Detect Apollo
Apollo is a fully-featured caching GraphQL client with integrations for React, Angular, and more.
Detection looks at response headers, javascript globals, dom selectors across 5 fingerprint rules among the site's public responses.
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Websites using Apollo
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Signal classes
PluginView evaluates public page signals in these classes when identifying Apollo. Individual fingerprint rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- Response headers
- JavaScript globals
- DOM selectors
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Example public indicators for Apollo
Illustrative indicators derived from public catalog metadata for Apollo. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
- access-control-allow-headers: x-apollo-tracing
- __APOLLO_CLIENT__
- __APOLLO_CLIENT__.version: .
- __NEXT_DATA__.props.pageProps.__APOLLO_STATE__
- script#__APOLLO_STATE__
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What a detection means
- Establishes
- One or more public signals on the scanned page matched a known Apollo signature (5 rules) at the time of the scan.
- Does not establish
- A sitewide install of Apollo, an active vendor contract, exclusive use, or that Apollo is still in place today.
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How to check a site for Apollo
- 1. Enter the website URL in the scan form — homepage, pricing, checkout, or login pages usually expose the strongest Apollo signals.
- 2. PluginView reads only public responses (response headers, javascript globals, dom selectors) and scores them against the Apollo signature set (5 rules).
- 3. Review the confidence score and text explanation for Apollo on the results page.
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Commonly implies
A confirmed Apollo match also implies these technologies are present.
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FAQ: detecting Apollo
- Can PluginView detect Apollo without logging in?
- Yes. PluginView only reads publicly accessible responses when checking for Apollo — typically response headers, javascript globals, dom selectors. It does not bypass authentication or paywalls.
- What category is Apollo?
- Apollo is classified under JavaScript libraries in the PluginView directory.
- How many fingerprint rules cover Apollo?
- This reference currently tracks 5 fingerprint rules across response headers, javascript globals, dom selectors. Individual rule bodies are proprietary and are not published.
- What public signals suggest a site uses Apollo?
- Illustrative public indicators for Apollo include access-control-allow-headers: x-apollo-tracing; __APOLLO_CLIENT__; __APOLLO_CLIENT__.version: .. A live scan may match additional proprietary rules beyond these examples.
