PUT

/v3/businesses/submit/url/{scanId}

Scan URLs to see where it has been used before and check its originality. Using submit-url you can scan online content by submitting a URL, for plagiarism and identify infringed content in supported formats.

You need to login with a user and api key in order to access this method.

Add this HTTP header to your request:

Authorization: Bearer <Your-Login-Token>

Not sure how to generate your login token? Read here.

For integration testing purposes, use sandbox mode - for free.

Request

URL Parameters

Name

Description

scanId REQUIRED

A unique scan id provided by you.

We recommend you use the same id in your database to represent the scan in the Copyleaks database. This will help you to debug incidents.

Using the same ID for the same file will help you to avoid network problems that may lead to multiple scans for the same file.

String

Length: 3-36 characters.

Allowed characters are [a-zA-Z0-9] and the following symobols: [email protected]$^&-+%=_(){}<>';:/.",~`|

Body Parameters

Name

Description

url REQUIRED

The url to be scanned

String (uri)

Example: http://example.com

properties.webhooks.status REQUIRED

This webhook event is triggered once the scan status changes.

Use the special token {STATUS} to track the current scan status. This special token will automatically be replaced by the Copyleaks servers with the optional values: completed, error, creditsChecked and indexed.

Request Example

RAW

cURL

Python

Node.js

PHP

PUT

https://api.copyleaks.com/v3/businesses/submit/url/my-custom-id

Headers

Body

url: "http://example.com"

properties:

webhooks:

status: "https://yoursite.com/webhook/{STATUS}/my-custom-id"

Response

Codes

Status Code

Description

Example

201

The scan was Created.

400

Bad request.

{
  "properties.webhooks.status": [
    "The field is required."
  ]
}

401

Unauthorized

Authorization has been denied for this request.

409

A scan with the same Id already exists in the system.

429

Too many requests have been sent. The request has been rejected.

This may happen when sending too many scans in Sandbox mode.

Other resources:

Performance Considerations^Important! - How to improve your scan performance.

Exponential Backoff - Algorithm that helps applications define a retry strategy for consuming a network service.

Technical Specifications - See API's limits and supported formats.

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