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Burp's new REST API

Dafydd Stuttard | 20 August 2018 at 16:19 UTC
MoBP Burp Suite

Burp is getting a brand new REST API, which can be used by other tools to integrate with Burp Suite:


In the initial release, the REST API supports launching vulnerability scans and obtaining the results. Over time, additional functions will be added to the REST API.

The API is self-documenting and when the service is running you can view the documentation by browsing to the API URL (with a configured API key):


You can also download an OpenAPI specification in JSON format.