VirusTotalAPI

A base class for subclasses that implement methods for working with files, URLs, domain names, and IP addresses.

Attributes

base_url

The base URL for sending requests (str). Has the value: https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3.

headers

Request header containing API key (dict).

timeout

Server response timeout. A tuple that includes a timeout value for connect and a timeout value for read. If specify a single timeout value, it will be applied to both timeout connect and timeout read.

proxies

The Protocol and the URL of the proxy server (dict).

_version_api

VirusTotal API version (str). Has the value: version 3.

_last_http_error

HTTP status code of last operation (int).

_last_result

Result of the last execution of a subclass method of this class (added in version 1.0.3).

Constants

HTTP error codes constants:

  • HTTP_OK - Function completed successfully.
  • HTTP_BAD_REQUEST_ERROR - The API request is invalid or malformed. The message usually provides details about why the request is not valid.
  • HTTP_AUTHENTICATION_REQUIRED_ERROR - The operation requires an authenticated user. Verify that you have provided your API key.
  • HTTP_FORBIDDEN_ERROR - You are not allowed to perform the requested operation.
  • HTTP_NOT_FOUND_ERROR - The requested resource was not found.
  • HTTP_ALREADY_EXISTS_ERROR - The resource already exists.
  • HTTP_QUOTA_EXCEEDED_ERROR - You have exceeded one of your quotas (minute, daily or monthly). Daily quotas are reset every day at 00:00 UTC.
  • HTTP_TRANSIENT_ERROR - Transient server error. Retry might work.

Methods:

__init__(api_key, timeout, proxies)

Inits VirusTotalAPI.

Arguments:

get_version_api()

Return the API version values.

Arguments:

None.

Return value:

String containing API version (version 3).

Usage:

import vtapi3
   ...
vt_api = vtapi3.VirusTotalAPI('<API key>')
version_api = vt_api.get_version_api()
print(version_api)
   ...

get_last_http_error()

Return the HTTP status code of last operation.

Arguments:

None.

Return value:

HTTP status code of last operation.

Usage:

import vtapi3
   ...
vt_api = vtapi3.VirusTotalAPI('<API key>')
http_error = vt_api.get_last_http_error()
print(http_error)
   ...

get_last_result()

Return the result of executing methods of subclasses of this class (added in version 1.0.3).

Arguments:

None.

Return value:

Result of the last execution of a subclass method of this class.

Usage:

import vtapi3
   ...
vt_api = vtapi3.VirusTotalAPI('<API key>')
result = vt_api.get_last_result()
print(result)
   ...