{"id":"snyk-api","name":"Snyk API","af_score":79.7,"security_score":null,"reliability_score":null,"what_it_does":"Snyk's REST API provides programmatic access to developer security scanning results across four product lines: Snyk Open Source (dependency vulnerability scanning across npm, PyPI, Maven, Go, Ruby, and 20+ ecosystems), Snyk Code (AI-powered SAST for first-party code), Snyk Container (container image and Dockerfile scanning), and Snyk IaC (Terraform, Kubernetes, CloudFormation security). The API enables querying findings, managing projects, triggering scans, and integrating security data into CI/CD pipelines, SOAR workflows, and security dashboards. Snyk maintains one of the largest proprietary vulnerability databases, often providing fix guidance and prioritization intelligence beyond raw CVE data.","best_when":"You need to programmatically access and act on dependency vulnerability data integrated into developer workflows.","avoid_when":"You need runtime security monitoring or comprehensive DAST/penetration testing capabilities.","last_evaluated":"2026-03-01T09:50:06.232180+00:00"}