"url": "https://example.com/"}],"proxyConfiguration": {"useApifyProxy": false}}
Outputs (what you get)
- Dataset: Dataset items typically include fields like:
startUrl,finalUrl,statusCode,xContentTypeOptionsRaw,normalizedValue,isNosniff,score,ok,warningCount,errorCount. - Key-value store:
REPORT,SUMMARY
Tips (trust + predictable results)
- Start with 1–3 URLs to validate behavior, then scale up.
- If a target blocks requests, enable Proxy and/or slow down concurrency in Input.
- Use the
SUMMARY/REPORTkeys (when present) for automation pipelines and monitoring.
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