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# Microsoft Defender for APIs should be enabled
 
## Description{% #description %}

Microsoft Defender for APIs provides full lifecycle protection, detection, and response coverage for APIs published in Azure API Management. Enabling this plan at the *Standard* tier surfaces sensitive data exposure, suspicious traffic, and runtime threats against APIs.

## Remediation{% #remediation %}

See [Protect your APIs with Defender for APIs](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/defender-for-apis-deploy) for step-by-step instructions on enabling the plan.