inventorying-api-surface

To document an API surface, you can analyze the codebase to catalog public interfaces and REST/GraphQL endpoints. This process maps API-to-data flows, detects implicit entry points like IPC channels, and identifies security signals for comprehensive auditing.

Finding undocumented API endpoints during security auditing involves analyzing implicit entry points and mapping API-to-data flows. This process flags security misconfigurations and undocumented endpoints to ensure every interface has a defined purpose and contract.

Tracing API endpoints to data mutations requires API-to-data-flow mapping. By analyzing the API surface, you connect endpoints directly to their underlying data queries and mutations, verifying that every exposed interface executes a tracked operation.

Yes, you can detect non-HTTP entry points by analyzing implicit APIs within the codebase. This process identifies IPC channels and CLI argument schemas, expanding your security auditing beyond standard REST or GraphQL interfaces.

Yes, codebase analysis works for mapping REST and GraphQL endpoint contracts by comprehensively documenting exposed public interfaces. It catalogs the specific agreements and structures defining how clients interact with your API surface.

Mapping implicit APIs alongside public interfaces is crucial for security auditing because it exposes hidden entry points like IPC channels. Detecting these undocumented pathways prevents security misconfigurations and ensures complete surface coverage.