GenAI-powered API security testing
AI-powered API Security Testing engine maps the API attack surface and automates vulnerability scanning. Architectural shift from rule-based DAST scanners.
Snyk • Application security
Snyk API & Web
Snyk API & Web is the GenAI-powered DAST that creates and manages a complete inventory of APIs and web applications, then probes them for vulnerabilities. The product correlates static and dynamic analysis for smarter detection, supports GraphQL, and partners with Akamai for API discovery and DAST collaboration.
Merito sells Snyk API & Web and operates the API inventory baseline, GenAI-powered API security testing configuration, GraphQL coverage, and runtime scanning workflow that turn the platform into a working DAST program.
- Best for
- AppSec leaders running ongoing DAST on production APIs and web applications, Programs adopting AI-powered API security testing, Security architects integrating static and dynamic analysis correlation
- Hosting
- SaaS
- Time to value
- First API and web application onboarded and scanning in two to four weeks. GraphQL coverage and authenticated scanning live in four to six weeks. Enterprise rollout in two to four months.
- Security posture
- GDPR, HIPAA-aligned design, SAML SSO
- Last reviewed
- 2026-04-27
What it is
Snyk API & Web in the enterprise stack
Snyk API & Web is Snyk's GenAI-powered DAST built for the AI era. The product replaces the Probely-acquired predecessor with a fully-integrated DAST that creates and helps manage a complete inventory of APIs and web applications, then probes them for vulnerabilities. Customizable scanning configurations, scheduled scanning, partial scanning, behind-the-firewall scanning, and blackout scanning periods cover the operational realities of production DAST deployment.
GenAI-powered API security testing is the architectural shift that distinguishes Snyk API & Web. The engine helps modernize how APIs are tested by mapping the ever-growing API attack surface and automating vulnerability scanning. Static and dynamic analysis correlation extracts critical information directly from code, automatically configures DAST tests, identifies APIs, and generates their specifications to optimize scanning accuracy. GraphQL support extends DAST coverage to GraphQL operations including queries and mutations, with schema ingestion via URL, file upload, or introspection endpoint.
Authenticated scanning supports SSO and OpenID Connect for applications behind authentication. Snyk and Akamai partnered for API discovery and DAST collaboration, integrating Akamai API Security inventory data with Snyk DAST testing. Programs running both vendors get the discovery-plus-testing combination under coordinated workflow.
Ideal use cases
- Production DAST scanning across web applications and APIs
- AI-powered API security testing with static-dynamic correlation
- GraphQL DAST coverage for modern API stacks
- Authenticated scanning with SSO and OpenID Connect
- Akamai API Security paired with Snyk DAST for discovery plus testing
What it is best at
Where Snyk API & Web earns its seat
Static and dynamic analysis correlation
Extracts critical information from code to automatically configure DAST tests, identify APIs, and generate their specifications. Optimizes scanning accuracy and efficiency.
GraphQL support with schema ingestion
DAST coverage for GraphQL operations (queries and mutations). Schema ingestion via URL, file upload, or introspection endpoint keeps tests up to date.
Akamai API Security partnership
API discovery and DAST collaboration with Akamai. Programs running both vendors get inventory-plus-testing under coordinated workflow.
Core capabilities
Snyk API & Web capabilities, grouped by outcome
GenAI API security testing
How Snyk API & Web actually tests APIs and web applications.
AI-powered API attack-surface mapping
GenAI engine maps the API attack surface and automates vulnerability scanning.
Static plus dynamic correlation
Extracts code information to auto-configure DAST tests and identify APIs.
API specification generation
Automatically generates API specifications to optimize scanning accuracy.
GraphQL and authenticated scanning
Where Snyk API & Web extends beyond traditional REST DAST.
GraphQL operation coverage
DAST testing for GraphQL queries and mutations.
Schema ingestion
Schema sourced via URL, file upload, or introspection endpoint to keep tests current.
Authenticated scanning
SSO and OpenID Connect support for applications behind authentication.
Operational scanning controls
How programs run DAST in production.
Customizable scanning configurations
Scheduled, partial, and behind-the-firewall scanning options.
Blackout scanning periods
Configurable windows where scanning pauses to avoid disrupting production traffic.
Continuous monitoring
Continuous scanning to catch newly introduced vulnerabilities in production applications.
Where it fits in the stack
How Snyk API & Web connects to the rest of your landscape
Snyk platform (native)
Native- Snyk CodeStatic and dynamic analysis correlation extracts code information to configure DAST tests.
- Snyk Open SourceCross-product correlation across SAST, SCA, and DAST under the AI Trust Platform.
- Snyk AI Trust PlatformFindings consolidate with Code, Open Source, Container, IaC, and Studio under one console.
External vendors and SCM (certified)
Certified- Akamai API SecurityAPI discovery and DAST collaboration partnership for inventory-plus-testing workflows.
- GitHub, GitLab, Azure DevOps, BitbucketSCM integrations for repository-tied DAST scanning.
- Identity providers (Okta, Azure AD, Ping)SSO and OpenID Connect for authenticated scanning.
- Jira, ServiceNow, Azure BoardsFindings flow into ticketing as trackable work items.
Custom integrations
Custom- Custom API discovery sourcesCustom integration for proprietary API inventory and gateway sources.
- Custom authentication flowsPer-customer authentication setup for non-standard auth flows.
- Internal compliance reportingCustomer-specific evidence packages for DAST audit cycles.
Deployment and implementation
How it rolls out
- Hosting
- SaaS (Snyk SaaS)
- Implementation complexity
- Moderate
- Typical time to value
- First API and web application onboarded and scanning in two to four weeks. GraphQL coverage and authenticated scanning live in four to six weeks. Enterprise rollout in two to four months.
- Prerequisites
- API and web application inventory
- Authentication scope (SSO, OpenID Connect, MFA)
- Scanning window decisions (scheduled, blackout periods)
- Akamai API Security pairing decision (where applicable)
- What Merito usually handles
- Snyk API & Web runs as SaaS through the Snyk AI Trust Platform. Merito handles tenant setup, API and web application onboarding, GenAI configuration, GraphQL schema ingestion, authenticated scanning setup, and Akamai integration where the customer runs both vendors.
Licensing and packaging
How it is bought
- Model
- Subscription
- What to expect
- Snyk API & Web is licensed by application count, API count, and feature breadth. SaaS deployment through the Snyk AI Trust Platform. Available bundled with Snyk Code, Open Source, Container, IaC, and Studio. Merito sells the license and scopes implementation, GenAI configuration, GraphQL coverage, and authenticated scanning setup as separately priced services.
- Editions and modules
Snyk API & Web
GenAI-powered DAST with static-dynamic correlation, GraphQL support, and authenticated scanning.
Best for: Programs running production APIs and web applications needing AI-powered DAST.
Snyk AI Trust Platform bundle
Snyk API & Web bundled with Code, Open Source, Container, IaC, and Studio.
Best for: Programs consolidating multiple Snyk products.
- Common expansion areas
- Add Akamai API Security pairing for inventory-plus-testing workflows
- Extend GraphQL coverage to additional API surfaces
- Add custom API discovery sources for proprietary inventories
- Pair with Snyk Code for static-dynamic correlation depth
Merito services
How Merito helps you win with Snyk API & Web
Merito sells licenses and the delivery work around them. Pick the service that matches where you are in the lifecycle.
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Snyk API & Web Implementation
Tenant setup, API and web application onboarding, GenAI configuration, GraphQL schema ingestion, and authenticated scanning setup.
Explore service02MAPS Assessment
DAST program scoping for Snyk API & Web alongside Akamai API Security, Black Duck Continuous Dynamic, and OpenText DAST.
Explore service03DevOps Consulting
Snyk API & Web integration into CI/CD and developer workflows.
Explore service04Premium Support
Named engineer, priority SLAs, and release-window coverage.
Explore service05Managed Services
Long-term run support including ongoing API inventory maintenance, GenAI tuning, GraphQL coverage evolution, and triage operating model.
Explore service06Training and Enablement
Role-based training for AppSec engineers, security architects, and SOC analysts using Snyk API & Web findings.
Explore serviceSnyk API & Web licensing
Buy Snyk API & Web from the partner that configures the GenAI engine and integrates Akamai.
GenAI-powered DAST is API inventory baseline, schema ingestion, and operational scanning controls. Buy Snyk API & Web through Merito and get the configuration, GraphQL coverage, and Akamai integration together.
Merito point of view
GenAI-powered DAST is an emerging category. Programs adopting it should plan for evolving capability depth.
Snyk API & Web replaces the Probely-acquired predecessor with a GenAI-powered DAST. The architecture is sound and the static-dynamic correlation approach addresses real gaps in traditional rule-based DAST. The integration ecosystem is less developed than the longer-running Snyk Code, Open Source, and Container products. Programs adopting Snyk API & Web should plan for evolving capability depth.
GraphQL support is genuinely a differentiator for programs running modern API stacks. Schema ingestion via introspection endpoint keeps tests up to date as the GraphQL schema changes. Programs running heavy GraphQL workloads weight Snyk API & Web higher than competing DAST tools that only cover REST.
Akamai API Security partnership matters for programs running both vendors. Akamai API Security covers API discovery and behavioral analytics out-of-band. Snyk API & Web covers in-line DAST testing. The two products layer rather than compete. The partnership integrates inventory and testing under coordinated workflow.
What buyers usually underestimate
- Adopting Snyk API & Web expecting feature breadth equivalent to longer-running DAST products
- Skipping GraphQL schema ingestion on programs with significant GraphQL surface area
- Treating Snyk API & Web as a replacement for API Security inventory tools (Akamai API Security)
- Wiring DAST into CI/CD without operational scanning controls (blackout windows, scheduled scans)
- Not adopting Snyk Code alongside for static-dynamic correlation depth
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GenAI-powered DAST
AI engine maps the API attack surface
Static-dynamic correlation auto-configures DAST tests, identifies APIs, and generates specifications.
GraphQL support
Schema ingestion keeps tests current
URL, file upload, or introspection endpoint sources the schema. Tests stay up to date as the schema evolves.
Next step
Modernize DAST for the AI era.
A Snyk API & Web engagement with Merito starts with the API inventory and GenAI configuration. Programs running GraphQL or pairing with Akamai API Security see the most direct value.