# Check an ecommerce checkout's PCI DSS readiness

**Use case:** 

Scan a public online store for PCI DSS v4 readiness signals: TLS, security headers, third-party scripts and payment page setup.

## Input

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://sauce-demo.myshopify.com"
    }
  ],
  "maxPaymentPages": 3,
  "checkLegacyTls": true
}
```

## Output

```json
{
  "url": {
    "label": "Scanned URL",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "readinessScore": {
    "label": "0-100 readiness indicator",
    "format": "integer"
  },
  "readinessBand": {
    "label": "good / fair / poor",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "likelySaq": {
    "label": "Likely SAQ type",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "saqReasoning": {
    "label": "Why",
    "format": "string"
  },
  "tls": {
    "label": "TLS/certificate",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "legacyTlsAccepted": {
    "label": "TLS 1.0/1.1 accepted",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "securityHeaders": {
    "label": "Security headers",
    "format": "object"
  },
  "paymentProvidersDetected": {
    "label": "PSP integrations",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "rawCardInputsFoundOn": {
    "label": "Pages with raw card inputs",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "thirdPartyScriptDomains": {
    "label": "Third-party script domains on payment pages",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "findings": {
    "label": "Findings",
    "format": "array"
  },
  "label": {
    "label": "Scope label",
    "format": "string"
  }
}
```

## How it works

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

The PCI DSS Readiness Scanner Actor is ready to run with the inputs already set for "Check an ecommerce checkout's PCI DSS readiness". [Sign up or log in](https://console.apify.com/create-task-from-example/LjHwSv9VK5gBoeLhs) and you'll land in Apify Console with a copy of this exact task.

### 2. Start the "Check an ecommerce checkout's PCI DSS readiness" task

The PCI DSS Readiness Scanner Actor will start running based on the input automatically. You can also change all the input fields, like merchant sites, max cart/checkout pages to follow, and more, to match your specific use case.

### 3. Receive the "Check an ecommerce checkout's PCI DSS readiness" 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 scanned url, 0-100 readiness indicator, good / fair / poor, 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 "Check an ecommerce checkout's PCI DSS readiness" task via API](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/pci-readiness-scanner.md).

## About this Actor

This example demonstrates how to use [PCI DSS Readiness Scanner](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/pci-readiness-scanner.md) with a specific input configuration. Visit the [Actor detail page](https://apify.com/sterlingverify/pci-readiness-scanner.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/sterlingverify/pci-readiness-scanner.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`).