API PROTECTION

Safeguard your APIs with confidence

Q: What is DataDome API Protection?

DataDome API Protection is a real-time security that protects your APIs against automated threats, fraud, and unauthorized access. It analyzes trillions of signals daily to detect and block misuse before damage can occur.

Q: How does API Protection work?

It works by monitoring incoming API traffic, using AI detection engines and behavioral analysis to distinguish legitimate requests from malicious or automated ones. It integrates with API gateways, CDNs, and infrastructure to enforce protection early, blocking suspicious behavior such as scraping, credential stuffing, brute force, and more.

Q: What kinds of threats does DataDome API Protection defend against?

DataDome defends against a wide range of automated threats that target websites, mobile apps, and APIs. This includes credential stuffing, brute force, and account takeover attempts, as well as scraping, fake crawlers, and carding fraud. It also protects against bots that exploit vulnerabilities to steal data, commit fraud, or disrupt services.

Q: How is API Protection deployed and what integrations are supported?

API Protection is lightweight, agnostic, and designed to integrate seamlessly with existing tools. It supports deployment via CDNs, API gateways, and other common API infrastructure components. The system works behind the scenes, requiring minimal changes to your existing architecture.

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DataDome leads in bot detection

Discover why DataDome is named a Leader in The Forrester Wave™ for Bot Management Software.

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Protect your APIs. Preserve your reputation.

Proactive protection for your APIs

DataDome’s API protection simplifies security, analyzing 5 trillion signals daily to stop automated threats before they occur—not after.

Lightweight, nimble, & agnostic

API Protection effortlessly integrates with a wide range of CDNs and API gateways.

<0.01% false positive rate

Accurate AI-powered detection protects your APIs against sophisticated attacks.

Reduce your risk of data leaks

Safeguard the access points of publicly shared data. Block suspicious traffic & ensure comprehensive protection.

Gain insights into API abuse attempts

See real-time reporting of API threats to your network. Prevent unauthorized access by fortifying your APIs against brute force attacks, credential stuffing, scraping attempts, and more.

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Build customer trust

Protect customers from API abuse. Stop vulnerabilities that can negatively impact partner relations to foster collaboration and pave the way for new business.

What else can DataDome protect for you?

No matter the threat, we have a solution to keep your business safe.

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Bot Protect

Stop bad bots in their tracks. Secure your sites, apps, and APIs with unbeatable precision.

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Verify trusted AI agents and block malicious ones. Gain complete visibility and control of agentic traffic to prevent fraud and drive growth.

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Device Check

Keep your customers safe. Protect your online assets with a truly invisible challenge.

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Priority Protect

Manage the rush and prioritize who matters. Block bots and unauthorized AI agents from claiming your inventory during peak demand.

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Experience protection that outperforms.

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Lesfurets secures APIs & strengthens reputation

Learn how lesfurets stopped scraping on their API and blocked unwanted traffic with DataDome.

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Feu Vert eliminates unwanted traffic and cuts infrastructure costs by 15%

Learn how Feu Vert strengthens infrastructure and protects APIs with DataDome.

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Pierre Fabre USA ends carding fraud & prevents scraping

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FAQ

What is DataDome API Protection?

DataDome API Protection is a real-time security that protects your APIs against automated threats, fraud, and unauthorized access. It analyzes trillions of signals daily to detect and block misuse before damage can occur.

How does API Protection work?

It works by monitoring incoming API traffic, using AI detection engines and behavioral analysis to distinguish legitimate requests from malicious or automated ones. It integrates with API gateways, CDNs, and infrastructure to enforce protection early, blocking suspicious behavior such as scraping, credential stuffing, brute force, and more.

What kinds of threats does DataDome API Protection defend against?

DataDome defends against a wide range of automated threats that target websites, mobile apps, and APIs. This includes credential stuffing, brute force, and account takeover attempts, as well as scraping, fake crawlers, and carding fraud. It also protects against bots that exploit vulnerabilities to steal data, commit fraud, or disrupt services.

How is API Protection deployed and what integrations are supported?

API Protection is lightweight, agnostic, and designed to integrate seamlessly with existing tools. It supports deployment via CDNs, API gateways, and other common API infrastructure components. The system works behind the scenes, requiring minimal changes to your existing architecture.