# Website Technology Detector (`seeb/website-technology-detector`) Actor

Detect the technology stack behind any public website. Identify CMS, ecommerce platforms, frameworks, analytics tools, CDN and hosting signals in a structured output built for lead generation, competitor research, audits, and sales intelligence.

- **URL**: https://apify.com/seeb/website-technology-detector.md
- **Developed by:** [Techionik](https://apify.com/seeb) (community)
- **Categories:** Lead generation, SEO tools, Automation
- **Stats:** 20 total users, 2 monthly users, 100.0% runs succeeded, 1 bookmarks
- **User rating**: No ratings yet

## Pricing

from $20.00 / 1,000 dataset items

This Actor is paid per event and usage. You are charged both the fixed price for specific events and for Apify platform usage.

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

## Website Technology Detector 🔎

![Website Stack Detection](https://img.shields.io/badge/Detects-CMS%20%7C%20Ecommerce%20%7C%20Frameworks-2ea44f)
![Structured Output](https://img.shields.io/badge/Output-Clean%20%26%20Structured-0aa7ff)
![Fast Static Analysis](https://img.shields.io/badge/Static%20Analysis-Fast%20%26%20Efficient-6f42c1)
![Public Websites](https://img.shields.io/badge/Public%20Websites-Only-important)

### Overview

Website Technology Detector analyzes public websites and identifies the main technologies they expose. It is built for fast, practical, and structured website stack discovery, making it useful for teams and professionals who need quick insight into what a website is using without manual inspection.

### What it detects

Depending on the public signals available on a website, the actor can identify:

- CMS
- ecommerce platform
- JavaScript frameworks
- CSS frameworks
- analytics tools
- CDN providers
- hosting platform
- server

### Best use cases

Website Technology Detector is useful for:

- lead generation
- competitor research
- website audits
- sales intelligence
- market research
- stack discovery
- ecommerce platform identification
- website data enrichment

### Input

Provide one or more public website URLs.

#### Example input

```
{
  "startUrls": [
    { "url": "https://www.shopify.com" },
    { "url": "https://www.intercom.com" },
    { "url": "https://webflow.com" }
  ]
}
```

### Output

Each dataset row contains:

- `url`
- `cms`
- `ecommerce_platform`
- `javascript_frameworks`
- `css_frameworks`
- `analytics_tools`
- `cdn_providers`
- `hosting_platform`
- `server`

If a category is not reliably detected, it may return `null` or an empty array.

### Example output

```
[
  {
    "url": "https://www.shopify.com",
    "cms": "Shopify",
    "ecommerce_platform": "Shopify",
    "javascript_frameworks": ["React"],
    "css_frameworks": [],
    "analytics_tools": ["GoogleAnalytics", "GoogleTagManager"],
    "cdn_providers": ["Cloudflare"],
    "hosting_platform": null,
    "server": "cloudflare"
  },
  {
    "url": "https://www.intercom.com",
    "cms": null,
    "ecommerce_platform": null,
    "javascript_frameworks": ["React", "NextJS"],
    "css_frameworks": [],
    "analytics_tools": ["GoogleAnalytics", "GoogleTagManager"],
    "cdn_providers": ["Cloudfront"],
    "hosting_platform": null,
    "server": "nginx"
  }
]
```

### Important notes

- Works on public websites only
- Results depend on what a website exposes publicly
- Some websites reveal more technology signals than others
- Empty values are normal when no reliable signal is found for a category
- Static detection is fast and efficient, but some websites may hide parts of their stack

### Summary

Website Technology Detector gives you a quick and structured way to discover the visible technology stack behind public websites. It is designed for professionals who need fast, scalable, and easy-to-use technology insights for research, prospecting, audits, and analysis.

# Actor input Schema

## `startUrls` (type: `array`):

Website URLs to analyze for CMS, ecommerce, frameworks, analytics, CDN, hosting, and other technologies.

## Actor input object example

```json
{
  "startUrls": [
    {
      "url": "https://themes.shopify.com"
    }
  ]
}
```

# Actor output Schema

## `overview` (type: `string`):

Link to the dataset containing detected technologies.

# 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 = {
    "startUrls": [
        {
            "url": "https://themes.shopify.com"
        }
    ]
};

// Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
const run = await client.actor("seeb/website-technology-detector").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 = { "startUrls": [{ "url": "https://themes.shopify.com" }] }

# Run the Actor and wait for it to finish
run = client.actor("seeb/website-technology-detector").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": [
    {
      "url": "https://themes.shopify.com"
    }
  ]
}' |
apify call seeb/website-technology-detector --silent --output-dataset

```

## MCP server setup

```json
{
    "mcpServers": {
        "apify": {
            "command": "npx",
            "args": [
                "mcp-remote",
                "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=seeb/website-technology-detector",
                "--header",
                "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_TOKEN>"
            ]
        }
    }
}

```

## OpenAPI specification

Download the OpenAPI definition: https://api.apify.com/v2/acts/1MIf5reD2s5DCzGWU/builds/tV490xznCgw7A9hut/openapi.json