API Reference

Get service history for a host

get
https://api.platform.censys.io/v3/global/asset/host//observations/services

Retrieve historical service observations for a host. This endpoint returns time ranges during which services were detected on the host.

You can define a specific time frame of interest. If you do not specify a time frame, this endpoint will search the historical dataset that is available to your account.

You can filter by port number, protocol, and transport protocol.

Path Params
string
required

The IP address of a host.

Query Params
uuid
required

The ID of a Censys organization to associate the request with. See the Getting Started docs for more information.

string

Start of date range (RFC3339 format, e.g., 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z). If not specified, defaults to the maximum query window back from the end time.

string

End of date range (RFC3339 format, e.g., 2024-01-31T23:59:59Z). If not specified, defaults to now. Cannot be in the future.

int32
1 to 100
Defaults to 100

Number of results per page (max 100)

string

Pagination token from previous response

int32

Filter by port number

string

Filter by application protocol

string
enum

Filter by transport protocol

Allowed:
order_by
array of strings | null

Order observations by these fields. Multiple values can be provided to sort by multiple fields (e.g., ['port DESC', 'protocol ASC']).

order_by
Headers
uuid

The ID of a Censys organization to associate the request with. See the Getting Started docs for more information. Note: The header parameter is supported for atypical use cases; we recommend always providing this field via the query parameter.

string
enum
Defaults to application/json

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