post https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/auth/auth_token
Although the default Google Threat Intelligence API authorization method is via API keys, Threat Lists endpoints allow authorization tokens via query parameters for users whose integrations do not allow the X-Apikey custom header implemented for all endpoints.
Examples
Generate a new authorization token.
import requests
url = "https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/auth/auth_token"
headers = {"accept": "application/json","x-apikey": <api-key>}
response = requests.post(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)
curl -X POST https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/auth/auth_token -H "X-Apikey: <api-key>"
Retrieve the latest Ransomware threat list via authorization token
import requests
auth_token = "<newly generated token>"
url = f"https://www.virustotal.com/api/v3/threat_lists/ransomware/latest?auth_token={auth_token}"
headers = {"accept": "application/json"}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)
print(response.text)