SSL Labs Server Test API
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Repository: ssllabs/ssllabs-scan ยท Data checked Oct 2026
About
Qualys SSL Labs runs the internet's best-known TLS/HTTPS checker, and its free API lets you programmatically test any public website's security configuration: certificate validity, supported protocols and ciphers, and known vulnerabilities. You kick off an assessment, poll until it finishes (it takes a minute or two), and get a detailed report with the famous A-F grade. Note that API v4 requires a one-time registration, and tests are rate-limited so you can't hammer it.
Details
Free to start. You may need a free key, but no credit card.
Auth: Free key (no card)
Rate limit: Limited concurrent assessments; watch X-Max-Assessments / X-Current-Assessments headers and back off on HTTP 429.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: personal developer business fun
Setup
- Complete the one-time API v4 registration described in the docs.
- Start an assessment with /analyze?host=DOMAIN.
- Poll the same URL (add &fromCache=on after starting) until 'status' is READY.
- Read the 'grade' per endpoint and the details for anything below A.
https://api.ssllabs.com/api/v4/analyze?host=www.example.comUse cases
- Check whether your own website's HTTPS setup earns an A grade
- Audit a client's site for expired certs or weak ciphers before a launch
- Track TLS grades across a portfolio of sites over time