API

ZAP provides an Application Programming Interface (API) which allows you to interact with ZAP programmatically.

The API is available in JSON, HTML and XML formats.
A simple web UI which allows you to explore and use the API is available via the URL http://zap/ when you are proxying via ZAP, or via the host and port ZAP is listening on, eg http://localhost:8080/.

By default only the machine ZAP is running on is able to access the API. You can allow other machines, that are able to use ZAP as a proxy, access to the API. The API is configured using the Options API screen.

The API provides access to most of the core ZAP features such as the active scanner.
Future versions of ZAP will increase the functionality available via the APi.

See also

UI Overview for an overview of the user interface
Features provided by ZAP