censys.search.v2 package

Interact with the Censys Search v2 APIs.

class censys.search.v2.CensysCerts(api_id: Optional[str] = None, api_secret: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: censys.search.v2.api.CensysSearchAPIv2

Interacts with the Certs index.

Examples

Inits Censys Certs.

>>> from censys.search import CensysCerts
>>> c = CensysCerts()

Search for hosts by sha256fp.

>>> c.get_hosts_by_cert("fb444eb8e68437bae06232b9f5091bccff62a768ca09e92eb5c9c2cf9d17c426")
(
    [
        {
            "ip": "string",
            "name": "string",
            "observed_at": "2021-08-02T14:56:38.711Z",
            "first_observed_at": "2021-08-02T14:56:38.711Z",
        }
    ],
    {
        "next": "nextCursorToken",
    },
)
INDEX_NAME: str = 'certificates'

Name of Censys Index.

aggregate(query: str, field: str, num_buckets: Optional[int])[source]

Aggregate current index.

Creates a report on the breakdown of the values of a field in a result set. For more details, see our documentation: https://search.censys.io/api

Parameters
  • query (str) – The query to be executed.

  • field (str) – The field you are running a breakdown on.

  • num_buckets (int) – Optional; The maximum number of values. Defaults to 50.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

get_hosts_by_cert(sha256fp: str, cursor: Optional[str] = None) Tuple[List[str], dict][source]

Returns a list of hosts which contain services presenting this certificate.

Parameters
  • sha256fp (str) – The SHA-256 fingerprint of the requested certificate.

  • cursor (str) – Cursor token from the API response, which fetches the next page of hosts when added to the endpoint URL.

Returns

A list of hosts and a dictionary of the pagination cursors.

Return type

Tuple[List[str], dict]

list_certs_with_tag(tag_id: str) List[str][source]

Returns a list of certs which are tagged with the specified tag.

Parameters

tag_id (str) – The ID of the tag.

Returns

A list of certificate SHA 256 fingerprints.

Return type

List[str]

metadata()[source]

Get current index metadata.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

search(query: str, per_page: Optional[int], cursor: Optional[str], pages: int)[source]

Search current index.

Searches the given index for all records that match the given query. For more details, see our documentation: https://search.censys.io/api

Parameters
  • query (str) – The query to be executed.

  • per_page (int) – Optional; The number of results to be returned for each page. Defaults to 100.

  • cursor (int) – Optional; The cursor of the desired result set.

  • pages (int) – Optional; The number of pages returned. Defaults to 1.

  • **kwargs (Any) – Optional; Additional arguments to be passed to the query.

Returns

Query object that can be a callable or an iterable.

Return type

Query

view(document_id: str)[source]

View document from current index.

View the current structured data we have on a specific document. For more details, see our documentation: https://search.censys.io/api

Parameters
Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

class censys.search.v2.CensysHosts(api_id: Optional[str] = None, api_secret: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: censys.search.v2.api.CensysSearchAPIv2

Interacts with the Hosts index.

Examples

Inits Censys Hosts.

>>> from censys.search import CensysHosts
>>> h = CensysHosts()

Simple host search.

>>> for page in h.search("service.service_name: HTTP"):
>>>     print(page)
[
    {
    'services':
        [
            {'service_name': 'HTTP', 'port': 80},
            {'service_name': 'HTTP', 'port': 443}
        ],
    'ip': '1.0.0.0'
    },
    ...
]

Fetch a specific host and its services

>>> h.view("1.0.0.0")
{
    'ip': '8.8.8.8',
    'services': [{}],
    ...
}

Simple host aggregate.

>>> h.aggregate("service.service_name: HTTP", "services.port", num_buckets=5)
{
    'total_omitted': 591527370,
    'buckets': [
        {'count': 56104072, 'key': '80'},
        {'count': 43527894, 'key': '443'},
        {'count': 23070429, 'key': '7547'},
        {'count': 12970769, 'key': '30005'},
        {'count': 12825150, 'key': '22'}
    ],
    'potential_deviation': 3985101,
    'field': 'services.port',
    'query': 'service.service_name: HTTP',
    'total': 172588754
}

Fetch a list of host names for the specified IP address.

>>> h.view_host_names("1.1.1.1")
['one.one.one.one']

Fetch a list of events for the specified IP address.

>>> h.view_host_events("1.1.1.1")
[{'timestamp': '2019-01-01T00:00:00.000Z'}]
INDEX_NAME: str = 'hosts'

Name of Censys Index.

list_hosts_with_tag(tag_id: str) List[str][source]

Returns a list of hosts which are tagged with the specified tag.

Parameters

tag_id (str) – The ID of the tag.

Returns

A list of host IP addresses.

Return type

List[str]

search(query: str, per_page: Optional[int] = None, cursor: Optional[str] = None, pages: int = 1, virtual_hosts: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs: Any) censys.search.v2.api.CensysSearchAPIv2.Query[source]

Search host index.

Searches the given index for all records that match the given query. For more details, see our documentation: https://search.censys.io/api

Parameters
  • query (str) – The query to be executed.

  • per_page (int) – Optional; The number of results to be returned for each page. Defaults to 100.

  • cursor (int) – Optional; The cursor of the desired result set.

  • virtual_hosts (str) – Optional; Whether to include virtual hosts in the results. Valid values are “EXCLUDE”, “INCLUDE”, and “ONLY”.

  • pages (int) – Optional; The number of pages returned. Defaults to 1.

  • **kwargs (Any) – Optional; Additional arguments to be passed to the query.

Returns

Query object that can be a callable or an iterable.

Return type

Query

view_host_events(ip_address: str, start_time: Optional[Union[str, datetime.date, datetime.datetime]] = None, end_time: Optional[Union[str, datetime.date, datetime.datetime]] = None, per_page: Optional[int] = None, cursor: Optional[str] = None, reversed: Optional[bool] = None) List[dict][source]

Fetches a list of events for the specified IP address.

Parameters
  • ip_address (str) – The IP address of the requested host.

  • start_time (Datetime) – Optional; An RFC3339 timestamp which represents the beginning chronological point-in-time (inclusive) from which events are returned.

  • end_time (Datetime) – Optional; An RFC3339 timestamp which represents the ending chronological point-in-time (exclusive) from which events are returned.

  • per_page (int) – Optional; The maximum number of hits to return in each response (minimum of 1, maximum of 50).

  • cursor (str) – Optional; Cursor token from the API response.

  • reversed (bool) – Optional; Reverse the order of the return events, that is, return events in reversed chronological order.

Returns

A list of events.

Return type

List[dict]

view_host_names(ip_address: str) List[str][source]

Fetches a list of host names for the specified IP address.

Parameters

ip_address (str) – The IP address of the requested host.

Returns

A list of host names.

Return type

List[str]

censys.search.v2.api module

Base for interacting with the Censys Search API.

class censys.search.v2.api.CensysSearchAPIv2(api_id: Optional[str] = None, api_secret: Optional[str] = None, **kwargs)[source]

Bases: censys.common.base.CensysAPIBase

This class is the base class for the Hosts index.

Examples

>>> c = CensysSearchAPIv2()
DEFAULT_URL: str = 'https://search.censys.io/api'

Default Search API base URL.

INDEX_NAME: str = ''

Name of Censys Index.

class Query(api: censys.search.v2.api.CensysSearchAPIv2, query: str, per_page: Optional[int] = None, cursor: Optional[str] = None, pages: int = 1, **kwargs: Any)[source]

Bases: Iterable

Query class that is callable and iterable.

Object Searches the given index for all records that match the given query. For more details, see our documentation: https://search.censys.io/api

view_all(max_workers: int = 20) Dict[str, dict][source]

View each document returned from query.

Please note that each result returned by the query will be looked up using the view method.

Parameters

max_workers (int) – The number of workers to use. Defaults to 20.

Returns

Dictionary mapping documents to that document’s result set.

Return type

Dict[str, dict]

account() dict[source]

Gets the current account’s query quota.

Returns

Quota response.

Return type

dict

add_comment(document_id: str, contents: str) dict[source]

Add comment to a document.

Parameters
  • document_id (str) – The ID of the document you are requesting.

  • contents (str) – The contents of the comment.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

add_tag_to_document(document_id: str, tag_id: str)[source]

Add a tag to a document.

Parameters
  • document_id (str) – The ID of the document.

  • tag_id (str) – The ID of the tag.

aggregate(query: str, field: str, num_buckets: Optional[int] = None) dict[source]

Aggregate current index.

Creates a report on the breakdown of the values of a field in a result set. For more details, see our documentation: https://search.censys.io/api

Parameters
  • query (str) – The query to be executed.

  • field (str) – The field you are running a breakdown on.

  • num_buckets (int) – Optional; The maximum number of values. Defaults to 50.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

bulk_view(document_ids: List[str], at_time: Optional[Union[str, datetime.date, datetime.datetime]] = None, max_workers: int = 20) Dict[str, dict][source]

Bulk view documents from current index.

View the current structured data we have on a list of documents. For more details, see our documentation: https://search.censys.io/api

Parameters
  • document_ids (List[str]) – The IDs of the documents you are requesting.

  • at_time ([str, datetime.date, datetime.datetime]) – Optional; Fetches a document at a given point in time.

  • max_workers (int) – The number of workers to use. Defaults to 20.

Returns

Dictionary mapping document IDs to that document’s result set.

Return type

Dict[str, dict]

create_tag(name: str, color: Optional[str] = None) dict[source]

Create a tag.

Parameters
  • name (str) – The name of the tag.

  • color (str) – Optional; The color of the tag.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

delete_comment(document_id: str, comment_id: str) dict[source]

Delete comment from a document.

Parameters
  • document_id (str) – The ID of the document you are requesting.

  • comment_id (str) – The ID of the comment you are requesting.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

delete_tag(tag_id: str)[source]

Delete a tag.

Parameters

tag_id (str) – The ID of the tag.

get_comments(document_id: str) List[dict][source]

Get comments for a document.

Parameters

document_id (str) – The ID of the document you are requesting.

Returns

The list of comments.

Return type

List[dict]

get_tag(tag_id: str) dict[source]

Get a tag.

Parameters

tag_id (str) – The ID of the tag.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

list_all_tags() List[dict][source]

List all tags.

Returns

The list of tags.

Return type

List[dict]

list_tags_on_document(document_id: str) List[dict][source]

List tags on a document.

Parameters

document_id (str) – The ID of the document.

Returns

The list of tags.

Return type

List[dict]

metadata() dict[source]

Get current index metadata.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

quota() dict[source]

Returns metadata of a given search query.

Returns

The metadata of the result set returned.

Return type

dict

remove_tag_from_document(document_id: str, tag_id: str)[source]

Remove a tag from a document.

Parameters
  • document_id (str) – The ID of the document.

  • tag_id (str) – The ID of the tag.

search(query: str, per_page: Optional[int] = None, cursor: Optional[str] = None, pages: int = 1, **kwargs: Any) censys.search.v2.api.CensysSearchAPIv2.Query[source]

Search current index.

Searches the given index for all records that match the given query. For more details, see our documentation: https://search.censys.io/api

Parameters
  • query (str) – The query to be executed.

  • per_page (int) – Optional; The number of results to be returned for each page. Defaults to 100.

  • cursor (int) – Optional; The cursor of the desired result set.

  • pages (int) – Optional; The number of pages returned. Defaults to 1.

  • **kwargs (Any) – Optional; Additional arguments to be passed to the query.

Returns

Query object that can be a callable or an iterable.

Return type

Query

update_comment(document_id: str, comment_id: str, contents: str) dict[source]

Update comment from a document.

Parameters
  • document_id (str) – The ID of the document you are requesting.

  • comment_id (str) – The ID of the comment you are requesting.

  • contents (str) – The contents of the comment.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

update_tag(tag_id: str, name: str, color: Optional[str] = None) dict[source]

Update a tag.

Parameters
  • tag_id (str) – The ID of the tag.

  • name (str) – The name of the tag.

  • color (str) – The color of the tag.

Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict

view(document_id: str, at_time: Optional[Union[str, datetime.date, datetime.datetime]] = None) dict[source]

View document from current index.

View the current structured data we have on a specific document. For more details, see our documentation: https://search.censys.io/api

Parameters
Returns

The result set returned.

Return type

dict