Secure Your Apps and APIs

Build trust and drive growth with end-to-end protection

Application and API Security

Secure your applications and APIs to build trust and drive growth

Application and API protection needs a new approach

With web application and API attacks increasing 49%, securing your apps and APIs has never been more important.

A strong, multilayered defense helps businesses stay ahead of evolving threats. By integrating Akamai API Security with App & API Protector, organizations can strengthen their security posture and confidently protect their digital assets.

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End-to-end protection for your apps and APIs at scale

Discover APIs everywhere

Create a comprehensive inventory of APIs across your environments to better understand your attack surface.

Identify and protect vulnerable APIs

Gain deep insights into your app and API usage and threats to fix misconfigurations and seamlessly block attacks.

Automate API security testing

Integrate security at every step to prevent vulnerabilities and deliver secure apps and APIs faster.

Industry-leading API security and WAAP

Forrester names Akamai a WAF Leader

Akamai receives above-average customer feedback and gets the highest score possible in vision, roadmap, and pricing flexibility and transparency criteria.

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Akamai named a Leader in WAAP

See why IDC named Akamai a Leader and understand the strengths and weaknesses of the vendors in the market.

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Akamai outperforms other WAAPs: See the data

SecureIQLab tested leading cloud WAAP solutions against more than 1,360 threats. Akamai came away a winner when compared to AWS, Cloudflare, and Microsoft.

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Fraud and Abuse Report 2025: Charting a Course Through AI’s Murky Waters

See which regions and industries around the globe have been hit hardest by a flood of AI bots — and how to stay ahead of their creative fraud tactics.

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