ptapitester 0.0.7

API penetration testing tool (Penterep tool)

PTAPITESTER

PTAPITESTER is a security testing tool for identifying vulnerabilities in different APIs

Supported APIs

PTAPITESTER implements modules for testing the security of the following APIs:

• REST
• GraphQL
• XML-RPC
• SOAP

Installation

pip install ptapitester

Adding to PATH

If you're unable to invoke the script from your terminal, it's likely because it's not included in your PATH. You can resolve this issue by executing the following commands, depending on the shell you're using:

For Bash Users

echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.bashrc
source ~/.bashrc

For ZSH Users

echo "export PATH=\"`python3 -m site --user-base`/bin:\$PATH\"" >> ~/.zshrc
source ~/.zshrc

Usage examples

ptapitester -u htttps://www.example.com/

Options

   [API_TYPE]                      Specify the target API for testing
               GRAPHQL             Module for GRAPHQL API testing
               SOAP                Module for SOAP API testing
               XMLRPC              Module for XMLRPC API testing
               REST                Module for REST API testing
                                     
   -v          --version           Show script version and exit
   -h          --help              Show this help message and exit
   -j          --json              Output in JSON format
   -u          --url        <URL>  Connect to URL
   -r          --redirects         Allow redirects

Dependencies

ptlibs
ptthreads
PyYAML

License

Copyright (c) 2025 Penterep Security s.r.o.

ptapitester is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.

ptapitester is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.

You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License along with ptapitester. If not, see https://www.gnu.org/licenses/.

Warning

You are only allowed to run the tool against the websites which you have been given permission to pentest. We do not accept any responsibility for any damage/harm that this application causes to your computer, or your network. Penterep is not responsible for any illegal or malicious use of this code. Be Ethical!