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API Security Testing Checklist

Spec-driven coverage, object-level authorisation, GraphQL introspection concerns, gRPC, token scope verification, response content inspection.

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August 1, 2026

What's inside

What the API Security Testing Checklist covers

  • Spec-driven test coverage from OpenAPI and GraphQL schemas
  • Object-level authorisation (BOLA/IDOR) checks
  • GraphQL introspection concerns
  • gRPC-specific checks
  • Token scope verification
  • Response content inspection for data exposure

Who it is for

Security and engineering teams testing REST, GraphQL or gRPC APIs. A practical starting point for any API security testing, with or without AIPTx.

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