API Reference

Detect Technologies

Detect technologies used by a website including e-commerce platforms, analytics tools (GA4, Google Ads), and tracking pixels (Facebook Pixel, GTM).

Use this to find out what tech stack a website runs — CMS, analytics, frontend frameworks, payment processors, CDN, chat tools, and more. Great for lead qualification and competitive research.

2 credits per request. Add render_js=true for sites that load tech dynamically (+4 credits).

Quick example

curl -G "https://api.webscraperapi.ai/v1/detect_technologies" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $WEBSCRAPERAPI_API_KEY" \
  --data-urlencode "url=https://shopify.com" \
  --data-urlencode "output=json"

Use render_js=true for single-page apps where tech is loaded via JavaScript. Without it, you may miss client-side frameworks and analytics tools.

Full API reference

GET
/v1/detect_technologies

Query Parameters

url*string

The URL to analyze.

Formaturi
Length1 <= length <= 2083
technologies?array<>

Technologies to check for: ga4, google_ads, google_ads_audience_tracker, google_ads_conversion, google_ads_remarketing, google_ads_user_list, google_tag_manager, facebook_pixel.

Default["technology","drupal","bigcommerce","prestashop","webflow","react","next_js","vue_js","nuxt_js","angular","jquery","web_server","ga4","google_ads","google_ads_audience_tracker","google_ads_conversion","google_ads_remarketing","google_ads_user_list","google_tag_manager","google_recaptcha","facebook_pixel","matomo_analytics","hotjar","mixpanel","plausible_analytics","microsoft_clarity","fullstory","cloudflare_cdn","aws_cloudfront","fastly","akamai","hubspot","marketo","salesforce_pardot","intercom","zendesk_chat","drift","crisp","onetrust","cookiebot","stripe","paypal","hcaptcha","segment","rudderstack"]
output?string

Output format.

Default"markdown"
Value in"markdown" | "json" | "csv"
render_js?boolean

Whether to render JavaScript (recommended).

Defaulttrue
timeout_ms?|

Request timeout in milliseconds.

Response Body

application/json

application/json

curl -X GET "https://api.webscraperapi.ai/v1/detect_technologies?url=http%3A%2F%2Fexample.com"
null
{
  "detail": [
    {
      "loc": [
        "string"
      ],
      "msg": "string",
      "type": "string"
    }
  ]
}