VerifiedDR API

Use VerifiedDR scores and actions in your app or agent. The API shares data and rules with the vdr CLI and MCP server.

Base URL
https://verifieddr.com/api/v1
Authentication
Authorization: Bearer vdr_your_api_key
Limits
  • 60 requests a minute
  • Quota headers on every response
  • JSON in, JSON out

Start in two minutes

One key, one header, one request. The first response is the JSON your app works with.

  1. 1

    Create a key

    Open API keys in the dashboard and create a key. It starts with vdr_. Keep it in server code and never in a browser.

  2. 2

    Send your first request

    Add the key as a bearer token. A site lookup returns DR, TrueDR, trust and traffic evidence for any approved website.

    First request
    curl https://verifieddr.com/api/v1/lookup/verifieddr.com \
      -H "Authorization: Bearer vdr_your_api_key"
  3. 3

    Or run the same call in the CLI

    Every endpoint has a vdr command. Agents and scripts often prefer the shorter form.

    Same operation in the CLI
    export VERIFIEDDR_API_KEY=vdr_your_api_key
    vdr authority:lookup verifieddr.com

Authentication

Send the key as a bearer token with each request. Public lookups return public site data. Account routes return 404 for sites outside your account, so a leaked key never reveals which sites you own.

Authorization header
Authorization: Bearer vdr_your_api_key

Rate limits and quota

Every authenticated call spends one quota unit, cached or not. The API comes with a 90-day growth program; the program sets the monthly meter.

API quota per account type
AccountCapacity
Verified free account25 lifetime calls, 5 requests a minute
Grow program5,000 calls a month, 60 requests a minute
Scale program10,000 calls a month, 60 requests a minute

The free trial covers GET /lookup, /find, /map, /snippets, /categories and /account/usage, plus reading and editing AI Visibility questions on sites you own. Running a scan needs a running program. If onboarding granted the account a limited first scan, the API can use that allowance for up to 4 questions. Later scans and all other actions need a program.

Responses include X-API-Quota-Limit, X-API-Quota-Remaining, X-API-Quota-Period and X-API-Tier. A minute-rate limit returns 429 with Retry-After. A spent quota or a program gate returns 402 with an upgrade link. A program runs 90 days on one payment.

Choose a resource

Pick the job you want the API to do.

Other ways in

Agents can use the same operations through MCP or the CLI without HTTP code.

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