Port Number Lookup API

Look up TCP and UDP port numbers: the service, what it's for, and security notes for ports that are risky to expose. Search by port, list, range or service name.

POST /api/v1/tools/port-number-lookupMCP port_number_lookupNetwork Tools

Look up what runs on a TCP or UDP port: search over 250 well-known and registered ports by number, range or service name, with security notes for risky ones.

Input

Send these as a JSON object. Unknown fields are rejected.

query: A port ("5432"), a list ("22, 80, 443"), a range ("8000-8100") or a service name or words ("redis", "remote desktop"). (string, up to 200 characters, required)
protocol: Only ports used over this protocol. (string, one of all, tcp, udp, default "all")
sensitiveOnly: Only ports with a security note (risky to expose to the internet). (boolean, default false)

Try it in the browser JSON Schema Get an API key

curl https://pithlab.com/api/v1/tools/port-number-lookup \n  -H "Authorization: Bearer $PITHLAB_KEY" \n  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \n  -d '{"query":"6379"}'

Example response

{
  "ok": true,
  "result": {
    "count": 0,
    "range": "registered",
    "rangeDescription": "Registered port (1024 to 49151): assigned by IANA on request to specific applications.",
    "ports": []
  }
}