Security Scan Report: api.postcodes.io

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Submitted: Mar 4, 2026, 7:50:40 AMCompleted: Mar 4, 2026, 7:51:54 AMpubliccompleted
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Summary

This website contacted 2 IPs in 1 country across 2 domains to perform 1 HTTP transaction. The main domain is api.postcodes.io and was registered NaN years ago.

Submitted URL: https://api.postcodes.io

The Cisco Umbrella rank of the primary domain is #330,673 of the top 1 million websites

AI Security Verdict

Safe Website

Confidence: 95%

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Risk Score

Legitimate API service with no detected security threats.

Safety Factors
Well‑established domain (registered 2013)
No malicious Indicators of Compromise
No suspicious JavaScript or malware patterns
No credential or payment forms
Domain age information unavailable

Details

Page Title

Postcode & Geolocation API for the UK | Postcodes.io

Scan Type

public

Language

🇺🇸

English

(80% confidence)

Category

government public service

(45%)

Domain Information

Within the British Indian Ocean Territory country-code top-level domain (.io), 'api.postcodes.io' is registered with subdomain 'api'. Count 9 characters in 'postcodes' holding three vowels versus six consonants. It segments into 1 word: postcodes. No strong language cues emerged from the frequency lists.

Screenshot

Security scan screenshot of https://api.postcodes.io

Page Load Overview

1.38s
Total Load Time
57
HTTP Requests
3
Domains
5.7 MB
Total Size

Language Analysis

Primary Language

🇺🇸English
Code: en
Confidence:80%
Script:Latin
Direction:ltr

Detection Details

Language Code:en
Detection Confidence:80%
Script Type:Latin
HTML Lang Attribute:en
Text Length:1,877 chars
Detector Agreement:80%

Website Classification

Primary Category

government public service45% confidence
Type: static
Method: ml+structural

All Detected Categories

government public service
45%
documentation technical
33%
technology software
33%

Detected Features

No structural features detected

Domain & IP Information

RequestsIP AddressLocationAS Autonomous System
29104.26.12.209United States
AS13335Cloudflare, Inc.
28188.114.96.3United States
AS13335Cloudflare, Inc.
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Detected Technologies3

Content Similarity HashesFor malware variant detection

TLSH (Trend Micro Locality Sensitive Hash)

Security-focused

Specialized for malware detection and similarity analysis

T12882C936E100247F021746DAF916739CFA9BA24DC6399434F6FD87AA47C2E528433977

ssdeep (Context Triggered Piecewise Hashing)

Context-aware

Detects similar content even with modifications

192:CkD/ggRkggtNunZyHHk2lhYB6WhW671N27DGmKrqEFthOPy:CkD92AyklB6WhH27SzehPy

sdhash (Similarity Digest Hashing)

High-precision

High-precision similarity detection for forensic analysis

sdhash:3:17879:QMFogcquICAcipICL/QXwHxREGPJwB0EAAEzYnLXAtEAAqsYgQwBEEhIUAKCkUBEAOq0pFYIIICC0gKdXEHBPBSwAxzIL4Tx

These hashes enable detection of similar websites and malware variants by comparing content similarity even when exact matches aren't found.

Image Hashes

Perceptual Hashes

Average Hash:7f00000000ffffff
Perceptual Hash:8a02f7f52ccdd423
Difference Hash:fffdf9b3ff2b2a2b
Wavelet Hash:ff00000000ffffff
Color Hash:#79a9d2

Other Hashes

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