A collection of awesome API Security tools and resources. The focus goes to open-source tools and resources that benefit all the community.
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awesome-apisec

A collection of awesome API Security tools and resources.

Awesome Repositories

Repository Description
awesome-security-apis A collective list of public JSON APIs for use in security

Tools

Repository Description
Arjun HTTP parameter discovery suite
fuzzapi Fuzzapi is a tool used for REST API pentesting and uses API_Fuzzer gem
kiterunner Contextual Content Discovery Tool
MindAPI Organize your API security assessment by using MindAPI
Astra Automated Security Testing For REST API's

Cheatsheets

Website Description
owasp-api-security-top-10 OWASP API Security Top 10

Wiki's / Encyclopedias

Website Description
API Security Encyclopedia APIsecurity.io - API Security Encyclopedia

Checklist

Repository Description
API-Security-Checklist Checklist of the most important security countermeasures when designing, testing, and releasing your API

Training / Labs

Website Description
Kontra - OWASP Top 10 for API Is a series of free interactive application security training modules that teach developers how to identify and mitigate security vulnerabilities in their web API endpoints.
Pentesting Lab: vAPI vAPI is Vulnerable Adversely Programmed Interface which is Self-Hostable PHP Interface that mimics OWASP API Top 10 scenarios in the means of Exercises.

Presentations / Videos

Website Description
pentesting-rest-apis Pentesting Rest API's by :- Gaurang Bhatnagar
Securing your APIs “How Secure are you APIs?” - Securing your APIs: OWASP API Top 10 2019, Case Study and Demo
api-security-testing-for-hackers API Security Testing For Hackers
bad-api-hapi-hackers Bad API, hAPI Hackers!
disclosing-information-via-your-apis Hidden in Plain Site: Disclosing Information via Your APIs
rest-in-peace-abusing-graphql REST in Peace: Abusing GraphQL to Attack Underlying Infrastructure

Projects

Project Description
owasp api security project OWASP API Security Project - API Security Top 10

Newsletters

Newsletter Description
api security articles API Security Articles - The Latest API Security News, Vulnerabilities & Best Practices

Other resources

Location Description
List of API endpoints & objects A list of 3203 common API endpoints and objects designed for fuzzing.
Web-content discovery for API's - SecLists It is a collection of web content discovery lists for APIs used during security assessments.
GraphQL SecList It's a GraphQL list used during security assessments, collected in one place.

Other useful repositories

Website Description
31-days-of-API-Security-Tips This challenge is Inon Shkedy's 31 days API Security Tips.
Awesome REST A collaborative list of great resources about RESTful API architecture, development, test, and performance. Feel free to contribute to this on-going list.
How to design a REST API How to design a REST API? - Full guide tackling security, pagination, filtering, versioning, partial answers, CORS, etc.
API Penetration Testing API Penetration Testing with OWASP 2017 Test Cases
api-security-testing-how-to-hack API Security Testing How to Hack an API and Get Away with It (Part 1 of 3)
GraphQL penetration testing How to exploit GraphQL endpoint: introspection, query, mutations & tools