1.1 Apikey info

Request

Value

Method

GET

URL

https://api.metadefender.com/v4/apikey/

Summary

Retrieve information about an apikey.

Request

Header Parameters

 

Description

Allowed Values

Required

apikey

Gives rights to use the endpoint (API Authentication Mechanisms), and also identifies the user

apikey

YES

Response

HTTP Status Codes

Please refer to Status Codes for more information.

Body

Example of a successful request:

{
"max_upload_file_size": 140,
"max_archive_file_size": 140,
"max_archive_file_number": 50,
"limit_prevention": 40,
"limit_reputation": 4000,
"limit_sandbox": 1,
"limit_feed": 1000,
"qos_scan": "normal",
"updated_at": "2019-02-21T09:12:36.275Z",
"created_at": "2019-02-21T09:12:36.275Z",
"portal_api_key": "1981b1387c84f2f1465ae14994b96c5c",
"source": "mdcloud_fingerprint",
"workflow_rule": 0,
"votes": [],
"vulnerability_submissions": [],
"expiration_date": "1970-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"time_interval": "daily",
"nickname": "throbbing_band_caae",
"paid_user": 0
}

Example of a failed request:

{
"error": {
"code": 404008,
"messages": [
"The apikey was not found"
]
}
}

Descriptions of response:

max_upload_file_size

The maximum upload size for files (expressed in MB)

max_archive_file_size

The maximum upload size for archives (expressed in MB)

max_archive_file_number

The maximum number of files contained in an archive

limit_prevention

The limit corresponding to Prevention API

limit_reputation

The limit corresponding to Reputation API

limit_sandbox

The limit corresponding to Sandbox API

limit_feed

The limit corresponding to Feed API

qos_scan

The selected scan queue, based on the apikey type

updated_at

The last date when the apikey information was updated

created_at

The date when the apikey was created

portal_api_key

The queried apikey

expiration_date

The expiration date of the apikey (if this is in the future, it means that this is a paid apikey)

time_interval

The reset interval for the apikey limits

nickname

The nickname of the user correlated to the queried apikey

Errors

Please refer to Errors for more information.

Sample code (Node.js)

var http = require("https");
 
var options = {
"method": "GET",
"hostname": [
"api",
"metadefender",
"com"
],
"path": [
"v4",
"apikey",
""
],
"headers": {
"apikey": + process.env.APIKEY
}
};
 
var req = http.request(options, function (res) {
var chunks = [];
 
res.on("data", function (chunk) {
chunks.push(chunk);
});
 
res.on("end", function () {
var body = Buffer.concat(chunks);
console.log(body.toString());
});
});
 
req.end();

Sample code (cURL)

curl -X GET \
https://api.metadefender.com/v4/apikey/ \
-H "apikey: ${APIKEY}"