# OWASP ZAP API Security Tester

> Runs automated DAST scans against REST and GraphQL APIs using OWASP ZAP daemon API. Detects injection flaws, broken auth, and CORS misconfigurations with detailed remediation steps.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/owasp-zap-api-security-tester` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/owasp-zap-api-security-tester`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/owasp-zap-api-security-tester/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Security
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/owasp-zap-api-security-tester

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# OWASP ZAP API Security Tester

Runs automated DAST scans against REST and GraphQL APIs using OWASP ZAP daemon API. Detects injection flaws, broken auth, and CORS misconfigurations with detailed remediation steps.

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- ![Docker Live Release](https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/actions/workflows/release-live-docker.yml/badge.svg)

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- ![Integration Tests](https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/actions/workflows/run-integration-tests.yml/badge.svg)

- Source: https://github.com/zaproxy/zaproxy
- Extracted from upstream docs: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/zaproxy/zaproxy/HEAD/README.md

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/owasp-zap-api-security-tester/)