Akamai
A powerful, intelligent solution for comprehensive API discovery, visibility, and threat protection.
Edge Servers
400,000+
Points of Presence
4,100+
Countries
130+
Daily Web Traffic Handled
Trillions of interactions
About Akamai
Akamai API Security is a cloud-based solution offering end-to-end protection for APIs. The platform automatically discovers all known, unknown, and shadow APIs, classifying them based on risk. It uses behavioral analytics and machine learning to detect and block sophisticated attacks like DDoS, credential stuffing, and injection attacks, while also identifying business logic abuse. Integrated with Akamai's vast global Edge platform, it provides unparalleled scale and performance. The solution is designed for integration into CI/CD pipelines, supporting various architectures to help DevOps and security teams protect critical data and services without compromising performance.
Core Security Features
Api Discovery
Automatically discovers and maintains an inventory of all APIs, including shadow and third-party APIs.
Risk Auditing
Continuously audits APIs for vulnerabilities, misconfigurations, and sensitive data exposure.
Threat Detection
Uses behavioral analytics to detect and block volumetric attacks, data theft, and business logic abuse.
Remediation
Provides actionable insights and integrations to block threats and remediate vulnerabilities.
Platform Differentiators
Global Edge Network
Leverages Akamai's globally distributed network for massive scalability and inline inspection without performance penalties.
Behavioral Analytics
Moves beyond signature-based detection to identify anomalies and sophisticated attack patterns in API traffic.
Unified Protection
Integrates with Akamai's App & API Protector for a single, comprehensive solution covering WAF, Bot Management, and DDoS.