APIClarity

aid: apiclarity
name: APIClarity
description: APIClarity is an open source API security and observability tool that analyzes API traffic to reconstruct OpenAPI
  specifications, detect shadow and zombie APIs, identify API differences and changes, and provide API security alerts. It
  is part of the OpenClarity project and works with Kubernetes service meshes and API gateways for cloud-native API traffic
  observability.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/apiclarity.png
tags:
- API Observability
- API Security
- API Traffic Analysis
- Cisco
- Kubernetes
- Open Source
- OpenAPI Reconstruction
- OpenClarity
- Service Mesh
- Shadow APIs
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/apiclarity/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-04-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: apiclarity:apiclarity-api-events-api
  name: APIClarity API Events API
  description: Captured API traffic events.
  humanURL: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity
  tags:
  - API Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apiclarity-api-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity#readme
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity#getting-started
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity
- aid: apiclarity:apiclarity-api-inventory-api
  name: APIClarity API Inventory API
  description: Discovered APIs and their reconstructed specifications.
  humanURL: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity
  tags:
  - API Inventory
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apiclarity-api-inventory-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity#readme
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity#getting-started
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity
- aid: apiclarity:apiclarity-control-api
  name: APIClarity Control API
  description: Control-plane endpoints for trace sources and discovered APIs.
  humanURL: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity
  tags:
  - Control
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apiclarity-control-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity#readme
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity#getting-started
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity
- aid: apiclarity:apiclarity-features-api
  name: APIClarity Features API
  description: Enabled features in the deployment.
  humanURL: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity
  tags:
  - Features
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/apiclarity-features-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity#readme
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity#getting-started
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/apiclarity-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/apiclarity-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/apiclarity-authentication.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://openclarity.io
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/openclarity
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity
- type: Documentation
  url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity#readme
- type: Issues
  url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity/issues
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity/releases
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/openclarity/apiclarity/blob/master/LICENSE
- type: Slack
  url: https://outshift.slack.com
- type: Features
  data:
  - name: OpenAPI Spec Reconstruction
    description: Automatically reconstruct OpenAPI specifications from observed live API traffic without code instrumentation.
  - name: Shadow API Detection
    description: Identify undocumented shadow APIs being called in production that are not reflected in official specifications.
  - name: Zombie API Detection
    description: Detect deprecated or decommissioned API endpoints still receiving traffic in production.
  - name: API Diff Analysis
    description: Compare observed API behavior against documented specifications to identify drifts, changes, and violations.
  - name: API Security Alerts
    description: Generate security findings and alerts based on API traffic analysis and specification violations.
  - name: Kubernetes Integration
    description: Deploy as a sidecar or via Helm charts for integration with Kubernetes service meshes and API gateways.
  - name: API Inventory
    description: Automatically build and maintain an inventory of all APIs discovered in the environment.
- type: UseCases
  data:
  - name: API Discovery
    description: Discover all APIs running in a Kubernetes environment including undocumented and shadow APIs.
  - name: API Security Posture Assessment
    description: Assess API security by detecting shadow APIs, spec violations, and suspicious traffic patterns.
  - name: API Specification Generation
    description: Generate OpenAPI specifications from live traffic for APIs that lack formal documentation.
  - name: API Governance
    description: Enforce API consistency by detecting deviations between actual API behavior and official specifications.
  - name: Incident Response
    description: Investigate API security incidents using traffic analysis, API inventory, and spec diff data.
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com