virustotal-package: virustotal: Access Virustotal API

In virustotal: R Client for the 'VirusTotal' API

virustotal: Access Virustotal API

Description

Access virustotal API. See https://www.virustotal.com/. Details about API calls: https://docs.virustotal.com/reference.

You will need credentials to use this application. If you haven't already, get the API Key at https://www.virustotal.com/.

Options

virustotal.timeout

Request timeout in seconds. Default 60.

virustotal.max_tries

Maximum attempts per request; retries honor HTTP 429/503 and their Retry-After header. Default 3.

virustotal.requests_per_minute

Client-side throttle. Default 4, the public API allowance; premium keys can raise it.

virustotal.throttle

Set FALSE to disable the client-side throttle entirely. Default TRUE.

Author(s)

Gaurav Sood

See Also

Useful links:

• https://github.com/themains/virustotal

• https://themains.github.io/virustotal/

• Report bugs at https://github.com/themains/virustotal/issues

virustotal documentation built on Aug. 20, 2026, 5:07 p.m.