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Test API Security

Assess the security of REST APIs by testing authentication, authorization, input validation, and injection resistance.

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APIs are the backbone of modern applications, but they are also prime targets for attackers. Unlike web interfaces with built-in browser protections, APIs expose raw endpoints that can be probed directly with custom requests. Broken authentication, missing rate limits, excessive data exposure, and injection vulnerabilities are rampant in APIs that were never security tested.

API security testing goes beyond traditional web scanning. It involves testing authentication flows, checking authorization boundaries, probing input validation, and attempting injection attacks against every endpoint. The pentest tool tests your API endpoints systematically, checking for OWASP API Security Top 10 vulnerabilities.

Every API that handles user data, processes payments, or controls access to resources needs security testing. This is especially critical for public APIs, third-party integrations, and any endpoint that accepts user input. Finding an API vulnerability before launch is a minor inconvenience. Finding it after a data breach is a business-ending event.

Agent Guides

Claude

  1. Connect ToolRouter: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask Claude: "Test the security of my API using pentest" and provide the base URL
  3. Claude probes API endpoints for authentication, authorization, and injection vulnerabilities
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ChatGPT

  1. Configure ToolRouter in ChatGPT
  2. Ask: "Test my API security" and provide the base URL and any authentication details
  3. ChatGPT runs security tests against your API endpoints
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Copilot

  1. Add ToolRouter to Copilot MCP config
  2. In Copilot Chat: "Test the security of my API" and provide the base URL
  3. Copilot runs security tests and returns findings
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OpenClaw

  1. Connect ToolRouter: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask OpenClaw: "Test the security of my API endpoints"
  3. OpenClaw probes your API for vulnerabilities
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