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API Reverse Engineering Prohibition

Medium severity Explicit document language Common · 108 of 352 platforms
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Clause Stability Stable

0
Changes
3
Months Monitored
Jul 10, 2026
First Seen
Jul 10, 2026
Last Seen
This clause type exists across 333 other provisions on other platforms.

How other platforms handle this

Amazon Associates Medium

(iii) remove, obscure, alter, or make invisible, illegible, or indecipherable, any notice, including any notice of intellectual property or proprietary right, appearing on or contained within Creators API, PA API, Data Feeds, Product Advertising Content, or Specifications.

Together AI Medium

make calls through the API that exceed limits on the number and frequency of such calls or take any action that imposes an unreasonable or disproportionately heavy load on the API or the Services...

Runway Medium

Your Applications made available to end users must prominently display "Powered by Runway" and link to runwayml.com on applicable user interfaces and in accordance with our Branding Guidelines.

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▸ View Original Clause Language DOCUMENT RECORD
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Copy, adapt, reformat, reverse-engineer, disassemble, decompile, decipher, or otherwise modify the API or create derivative works of the API.

Excerpt from OpenSea's Terms of Service

Applicable regulations

CFAA
United States Federal

Provision details

Document information
Document
OpenSea Terms of Service
Entity
OpenSea
Document last updated
May 5, 2026
Tracking information
First tracked
July 9, 2026
Last verified
July 9, 2026
Record ID
CA-P-032623
Document ID
CA-D-00209
Evidence Provenance
Source URL
Wayback Machine
Content hash (SHA-256)
76b04082fc896790748950b58f45fa27b32b077fa7f68023f3882c090ed2ad1f
Analysis generated
July 9, 2026 06:20 UTC
Methodology
Evidence
✓ Snapshot stored   ✓ Hash verified
Citation Record
Entity: OpenSea
Document: OpenSea Terms of Service
Record ID: CA-P-032623
Captured: 2026-07-09 06:20:04 UTC
SHA-256: 76b04082fc896790…
URL: https://conductatlas.com/platform/opensea/opensea-terms-of-service/provision/CA-P-032623/api-reverse-engineering-prohibition/
Accessed: Aug. 2, 2026
Permanent archival reference. Stable identifier suitable for legal filings, compliance documentation, and research citation.
Classification
Severity
Medium
Categories

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does OpenSea's API Reverse Engineering Prohibition clause do?

The clause states: “Copy, adapt, reformat, reverse-engineer, disassemble, decompile, decipher, or otherwise modify the API or create derivative works of the API.”

How many platforms have this type of clause?

ConductAtlas has identified this type of provision across 108 platforms. See the full comparison.

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