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Castle

Castle is a fraud and account-abuse prevention platform that stops bots, credential stuffing, account takeover, and multi-accounting through behavioral analysis and device fingerprinting — without CAPTCHAs or puzzles for legitimate users. Developers integrate a client-side SDK (browser and mobile) that generates a short-lived request token, then call Castle's backend Risk API and Filter API to score authentication and transaction events in real time. Castle returns machine-learning risk scores and signals (bot, proxy/VPN, residential proxy, impossible travel, device reputation) that drive a policy rules engine, Lists, and webhooks. It serves security and trust-and-safety teams across gaming, fintech, marketplaces, and SaaS.

Castle publishes 1 API on the APIs.io network. Tagged areas include Company, Security, Fraud Prevention, Bot Detection, and Device Fingerprinting.

The Castle catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Castle’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 25 more developer resources.

54.8/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 38/100 agent ready Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
AccessSelf serve
1 APIs 1 MCP Servers
CompanySecurityFraud PreventionBot DetectionDevice FingerprintingAccount TakeoverRisk ScoringIdentity

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scored 2026-08-10 · rubric v0.9.1
Composite quality — 54.8/100 · developing
Contract Quality 12.9 / 25
Developer Ergonomics 13.8 / 20
Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20
Operational Transparency 5.8 / 13
Governance 1.5 / 12
Discoverability 8.7 / 10
Agent readiness — 38/100 · agent ready
Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18
Agentic Access Contract 0 / 10
MCP Server 12 / 12
Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10
Idempotency 0 / 9
Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8
Request/Response Examples 0 / 7
Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7
Typed Event Surface 6 / 6
Agent Skills 5 / 5
Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4
Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3
A2A Agent Card 0 / 8
Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4
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APIs 1

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Castle API

Castle's REST API for real-time fraud and abuse detection. The Risk API scores authenticated user events (login, transaction, profile update), the Filter API scores anonymous/pr...

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

castle-mcp.yml

MCP SERVER

Event Specifications 1

AsyncAPI definitions for this provider's event-driven and streaming APIs.

Castle Webhooks

ASYNCAPI

Security Posture 3

Authentication, domain security, vulnerability disclosure, and trust-center signals.

Castle Authentication

http · 1 scheme

SECURITY

Castle Domain Security

TLSv1.3 · HSTS · DMARC

SECURITY

Castle Trust Center

SOC 2, GDPR

SECURITY

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Agent Surfaces 3

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

Design & Contract 7

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

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Build 3

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Operate 3

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Source (apis.yml)

apis.yml Raw ↑
aid: castle
name: Castle
description: Castle is a fraud and account-abuse prevention platform that stops bots, credential stuffing, account takeover,
  and multi-accounting through behavioral analysis and device fingerprinting — without CAPTCHAs or puzzles for legitimate
  users. Developers integrate a client-side SDK (browser and mobile) that generates a short-lived request token, then call
  Castle's backend Risk API and Filter API to score authentication and transaction events in real time. Castle returns machine-learning
  risk scores and signals (bot, proxy/VPN, residential proxy, impossible travel, device reputation) that drive a policy rules
  engine, Lists, and webhooks. It serves security and trust-and-safety teams across gaming, fintech, marketplaces, and SaaS.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/castle/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- index-ventures
x-tier: stub
x-tier-reason: portfolio-lead
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
image: https://castle.io/og.png
tags:
- Company
- Security
- Fraud Prevention
- Bot Detection
- Device Fingerprinting
- Account Takeover
- Risk Scoring
- Identity
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
apis:
- aid: castle:castle-api
  name: Castle API
  description: Castle's REST API for real-time fraud and abuse detection. The Risk API scores authenticated user events (login,
    transaction, profile update), the Filter API scores anonymous/pre-authentication events (registration, password reset),
    the Log API records events without scoring, and the enterprise Events API queries and aggregates historical events. Device
    and Lists endpoints manage device reputation and allow/deny lists.
  humanURL: https://reference.castle.io
  baseURL: https://api.castle.io
  tags:
  - Fraud Prevention
  - Bot Detection
  - Risk Scoring
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.castle.io/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://reference.castle.io
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.castle.io/docs/integration-guide
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/castle-authentication.yml
  - type: Webhooks
    url: asyncapi/castle-webhooks.yml
common:
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/castle-trust-center.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/castle-domain-security.yml
- type: Website
  url: https://castle.io
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://docs.castle.io/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.castle.io/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://reference.castle.io
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.castle.io/docs/integration-guide
- type: Support
  url: https://castle.io/contact
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.castle.io/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/castle
- type: Pricing
  url: https://castle.io/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://dashboard.castle.io/signup/new
- type: Login
  url: https://dashboard.castle.io/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://blog.castle.io/terms
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://blog.castle.io/privacy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.castle.io
- type: Compliance
  url: security/castle-trust-center.yml
- type: Packages
  url: packages/castle-packages.yml
- type: SDKs
  url: packages/castle-packages.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/castle-llms.txt
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/castle-authentication.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/castle-conventions.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/castle-sandbox.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/castle-lifecycle.yml
- type: ChangeLog
  url: changelog/castle-changelog.yml
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/castle-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/castle-problem-types.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/castle-data-model.yml
- type: Components
  url: components/castle-components.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/castle-mcp.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/castle-webhooks.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence