Academic Program

Discounted DFIR API Access for Students & Researchers

Get 500 API credits per month at $9/month — designed for cybersecurity students, academic researchers, and university programs.

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What's Included

Everything you need to integrate DFIR APIs into your academic work, at a fraction of the regular price.

200 Credits / Month

Same as the Starter plan ($29/month). Enough for phishing analyses, exposure scans, IOC enrichment, and AI-powered verdicts.

2 API Keys

Create separate keys for different projects or experiments.

All Endpoints

Full access to every API service — Phishing Checker, Exposure Scanner, AI Triage, and IOC Enrichment.

API + CLI Access

Use the REST API at api.dfir-lab.ch/v1 or the dfir-cli tool. Auth via X-API-Key header.

Email Support

Reach us at academic@dfir-lab.ch for research-related questions.

$9 / Month

Discounted academic pricing. No long-term commitment — cancel anytime.

Academic plan ($9/month) — 500 credits, 2 API keys, all endpoints. Same credits as Starter ($29/month) at 69% off. Need even more? View all plans.

Who It's For

The academic program is available to students and researchers with a valid university affiliation.

Students & Graduate Researchers

Active students with a university email (.edu or equivalent)
Master's and PhD candidates in cybersecurity or related fields
Students enrolled in digital forensics or incident response programs

Faculty & University Labs

Professors teaching cybersecurity or digital forensics courses
University research labs working on security topics
Academic institutions running DFIR training programs

How to Apply

Create an account

Email us

Send an email to academic@dfir-lab.ch with your university email and a brief description of your research or coursework. We verify your affiliation manually.

Get academic pricing applied

Once verified, we apply the $9/month academic rate to your account with 500 credits/month and 2 API keys.

Designed for Academic Research

Example use cases for students and researchers.

Malware & Phishing Research

Analyze phishing campaigns, extract IOCs, and study email-based attack patterns using structured API responses.

Cybersecurity Coursework

Build lab exercises around real-world DFIR APIs — email authentication analysis, exposure scanning, and automated triage.

Thesis & Academic Papers

Use API data for quantitative research on phishing detection rates, domain exposure, or IOC enrichment accuracy.

example — Python

import requests

resp = requests.post(
    "https://api.dfir-lab.ch/v1/phishing/analyze",
    headers={"X-API-Key": "your-api-key"},
    json={"raw_email": open("suspicious.eml").read()}
)

result = resp.json()
print(f"Verdict: {result['data']['verdict']}")
print(f"Credits remaining: {resp.headers['X-Credits-Remaining']}")

Frequently Asked Questions

Academic use includes university coursework, thesis or dissertation research, faculty-led research projects, cybersecurity lab exercises, and academic publications. The academic plan is not intended for commercial consulting, paid penetration testing, or production SOC operations outside a university setting.

Yes. The Phishing Email Checker, Exposure Scanner, and IOC Enrichment APIs are well-suited for thesis research on topics like phishing detection, email security, and attack surface analysis. We only ask that you cite DFIR Lab in your work. If your research requires more credits, you can upgrade to a higher plan at any time.

The academic plan includes 500 API credits per month — the same as the Starter plan ($29/month), at a fraction of the price. You also get 2 API keys and access to all available endpoints. If you need more, you can purchase credit top-ups starting at $9 for 100 credits.

Your academic plan stays active as long as you have a valid university email. Once your email is no longer valid, your account reverts to the free tier (100 credits/month). You can upgrade to any paid plan at any time.

After signing up, email academic@dfir-lab.ch with your university email address and a brief description of your research or coursework. We will manually verify your affiliation and apply the academic pricing to your account.

The academic plan has generous rate limits suitable for research workloads and lab exercises. If you are running a large-scale study that requires higher throughput, contact us and we can discuss options.