Creating Secure Application Programming Interfaces (APIs)

What is an API, and how are they used?

APIs are often used to facilitate interactions, most often between the frontend of an application and backend data servers that allow developers to access the features or data of an application or another service.

What is API security, and why is securing your APIs meaningful?

APIs can fall victim to many of the same vulnerabilities as applications. For a detailed list of the Open Web Application Security Project (OWASP) API Security Top 10 Vulnerabilities, click There are several best practice steps you can take to secure your API from vulnerabilities: