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NIST National Vulnerability Database API

The checked API reported 417,664 records and includes CVEs published as early as 1988. Responses are paginated with resultsPerPage and startIndex, and the default and maximum CVE page size is 2,000 records.

Open nvd.nist.gov
Signal Scoredraft model
93
Access
No key · none or free API key
20
Licence clarity
Custom · terms linked
13
Evidence
6 source links checked
20
Freshness
verified 2026-11-01
20
Documentation
docs · limits · coverage · attribution
20

// Terms and limits

Access
none or free API key
Free tier
Keyless access allows 5 requests per rolling 30-second window; a free API key allows 50. CVE responses return at most 2,000 records per page.
Rate limits
5 requests per rolling 30 seconds without a key; 50 requests per rolling 30 seconds with a key
Licence
Customterms
Licence note
NIST makes the NVD available as a public service and permits API-backed services to search, display, analyze and retrieve the data. NIST public information may be copied or distributed unless marked copyrighted; modified API content must not be attributed to NVD.
Attribution
Requested notice: "This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD."

// Evidence · verified 2026-11-01

  1. 01nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here
  2. 02nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities
  3. 03nvd.nist.gov/developers/terms-of-use
  4. 04nvd.nist.gov/main-QN4PLKKZ.js
  5. 05services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?resultsPerPage=1
  6. 06www.nist.gov/copyrights-disclaimers

// Good for

cyber-threatvulnerabilitiesthreat-intelriskhistorical-data

// The same record, for agents

Request · get_entry
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}
Reply · selected fields
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  "domain": "Cyber Threat",
  "type": "Dataset",
  "badge": "Free",
  "auth": "none or free API key",
  "rateLimits": "5 requests per rolling 30 seconds without a key; 50 requests per rolling 30 seconds with a key",
  "license": "Custom",
  "licenseUrl": "https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/terms-of-use",
  "lastVerified": "2026-11-01",
  "evidenceUrls": [
    "https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/start-here",
    "https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities",
    "https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/terms-of-use",
    "https://nvd.nist.gov/main-QN4PLKKZ.js",
    "https://services.nvd.nist.gov/rest/json/cves/2.0?resultsPerPage=1",
    "https://www.nist.gov/copyrights-disclaimers"
  ],
  "tasks": [
    "cyber-threat",
    "vulnerabilities",
    "threat-intel",
    "risk",
    "historical-data"
  ],
  "providerUrl": "https://nvd.nist.gov/developers/vulnerabilities"
}

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