Cloudflare API Shield
api.examepl.com
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Know every endpoint.
Trust every request.

A staged, customer-safe API security posture for Examepl: inventory the attack surface, validate the contract, and contain abuse before it reaches the origin.

6Protected collections
36Schema operations
LogInitial enforcement
—Origin latency
Protection stack

Layered controls, deliberate enforcement

Safe defaults for a live customer demo

01

Endpoint discovery

Inventory known, unknown, and shadow API paths.

Ready
02

OpenAPI schema validation

Validate methods, identifiers, query parameters, and JSON bodies.

Log mode
03

Unknown endpoint detection

Surface traffic outside Endpoint Management before blocking.

Log mode
04

Volumetric abuse control

Stage per-client thresholds for write-heavy API traffic.

Disabled
05

Strong client identity

JWT validation and mTLS are the production authentication path.

Optional