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Website Technology API

Identify the technologies behind any website CMS, frameworks, analytics, CDN, hosting, and more, for competitive market analysis and technological insight.

Active1 credit = 1 requestGET/v2/website/technology
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OverviewLink to Overview

The Website Technology API detects the full technology stack of any public website, including CMS platforms, JavaScript frameworks, analytics tools, CDN providers, security solutions, marketing automation tools, and more. It offers two modes: a lightweight simple mode for quick overviews, and a detailed expert mode with confidence scores, versions, and category metadata.

QuickstartLink to Quickstart

GET https://api.piloterr.com/v2/website/technology?query=https://example.com&mode=simple

ParametersLink to Parameters

Parameter Type Required Description
query string yes A website URL with either the http:// or https:// protocol
mode string no Response detail level: simple or expert (default: expert)

Response fieldsLink to Response fields

Field Type Description
cms string Detected CMS platform (simple mode only)
urls object Map of crawled URLs with HTTP status codes
technologies array Detected technologies: flat names (simple) or full objects (expert)
technologies[].name string Technology name (expert mode)
technologies[].confidence integer Detection confidence score 0–100 (expert mode)
technologies[].version string Detected version if available (expert mode)
technologies[].categories array Category objects with id, slug, name (expert mode)

NotesLink to Notes

  • Response time is typically between 10 and 15 seconds
  • Use expert mode when confidence scores or version information is needed
  • Use simple mode for lightweight integrations and dashboards

Main use casesLink to Main use cases

  • Identify which CMS, framework, or analytics tools competitors are using to benchmark your own tech stack
  • Build sales intelligence tools that filter prospects by technology (e.g. find all companies using HubSpot)
  • Audit your own website's technology exposure for security and compliance purposes
  • Enrich company data pipelines with technology stack signals for lead scoring and segmentation

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