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Website Tech Detector API: Identify Any Site's Tech Stack Instantly

BuiltWith charges $295/month. Wappalyzer's API is limited. The Website Tech Detector API identifies frameworks, CMS, analytics, CDN, and hosting from any URL with one request.

Quick Start

curl -X GET "https://website-tech-detector2.p.rapidapi.com/website-tech-detector/detect?url=https://stripe.com" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Key: YOUR_API_KEY" \
  -H "X-RapidAPI-Host: website-tech-detector2.p.rapidapi.com"
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Node.js — Competitive Analysis

const axios = require('axios');

async function detectTech(urls) {
  const report = [];
  for (const url of urls) {
    const { data } = await axios.get(
      'https://website-tech-detector2.p.rapidapi.com/website-tech-detector/detect',
      {
        params: { url },
        headers: {
          'X-RapidAPI-Key': process.env.RAPIDAPI_KEY,
          'X-RapidAPI-Host': 'website-tech-detector2.p.rapidapi.com'
        }
      }
    );
    report.push({
      url,
      framework: data.technologies.find(t => t.category.includes('Framework'))?.name || 'Unknown',
      analytics: data.technologies.filter(t => t.category === 'Analytics').map(t => t.name),
      total: data.technologies.length
    });
  }
  return report;
}

detectTech(['https://shopify.com', 'https://notion.so'])
  .then(r => console.table(r));
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Use Cases

  1. Competitive Intelligence — See what tools competitors use
  2. Sales Prospecting — Target companies using specific tech stacks
  3. SEO Auditing — Detect analytics and CMS for technical audits

Free tier included. Try the Website Tech Detector API on RapidAPI


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