Is huggingface.co legit?
What counts for it
- Registered 9 years ago ().
- Operated by transformers (Python library from Hugging Face containing Transformers). Verified through the organisation's official-website record on Wikidata.
- This is the brand's own domain; other domains are checked against it.
- Valid certificate from Amazon. Encryption only; scam sites have this too.
- Ranked #1,124 worldwide by traffic (Tranco).
What counts against it
- Homepage content changed substantially 0 days ago.
About Hugging Face
huggingface.co is the official website of transformers, Python library from Hugging Face containing Transformers. The Internet Archive first captured it in 2017. It ranks #1,124 among the most visited sites in the world on the Tranco list. It is hosted in United States on the Amazon.com, Inc. network.
The signals
weights are public · method| Signal | What we found | Weight |
|---|---|---|
| Recent changes | Homepage content changed substantially 0 days ago. | −3 |
| Domain age | Registered 9 years ago (). | 0 |
| Website content | A working website with readable content. | 0 |
| Domain name | Nothing unusual about the name or ending. | 0 |
| Company registry | Operated by transformers (Python library from Hugging Face containing Transformers). Verified through the organisation's official-website record on Wikidata. | 0 |
| Visitor reports | No visitor reports yet. | 0 |
| Related sites | No shared identifiers with flagged sites. | 0 |
| Imitates a brand | This is the brand's own domain; other domains are checked against it. | 0 |
| Owner privacy | Registry data not available. | 0 |
| Blocklists | URLhaus lists individual malicious files hosted on this platform by its users. That is normal for large hosting services and does not count against the site itself. | 0 |
| Refund policy | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Contact details | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Postal address | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Mail server | Mail server configured. | 0 |
| Payment methods | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Shipping origin | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| Discount claims | Not assessed: established site, page checks are aimed at unknown shops. | 0 |
| TLS certificate | Valid certificate from Amazon. Encryption only; scam sites have this too. | 0 |
| Availability | 100.0% uptime over 30 days. | 0 |
| Traffic rank | Ranked #1,124 worldwide by traffic (Tranco). | 0 |
| First seen on the web | Archived by the Wayback Machine since 2017. | 0 |
| Official status page | No status page in the common Statuspage or Instatus format was found at status.huggingface.co. | 0 |
payment: Card · hosted: US (AS16509 Amazon.com, Inc.) · first archived: 2017-03-18
Technical details
| Server address | 108.138.246.71 · Amazon.com, Inc. · United States |
| Certificate | issued by Amazon, valid until 2027-02-27 |
| mail server configured | |
| Traffic rank | #1,124 worldwide (Tranco) |
| First archived | 2017-03-18 (Wayback Machine) |
Visitor reports
0 totalDuplicates are removed by device and network. Reports with links are discarded. Reports are counts and categories, not reviews.
Common questions
Is huggingface.co a real company?
Yes. huggingface.co is the official website of transformers, Python library from Hugging Face containing Transformers. The link between the organisation and this domain is recorded on Wikidata, which lists the official website for every notable company.
I already paid. What should I do?
Contact your bank or card issuer and ask for a chargeback, quoting "goods not received" or "not as described". Keep screenshots of the order and any messages. Then add a report here so the next person sees it.
How is the score calculated?
Twenty automated checks, each with a published weight, plus visitor reports. The table above shows every signal and what it cost. Read the full method.
Uptime, 30 days
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Dispute a resultNothing here is an allegation against anyone: the score describes public signals at 3 Oct 2026 and is recalculated as they change.