App & API Protector

One-stop, zero-compromise security for websites, applications, and APIs.

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More protection. Better outcomes. Less friction.

Tailor defenses to the latest applications and threats

Dynamically adapt protections to evolving attacks — including those targeting the OWASP Top 10.

Simplify security with automated updates and self tuning

Minimize effort with Akamai-managed updates and machine learning–powered self tuning.

Empower developers and security teams

Operationalize security with a choice of popular tools and deploy within a CI/CD pipeline.

Stronger security with less effort

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Adaptive protections

Automatically and effortlessly pushes the latest protections for your apps and APIs.

Advanced API discovery

Manage risk from new or previously unknown APIs while monitoring for malicious payloads.

DevOps integration

Manage with a simple, intuitive GUI, or with our Terraform provider, APIs, or the Akamai CLI.

Deep attack visibility

Custom dashboards, real-time alerts, and SIEM integration help you investigate and triage attacks.

Fast onboarding

New wizard streamlines the integration and configuration workflow.

Advanced security management

Optional advanced controls with more configuration and automation flexibility.

Managed services

Offload or augment management, monitoring, and threat mitigation to our global, 24/7 team.

Bot mitigation

Detect and mitigate unwanted bot activity before it becomes a larger, more complicated problem.

DDoS protection

Instantly drop network-layer DDoS attacks. Respond to application-layer attacks within seconds.

Gartner Names Akamai a 2021 Magic Quadrant WAAP Leader

In the first Gartner Magic Quadrant™ for Web Application and API Protection (WAAP), Akamai is a Leader. See why.

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Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice for WAAP. Third year running.

Akamai is a Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice

Powered by an adaptive security engine, Akamai’s WAAP comprises industry-leading WAF, bot mitigation, API security, and DDoS protection technology in a responsive solution that is easy to manage.

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App & API Protector: Automated. Simple. Powerful.

Find out how to bring simplicity to the challenge of securing complex environments.

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How Akamai Helps to Mitigate the OWASP API Security Top 10 Vulnerabilities

See how Akamai can help detect and protect against many of the attacks that attempt to exploit these serious vulnerabilities.

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Simplify Your Web Application Security

Today’s complex web applications give cybercriminals countless ways to attack. Here’s why the best defense is simplicity.

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Gartner Names Akamai a 2021 Magic Quadrant WAAP Leader
Akamai is a Gartner® Peer Insights™ Customers’ Choice
App & API Protector: Automated. Simple. Powerful.
How Akamai Helps to Mitigate the OWASP API Security Top 10 Vulnerabilities
Simplify Your Web Application Security

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