What is Akamai?
Akamai Property Manager configures how requests and content pass through its edge network, including origin and caching rules. App & API Protector inspects HTTP and HTTPS traffic headed toward protected applications and APIs. Protection applies only to the hostnames and policies that are onboarded and activated.
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Sources checked 27 September 2026: Property Manager, App & API Protector, API scope.
Key capabilities
- Edge delivery: property rules and origin routing
- Security policies: application and API request controls
- Activation workflow: staging and production configuration
Before cutover, verify hostnames, certificates, cache exclusions, origin connectivity, and false-positive handling. A security product cannot protect traffic that bypasses its configured path.
Akamai is relevant for operators managing content delivery and application-layer traffic controls at the edge. Compare products by traffic shape, cache behavior, origin design, API inventory, and operational access.
Akamai's edge position can combine delivery and security controls when they are correctly configured. The old point-of-presence and city counts were removed.
Technical details
- Access
- See vendor
- Source model
- Other license
- Founded
- 1998
- Headquarters
- Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
- Pricing model
- Contact sales
- API
- Available
- Website
- www.akamai.com ↗
Official resources
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