Akita Software

aid: akita-software
name: Akita Software
description: Akita Software was an API observability and analysis platform that used passive traffic monitoring to automatically
  map APIs, detect changes, and identify issues without requiring code changes or proxies. Akita was acquired by Postman in
  November 2023 and its technology has been integrated into the Postman platform as Postman Live Insights. The Akita agent
  is now available as the open-source Postman Insights Agent.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Acquired
- API Discovery
- API Mapping
- API Observability
- Traffic Analysis
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/akita-software/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-08'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: akita-software:akita-software
  name: Akita Software
  description: Akita Software provided an API observability platform that used passive traffic monitoring to automatically
    discover, map, and model APIs without requiring code changes or proxying. It could generate API specs from traffic, detect
    breaking changes, and monitor API performance. Akita was acquired by Postman in November 2023, and its capabilities are
    now available as Postman Live Insights with the open-source Postman Insights Agent.
  humanURL: https://www.akitasoftware.com
  tags:
  - API Discovery
  - API Mapping
  - API Observability
  - Traffic Analysis
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.akita.software
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/akitasoftware
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.akita.software/docs/getting-started
- aid: akita-software:postman-live-insights
  name: Postman Live Insights
  description: Postman Live Insights is the successor to Akita Software, now integrated into the Postman platform. The Postman
    Insights Agent (open source) makes it easy to see the behavior of production APIs, discover API endpoints, and find and
    fix issues through passive traffic monitoring.
  humanURL: https://www.postman.com/product/live-insights/
  tags:
  - API Discovery
  - API Monitoring
  - API Observability
  - Postman
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://learning.postman.com/docs/insights/insights-overview/
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/postmanlabs/postman-insights-agent
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://learning.postman.com/docs/insights/insights-gs/
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://www.akitasoftware.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.akita.software
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/akitasoftware
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.akita.software
- type: X
  url: https://twitter.com/akaboraitasoftware
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/akita-software/
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: Passive Traffic Monitoring
    description: Monitors API traffic passively without code changes, SDK installation, or proxying, minimizing operational
      overhead and risk.
  - name: Automatic API Spec Generation
    description: Generates OpenAPI specifications automatically from observed traffic, keeping documentation always up to
      date.
  - name: Breaking Change Detection
    description: Detects breaking API changes by comparing observed traffic patterns across deployments and branches.
  - name: API Performance Monitoring
    description: Tracks API response times, error rates, and traffic patterns to help identify performance regressions.
  - name: Multi-Platform Integration
    description: Integrates with Docker, Kubernetes, NGINX, Rails, Django, Flask, FastAPI, and Heroku for broad platform coverage.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: API Documentation Generation
    description: Engineering teams automatically generate and maintain up-to-date API specs from production traffic without
      manual effort.
  - name: API Change Management
    description: Teams detect unintentional API breaking changes between branches or deployments before they reach production.
  - name: API Discovery
    description: Organizations discover undocumented and shadow APIs by monitoring actual network traffic across their services.
  - name: Production API Monitoring
    description: DevOps teams monitor API behavior and performance in production to quickly identify and diagnose issues.
- type: Integrations
  data:
  - name: Docker
    description: Docker extension and container integration for traffic monitoring
  - name: Kubernetes
    description: Kubernetes deployment support for monitoring microservice APIs
  - name: NGINX
    description: NGINX module for mirroring API traffic to the Akita agent
  - name: Heroku
    description: Heroku buildpack for integrating Akita with Heroku applications
  - name: Postman
    description: Acquired by Postman in 2023; technology integrated as Postman Live Insights
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com