# Google Safe Browsing & Transparency Report Threat Audit API (`dev00/google-safe-browsing-checker`) Actor

Check domain and URL security against Google Transparency Report Safe Browsing database for Malware, Unwanted Software, Phishing, and Harmful Apps. No API Key required.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/dev00/google-safe-browsing-checker.md
- **Developed by:** [dev00](https://apify.com/dev00) (community)
- **Categories:** SEO tools
- **Stats:** 2 total users, 1 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 0 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

$1.00 / 1,000 google safe browsing threat checks

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 web data automations that power AI and operations. They run on the Apify platform to scrape websites, process data, connect APIs, and automate workflows.
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.

- **AI agents and MCP clients** — the [Apify MCP server](https://docs.apify.com/integrations/mcp.md) at `https://mcp.apify.com` (remote, streamable HTTP, OAuth on first use).
- **Agentic workflows and local Actor development** — [Agent Skills](https://apify.com/.well-known/agent-skills/index.json) with the [Apify CLI](https://docs.apify.com/cli/docs.md): `npm install -g apify-cli`, then `apify login`.
- **JavaScript/TypeScript projects** — the official [JS/TS client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/js/docs.md): `npm install apify-client`.
- **Python projects** — the official [Python client](https://docs.apify.com/api/client/python/docs.md): `pip install apify-client`.
- **Any other language** — 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

## Google Transparency Report Safe Browsing API

Check domain and URL security against **Google's official Transparency Report Safe Browsing database** to detect **Malware**, **Unwanted Software**, **Social Engineering (Phishing)**, and **Harmful Applications**. Keyless, stateless, and unthrottled.

***

### ✨ Key Features

- 🛡️ **Google Transparency Protection** — Real-time security verification against Google's global Safe Browsing intelligence database.
- 🦠 **Malware & Virus Detection** — Identifies malicious software downloads, compromised scripts, and infected domains.
- 🎣 **Social Engineering & Phishing** — Detects fake login pages, credential harvesting, and fraudulent web portals.
- ⚠️ **Unwanted Software & Harmful Apps** — Flags adware, deceptive software bundles, and mobile threat vectors.
- 🛡️ **Procedural Anti-Blocking Randomization** — 100% dynamic User-Agent generation on every request (Chrome, Firefox, Safari across Mac, Windows, Linux, iOS, and Android).
- 🔐 **No API Keys or Auth Needed** — Unthrottled keyless execution without daily Google Cloud API quota exhaustion.

***

### 📥 Input Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Required | Default | Description |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| `site` | String | Yes | `apify.com` | Target domain or URL to audit for security threats. |

#### Input Example (JSON):

```json
{
  "site": "apify.com"
}
```

***

### 📤 Output Format Example

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "site": "apify.com",
  "is_safe": true,
  "status_code": 1,
  "status_text": "No unsafe content found",
  "threats": {
    "malware": false,
    "unwanted_software": false,
    "social_engineering_phishing": false,
    "harmful_applications": false
  },
  "last_updated": "2026-07-30T02:33:52.439Z",
  "google_transparency_url": "https://transparencyreport.google.com/safe-browsing/search?url=apify.com",
  "timestamp": "2026-07-30T03:00:00.000Z"
}
```

***

### 🆚 Why Google Safe Browsing API vs. Official Google Cloud API

| Feature | Google Safe Browsing API | Official Google Cloud API |
| :--- | :--- | :--- |
| **API Key Requirement** | ⚡ Keyless (Zero API Key needed) | ❌ Mandatory Google Cloud API Key required |
| **Setup Complexity** | ⚡ Instant (Single HTTP GET / POST) | 🐢 Complex Google Cloud Console setup & billing |
| **Daily Quota Limits** | 🚀 Unthrottled Keyless Engine | 🐢 Strict 10,000 req/day quota caps |
| **Anti-Blocking** | ✅ 100% Procedural UA Randomization | ❌ Single IP / Token Rate Tracking |

***

### 💡 How To Use — Simple Workflow

1. **Enter Site / URL** → Enter target domain (e.g. `apify.com` or `testsafebrowsing.appspot.com`).
2. **Run Threat Check** → Click **Start** to execute keyless Google Transparency Report security scan.
3. **Export Security Report** → View `is_safe` status and threat breakdown in clean JSON format.

***

### 🙋 Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

**Q: Do I need a Google Cloud account or Safe Browsing API key?**\
A: No! The API transparently proxies Google's Transparency Report backend server-side without requiring any API key.

**Q: How fast are threat status updates refreshed?**\
A: Threat data is pulled directly from Google's live Safe Browsing database and returns the exact `last_updated` timestamp.

***

### 🎯 Use Cases

- 🔒 **Domain & URL Reputation Checking** — Audit user-submitted links, emails, and external web addresses for security threats.
- 🛡️ **Cybersecurity & Threat Intelligence** — Automatically flag malicious sites, phishing portals, and malware hosts.
- 📊 **Platform & Marketplace Safety** — Protect users by screening posted URLs before publishing.

***

### 🔍 Keywords & Tags

`google safe browsing`, `transparency report`, `malware checker`, `phishing detector`, `domain safety`, `security audit`, `url reputation`

# Actor input Schema

## `site` (type: `string`):

Target domain or URL to check against Google Safe Browsing threat database (e.g. apify.com or testsafebrowsing.appspot.com).

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "site": "apify.com"
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `results` (type: `string`):

No description

## `keyValueStoreResult` (type: `string`):

No description

# 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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token
const client = new ApifyClient({
    token: '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>',
});

// Prepare Actor input
const input = {};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("dev00/google-safe-browsing-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 '<YOUR_API_TOKEN>' with your token.
client = ApifyClient("<YOUR_API_TOKEN>")

# Prepare the Actor input
run_input = {}

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("dev00/google-safe-browsing-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 '{}' |
apify call dev00/google-safe-browsing-checker --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=dev00/google-safe-browsing-checker",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/actors/1LRdkhdPcsvza6FSV/builds/8dC93cUCSDGNQfaUg/openapi.json