Global Data

Get a host

Changed on Nov 3, 2026

Retrieve information about a single host. A host ID is its IP address.<br><br>In a SOC environment, use this endpoint to pull the current services, software, certificates, and labels on an IP from an alert, so you can quickly judge whether it is malicious or benign.

get/v3/global/asset/host/{host_id}

Request

Base URL
https://api.platform.censys.io
URL
https://api.platform.censys.io/v3/global/asset/host/{host_id}
Auth
HTTP bearer

Path parameters

host_idstring ip required

The IP address of a host.

Example:8.8.8.8

Query parameters

organization_idstring uuid

Example:11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555

at_timestring date-time

RFC3339 Timestamp to view a host at a specific point in time. Must be a valid RFC3339 string. Ensure that you suffix the date with T00:00:00Z or a specific time.

Example:2025-01-01T00:00:00Z

Headers

X-Organization-IDstring uuid

The ID of a Censys organization to associate the request with. If omitted, the request will be processed using the authenticated user's free wallet where applicable. See the Getting Started docs for more information. Note: The header parameter is supported for atypical use cases; we recommend always providing this field via the query parameter.

Example:11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555

Response

Changes

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