The IsThisAScam API.

Authorization: Bearer itas_your_api_key_here

curl -X POST https://isthisascam.to/api/v1/check \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer itas_your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "content": "Urgent: Your PayPal account has been limited. Verify now: http://paypa1-secure.xyz/verify",
    "input_type": "text",
    "locale": "en"
  }'

{
  "json-key">"id": "sR4kX9pLm2wN",
  "json-key">"input_type": "email",
  "json-key">"composite_score": 87,
  "json-key">"verdict": "confirmed_scam",
  "json-key">"scam_type": "phishing",
  "json-key">"confidence": 94,
  "json-key">"explanation": "This message exhibits strong phishing indicators including credential harvesting links, urgency pressure, and sender domain spoofing.",
  "json-key">"red_flags": [
    {
      "json-key">"id": "rf_1",
      "json-key">"title": "Suspicious sender domain",
      "json-key">"description": "Domain registered 2 days ago",
      "json-key">"severity": "critical",
      "json-key">"layer": 2,
      "json-key">"evidence": "paypa1-secure.xyz registered 2024-04-13"
    },
    {
      "json-key">"id": "rf_2",
      "json-key">"title": "Urgency pressure",
      "json-key">"description": "Threatens account suspension within 24 hours",
      "json-key">"severity": "high",
      "json-key">"layer": 4
    },
    {
      "json-key">"id": "rf_3",
      "json-key">"title": "Credential harvesting",
      "json-key">"description": "Links to fake login page",
      "json-key">"severity": "critical",
      "json-key">"layer": 4,
      "json-key">"evidence": "http://paypa1-secure.xyz/verify"
    }
  ],
  "json-key">"layers": [
    {
      "json-key">"layer": 1,
      "json-key">"name": "URL Reputation",
      "json-key">"score": 85,
      "json-key">"status": "danger",
      "json-key">"flags": [],
      "json-key">"latency_ms": 320
    },
    {
      "json-key">"layer": 2,
      "json-key">"name": "Domain Intelligence",
      "json-key">"score": 92,
      "json-key">"status": "danger",
      "json-key">"flags": [],
      "json-key">"latency_ms": 450
    },
    {
      "json-key">"layer": 3,
      "json-key">"name": "Email Authentication",
      "json-key">"score": 70,
      "json-key">"status": "warning",
      "json-key">"flags": [],
      "json-key">"latency_ms": 180
    },
    {
      "json-key">"layer": 4,
      "json-key">"name": "AI Text Analysis",
      "json-key">"score": 88,
      "json-key">"status": "danger",
      "json-key">"flags": [],
      "json-key">"latency_ms": 2100
    },
    {
      "json-key">"layer": 5,
      "json-key">"name": "Visual Analysis",
      "json-key">"score": 0,
      "json-key">"status": "skipped",
      "json-key">"flags": [],
      "json-key">"latency_ms": 0
    },
    {
      "json-key">"layer": 6,
      "json-key">"name": "Community Database",
      "json-key">"score": 45,
      "json-key">"status": "warning",
      "json-key">"flags": [],
      "json-key">"latency_ms": 120
    }
  ],
  "json-key">"processing_time_ms": 3170,
  "json-key">"analyzed_at": "2026-04-15T12:00:00Z"
}

curl -X POST https://isthisascam.to/api/v1/bulk \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer itas_your_api_key_here" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "items": [
      { "content": "https://suspicious-url.com" },
      { "content": "You won a free iPhone! Claim here...", "input_type": "text" },
      { "content": "From: [email protected]\nSubject: Account locked" }
    ]
  }'

{
  "json-key">"results": [
    {
      "json-key">"id": "a1b2c3",
      "json-key">"verdict": "likely_scam",
      "json-key">"composite_score": 72,
      "json-key">"scam_type": "phishing"
    },
    {
      "json-key">"id": "d4e5f6",
      "json-key">"verdict": "confirmed_scam",
      "json-key">"composite_score": 91,
      "json-key">"scam_type": "lottery"
    },
    {
      "json-key">"id": "g7h8i9",
      "json-key">"verdict": "confirmed_scam",
      "json-key">"composite_score": 88,
      "json-key">"scam_type": "phishing"
    }
  ],
  "json-key">"total": 3,
  "json-key">"processing_time_ms": 8420
}

const response = await fetch("https://isthisascam.to/api/v1/check", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Authorization": "Bearer itas_your_api_key_here",
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    content: "Urgent: Verify your account at http://paypa1-secure.xyz",
    input_type: "text",
  }),
});

const data = await response.json();
console.log(data.verdict, data.composite_score);