SSL Health Inspector

Inspect SSL certificate details for a domain, including validity, expiry and chain health

GET


                    api/v1/inspect-ssl

Inspect SSL certificate details for a domain, including validity, expiry and chain health

Rate Limiting

Standard rate limits apply to this endpoint.

Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication via API key. You can use the sandbox mode for testing without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`domain`	string	Required	The domain parameter
`port`	string	Required	The port parameter

Response details for this API endpoint. See the response format guide for the standard response structure.

Example Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "SSL certificate inspected successfully",
    "data": {
        "url": "https://example.com",
        "status_code": 200,
        "certificate": {
            "issuer": "Let's Encrypt Authority X3",
            "subject": "example.com",
            "valid_from": "2023-01-01T00:00:00Z",
            "valid_to": "2023-04-01T00:00:00Z",
            "valid": true,
            "days_until_expiry": 90
        }
    }
}

Example Usage

Here's how to use this endpoint in various languages. For more examples, see our code examples page.

cURL

curl -X GET \
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/inspect-ssl" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/inspect-ssl", {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

PHP

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://apixies.io/api/v1/inspect-ssl");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;

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Common Use Cases

Monitor certificate expiry in CI/CD

Integrate the SSL Health Inspector into your deployment pipeline to catch expiring certificates before they cause downtime. Set up alerts when certificates have fewer than 30 days remaining.

Build a domain monitoring dashboard

Combine with the DNS Lookup and Security Headers endpoints to create a comprehensive domain health dashboard that tracks SSL status alongside DNS configuration and security posture.

Audit client websites

Web agencies can batch-check SSL certificates across all client domains, generating automated reports on certificate validity and upcoming renewals.

Related API Endpoints

Explore related endpoints that work well with SSL Health Inspector.

GET Security Headers Inspector

Inspect security headers for a URL to check for adherence to current best practices

GET DNS Lookup

Resolve DNS records (A, AAAA, MX, TXT, CNAME, NS, SOA, SRV, CAA, PTR) for any domain

GET Link Checker

Check if a URL is reachable and return its HTTP status code and response time

Guides & Tutorials

Tutorial

SSL Certificate API Tutorial

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Use-case

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