search(): smaller results by default, new metadata.truncated property
Search results no longer include http.html or smb.raw by default, and list removed fields in metadata.truncated.
Read more... Changelog
Shodan Update: October 2026
Our largest data release of the year: post-quantum TLS detection, cipher suite data, far better product identification, and a faster, more reliable API.
Read more... Shodan Update: September 2026
Much broader subdomain discovery from Certificate Transparency, and fresher DNS data.
Read more... Shodan Update: August 2026
The redesigned shodan.io is live for everyone, Shodan Trends got a major release, and Shodan now detects MCP servers.
Read more... Shodan Update: July 2026
Searching inside Shodan Monitor, 30+ new AI/ML detections, and new fields for tracking technology changes.
Read more... Shodan Update: June 2026
New protocols, HTTP header data and fresher DNS records.
Read more... Shodan Update: May 2026
New Certificate Transparency documentation, more complete hostname data and a new European vulnerability source.
Read more... Shodan Update: April 2026
A preview of the redesigned shodan.io, new integration docs and richer vulnerability scoring.
Read more... Shodan Update: March 2026
A big month for data collection: new protocols, Citrix NetScaler versions and a batch of AI product detections.
Read more... New search() parameter: fields
The 'fields' parameter lets you specify a comma-separated list of fields that the API should return for the search query.
Read more... Shodan Update: February 2026
A new `domain:` filter, more threat-actor tracking and new documentation for our DNS data.
Read more... New filter: domain
A new search filter "domain" is now available that allows precise searching based on top-level domains.
Read more... Shodan Update: January 2026
Shodan started the year by tracking a new wave of self-hosted AI agents and making honeypots easier to spot.
Read more... Bulk Data
Added weekly DNSDB Parquet files and reduce DNSDB SQLite file size
Read more... Update properties: CDN and Kubernetes
Properly tag all Azure FrontDoor IPs as cdn and improve K8s detection
Read more... Shodan API
Changed the rate limit behavior to drop excess requests instead of blocking access.
Read more... Shodan Monitor
Fixed dashboard erroring out due to enforcement of facet analysis limit
Read more... Shodan API
Increased the number of facet values
Read more... Bulk Data
Added daily DNSDB Parquet files and fixed issues with dnsdb and ping file listings.
Read more... Shodan Monitor
Domain-based assets now use a 24-hour timeframe (previously 48 hours)
Read more... IP WHOIS
Bulk Data API documentation updated
Read more... Search Engine
New search filter and facet: asset
Read more... New properties
* New properties: comfyui, seven_days_to_die
* Updated properties: mqtt, ntrip, chroma, http
Read more... * Updated properties: mqtt, ntrip, chroma, http
Update properties: Skywalking
* New properties: skywalking
* Updated properties: ntrip
Read more... * Updated properties: ntrip