How to check if a website is built with Sanity?

Sanity is a modern, flexible platform designed to help build digital experiences by providing a composable content architecture. It’s mainly known for its powerful APIs and customizable content workspaces, making it an excellent choice for developers and content creators.
To determine if a website is built with Sanity, you can use two approaches: 1) check with an online detection tool or 2) inspect the website’s code manually.
Method 1: Check for Sanity with a tool
This is by far the easiest way to check if a site is made with Sanity:
- Copy the URL of the website you want to check.
- Paste into our free Sanity detector tool.
This will give you an instant answer about whether the site was built with Sanity.
Method 2: Check the source code manually
This method involves manually checking the source code. It can be trickier, but we will guide you through it.
- Open the website you want to check: The first step is to open the website you want to check out.
- View Source Code: Right-click on the webpage and look for an option labeled “View Page Source” or “View Source.” The “View Source” option is available through text paragraphs.
- Look for Sanity clues: The next step is to check for hints that reveal a Drupal website. Press
CTRL + F
to open the search box. Search for “sanity”-related terms. If you, e.g., findcdn.sanity.io
, you can be sure that the website is built with Sanity. - Check headers: Open the Inspect tool and check network headers. If you find “X-Sanity-Age” or “X-Sanity-Shard,” it is evident that the site is built with Sanity.
Note that hints for Sanity might be hidden.
Check out our guide on which website platform is used.
Other popular web stacks you can investigate
Website builders
- SquareSpace detector (also detects themes).
- Webflow detector.
- Framer detector.
- Wix detector.
- Bubble.io detector.
- Weebly detector.
- Unbounce detector.
E-commerce platforms
- WooCommerce detector (also detects themes).
- Shopify detector.
- BigCommerce detector.
- PrestaShop detector.
- OpenCart detector.
CMS
Javascript frameworks
Christoffer Pettersen
Founder, Web developerPettersen is the founder of Stackcrawler, a platform that helps analyze tech stacks. He is passionate about new trends and technologies in the software industry.