TECHNOLOGY DETECTION API

What powers any website? Find out in one API call.

CMS, frameworks, analytics, payments, hosting and CDN — detected from public fingerprints, DNS and TLS. The affordable BuiltWith alternative, built API-first for developers, product teams and researchers.

HTTP FINGERPRINTSDNS RECORDSTLS CERTIFICATES
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$ {   "url": "https://example.com",   "technologies": [     {"slug": "wordpress", "name": "WordPress", "categories": ["CMS"], "confidence": 0.98},     {"slug": "cloudflare", "name": "Cloudflare", "categories": ["CDN"], "confidence": 0.95}   ],   "cached": false, "confirmed_at": "2026-06-10T12:00:00Z" }
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One POST request. The whole stack.

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Enterprise signal, indie pricing

Technology lookups from $9/month. The same core signal — fingerprints, DNS and TLS — that legacy enterprise tools charge hundreds for.

02

API-first, docs you'll enjoy

One POST request, clean JSON out. OpenAPI docs, copy-paste examples in curl, Python and JavaScript. No dashboards required.

03

Built for research & audits

Track competitor stacks over time, audit a client's website before a migration, inventory your own portfolio's tech, or power internal dashboards with structured technology data.

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Simple pricing, self-service

Free

$0/mo
100 lookups/mo
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Starter

$9/mo
1,000 lookups/mo
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Scale

$79/mo
50,000 lookups/mo
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14-day money-back guarantee · cancel anytime · billing by Paddle · refund policy

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Questions, answered

What exactly does the API return?

Technical facts about the URL you submit: each detected technology's slug, display name, categories (CMS, Analytics, CDN…) and a confidence score — derived from public HTTP responses, DNS records and TLS certificates. No personal or contact data, ever.

What happens when I hit my monthly quota?

Requests return 429 until your quota resets on the 1st of the month (UTC). Upgrading to a bigger plan takes effect immediately. Failed lookups (unreachable targets) never count against your quota.

Are repeated lookups cached?

Yes — results are cached per site for 7 days, so repeated lookups are fast and consistent. Cached responses are flagged with "cached": true.

Can I cancel? Is there a refund?

Cancel anytime — you keep access until the end of the paid period. And if WhatPowers isn't for you, e-mail us within 14 days of your first purchase for a full refund, no questions asked.