arainho/awesome-api-security resource
A collection of awesome API Security tools and resources. The focus goes to open-source tools and resources that benefit all the community. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
10/100
- Activity 80
- Release rhythm 35
- Longevity 100
Flags: no_releases archived
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: n/a
- age_days: 2210
- days_rel: n/a
- days_push: 124
- n_releases_24m: 0
Adoption not part of the score
3862 stars · 651 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
A curated awesome-list of API security tools and resources, emphasizing open-source projects. It covers API key discovery, fuzzing, scanning, firewalls, training labs, and deliberately vulnerable APIs.
Use cases
- find open-source API security testing tools
- learn API penetration testing
- discover deliberately vulnerable APIs for practice
- find API fuzzing wordlists and seclists
- locate leaked API key validation tools
- find API security training and labs
- build an API security checklist
When to choose
- you need a curated starting point for API security tooling
- you are learning API pentesting or bug bounty hunting
- you want open-source alternatives to commercial API security products
When to avoid
- you need a runnable tool rather than a link collection
- you need commercial or vendor-supported API security solutions
- you need guaranteed up-to-date tool versions
Facets
learning-resource · maturity active
security penetration-testing fuzzing vulnerability-scanning security apis penetration-testing awesome-lists developer-tools cross-platform awesome-list api-security api-pentest curated-resources infosec bug-bounty
1 source
- readme: https://github.com/arainho/awesome-api-security · fetched 2026-08-28 · d80b2f303003
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| arainho/awesome-api-security | main | 10 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="arainho/awesome-api-security")
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