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title: Get URL Intelligence
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# Get URL Intelligence

intel.urls.get(URLGetParams\*\*kwargs) -> [URL](<https://developers.cloudflare.com/api/python/resources/intel#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)>)

GET/accounts/{account\_id}/intel/url

Gets security information about a URL, including content categories and risk types. The URL must be provided as a query parameter.

##### Security

<details>

<summary>API Token</summary>



The preferred authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. <a href="https://developers.cloudflare.com/fundamentals/api/get-started/create-token/">Create a token</a>.

**Example:**<code>Authorization: Bearer Sn3lZJTBX6kkg7OdcBUAxOO963GEIyGQqnFTOFYY</code>

</details>

<details>

<summary>API Email + API Key</summary>



The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API, used in conjunction with a Global API key.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Email: user@example.com</code>

The previous authorization scheme for interacting with the Cloudflare API. When possible, use API tokens instead of Global API keys.

**Example:**<code>X-Auth-Key: 144c9defac04969c7bfad8efaa8ea194</code>

</details>

##### Accepted Permissions (at least one required)

`Intel Write``Intel Read`

##### ParametersExpand Collapse

account\_id: str

Identifier.

maxLength32

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20account_id%20%3E%20(schema)>)

url: str

The URL to look up.

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(method)%20get%20%3E%20(params)%20default%20%3E%20(param)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)>)

##### ReturnsExpand Collapse

<details>

<summary>

class URL: …

</summary>

<details>

<summary>

content\_categories: List\[ContentCategory]

Content categories associated with this URL.

</summary>

id: Optional\[int]

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20content_categories%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20id">Link to this property</a>

name: Optional\[str]

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20content_categories%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20name">Link to this property</a>

source\_id: Optional\[int]

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20content_categories%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20source_id">Link to this property</a>

super\_category\_id: Optional\[int]

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20content_categories%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20super_category_id">Link to this property</a>

</details>

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20content_categories">Link to this property</a>

full\_url: str

The full URL that was looked up.

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20full_url">Link to this property</a>

hostname: str

The hostname of the URL.

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20hostname">Link to this property</a>

<details>

<summary>

risk\_type: List\[RiskType]

Security risk types associated with this URL.

</summary>

id: Optional\[int]

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20risk_type%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20id">Link to this property</a>

name: Optional\[str]

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20risk_type%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20name">Link to this property</a>

source\_id: Optional\[int]

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20risk_type%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20source_id">Link to this property</a>

super\_category\_id: Optional\[int]

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20risk_type%20%3E%20(items)%20%3E%20(property)%20super_category_id">Link to this property</a>

</details>

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20risk_type">Link to this property</a>

url\_path: str

The path component of the URL.

<a href="#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)%20%3E%20(property)%20url_path">Link to this property</a>

</details>

[Link to this property](<#(resource)%20intel.urls%20%3E%20(model)%20url%20%3E%20(schema)>)

### Get URL Intelligence

Python

HTTPTypeScriptPythonGoTerraform

```
import os
from cloudflare import Cloudflare

client = Cloudflare(
    api_token=os.environ.get("CLOUDFLARE_API_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
url = client.intel.urls.get(
    account_id="023e105f4ecef8ad9ca31a8372d0c353",
    url="url",
)
print(url.content_categories)
```

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "content_categories": [
      {
        "id": 155,
        "name": "Technology",
        "source_id": 1,
        "super_category_id": 26
      }
    ],
    "full_url": "https://example.com/path",
    "hostname": "example.com",
    "risk_type": [
      {
        "id": 0,
        "name": "name",
        "source_id": 0,
        "super_category_id": 0
      }
    ],
    "url_path": "/path"
  }
}
```

##### Returns Examples

200 example

```
{
  "errors": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "messages": [
    {
      "code": 1000,
      "message": "message",
      "documentation_url": "documentation_url",
      "source": {
        "pointer": "pointer"
      }
    }
  ],
  "success": true,
  "result": {
    "content_categories": [
      {
        "id": 155,
        "name": "Technology",
        "source_id": 1,
        "super_category_id": 26
      }
    ],
    "full_url": "https://example.com/path",
    "hostname": "example.com",
    "risk_type": [
      {
        "id": 0,
        "name": "name",
        "source_id": 0,
        "super_category_id": 0
      }
    ],
    "url_path": "/path"
  }
}
```