# PortSwigger/turbo-intruder

Turbo Intruder is a Burp Suite extension for sending large numbers of HTTP requests and analyzing the results.

Repository: https://github.com/PortSwigger/turbo-intruder
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/turbo-intruder
Homepage: https://portswigger.net/blog/turbo-intruder-embracing-the-billion-request-attack
Language: Kotlin
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: extension
Last push: 2026-08-13T10:44:48+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2786, "days_push": 20, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1796, forks 239 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:37.521605+00:00)

## What it is
Turbo Intruder is a Burp Suite extension for sending large numbers of HTTP requests at exceptional speed and analyzing the results. It uses a hand-coded high-performance HTTP stack, is configured via Python scripts, and supports headless command-line runs for multi-day attacks.

## Use cases
- send thousands of http requests fast for fuzzing
- test race conditions with single-packet attack
- brute-force endpoints at high request rates
- run multi-day http attacks with flat memory usage
- fuzz with signed requests or multi-step sequences
- filter boring responses automatically during attacks

## When to choose
- you need to send huge volumes of requests to a single host faster than Burp Intruder or async Go scripts
- you need complex attack logic like signed requests or multi-step sequences via Python scripting
- you want to exploit race conditions using the single-packet attack
- you need headless, long-running attacks with reliable memory usage

## When to avoid
- you want to send a single request to many hosts - use ZGrab instead
- you are a beginner - it is harder to use than Burp Intruder
- you need a battle-tested, reliable network stack for critical work
- you need personal support - the author provides none

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: http-client, security, developer-tools, cli
- domain: security, penetration-testing, web-development
- platform: cross-platform, jvm, cli
- tags: burp-suite-extension, race-conditions, http-fuzzing, single-packet-attack, python-scripting, bug-bounty

## Member repositories
- PortSwigger/turbo-intruder (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.521605+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:22:48.196849+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/PortSwigger/turbo-intruder (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:37.521605+00:00, sha 63d7cb0cd3db)
  - homepage: https://portswigger.net/blog/turbo-intruder-embracing-the-billion-request-attack (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:34.164760+00:00, sha b8b508567357)
  - site_page: https://portswigger.net/about (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:34.167760+00:00, sha 169c41376de5)
  - site_page: https://portswigger.net/burp/documentation (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:34.172028+00:00, sha 81bf81a32b5c)
  - site_page: https://portswigger.net/burp/documentation/desktop/getting-started (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:34.173664+00:00, sha 65c8225eb7bb)
  - site_page: https://portswigger.net/burp/documentation/dast/setup (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:34.175818+00:00, sha 61320640eca8)
  - site_page: https://portswigger.net/burp/documentation/desktop/tools/intruder (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:34.179024+00:00, sha 248c99275c19)
  - site_page: https://portswigger.net/about/contact (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:34.180698+00:00, sha 92c2df0aac75)
  - site_page: https://portswigger.net/support/reseller-faqs (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:34.170193+00:00, sha 9ecd32d4698e)
  - site_page: https://portswigger.net/burp/releases (fetched 2026-08-29T11:01:34.177578+00:00, sha d83cfa415479)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.