# Google Cloud Web Risk API Reviews
**Vendor:** Google  
**Category:** [Website Security Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/website-security)  
**Average Rating:** 4.0/5.0  
**Total Reviews:** 1
## About Google Cloud Web Risk API
Google Cloud's Web Risk API is a security service that enables client applications to check URLs against Google's continuously updated lists of unsafe web resources. These resources include sites associated with malware, social engineering (such as phishing, and unwanted software. By integrating the Web Risk API, developers can proactively identify and mitigate potential threats, enhancing user safety and trust. Key Features and Functionality: - Lookup API: Allows client applications to send URLs for real-time verification against Google's threat lists, providing immediate feedback on potential risks. - Update API: Enables applications to download and maintain local copies of threat lists, facilitating efficient and privacy-conscious URL checks without constant network requests. - Submission API: Permits the submission of suspicious URLs to Google for analysis, contributing to the collective security ecosystem. - Evaluate API: (In preview Returns a confidence score indicating the likelihood of a URL being malicious, based on blocklists, machine learning models, and heuristic rules. Primary Value and User Solutions: The Web Risk API addresses the critical need for robust web security by providing tools to detect and prevent user interactions with harmful websites. It helps in: - Protecting Users: By identifying and warning against malicious URLs, it safeguards users from phishing attacks, malware infections, and unwanted software. - Enhancing Application Security: Developers can integrate comprehensive URL threat detection into their applications, ensuring a safer browsing experience. - Maintaining Privacy: With options like the Update API, applications can perform local URL checks, reducing the need to transmit user data over the network. By leveraging Google's extensive threat intelligence, the Web Risk API empowers organizations to proactively manage web-based threats, thereby enhancing overall cybersecurity posture.




## Google Cloud Web Risk API Reviews
  ### 1. Be on the safe side

**Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars

**Reviewed by:** Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)

**Reviewed Date:** November 30, 2021

**What do you like best about Google Cloud Web Risk API?**

Quick and simple URL check for phishing, malware and unsafe

**What do you dislike about Google Cloud Web Risk API?**

Response time can be discouraging and privacy issues

**What problems is Google Cloud Web Risk API solving and how is that benefiting you?**

Added security to have safe web browsing


## Google Cloud Web Risk API Discussions
  - [What is Google Cloud Web Risk API used for?](https://www.g2.com/discussions/what-is-google-cloud-web-risk-api-used-for)

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## Google Cloud Web Risk API Features
**Administration**
- Content Delivery
- Dashboard & Reporting
- Alerting

**Risk Analysis**
- Blacklist and Whitelist
- Vulnerability Assessment
- Security Auditing

**Threat Protection**
- Firewall
- DDoS Protection
- Malware Detection
- Malware Removal

**Generative AI**
- AI Text Summarization

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