Akamai API Security

What Akamai API Security is

Akamai API Security helps organizations discover APIs and manage security risks across them. Its capabilities include API discovery, runtime protection, API posture management, sensitive data detection, and specification governance. The combination addresses API visibility, protection while APIs are running, and oversight of API specifications and sensitive information. The product is available on the web and uses a hybrid deployment model. Akamai lists the service as paid, with pricing available on request. The provider, Akamai, was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. For teams assessing API security, the listed capabilities cover discovery and governance as well as runtime safeguards and data detection. The hybrid deployment option is a key consideration for organizations evaluating how the service will fit their environment.