Built an API Fraud Detector After Getting Scammed — Here's How It Works
After being scammed by an API relay provider, the author developed a tool called API DNA to detect API fraud. This tool can quickly analyze API endpoints for issues like model substitution and token inflation. API DNA offers both a quick scan and a deep scan for comprehensive analysis of API services.
- ▪The author was misled into paying for GPT-4 API access but received GPT-3.5 instead.
- ▪API DNA can detect various types of API fraud, including hidden prompt injections and token inflation.
- ▪The tool provides a quick scan that takes only 3 seconds and a deep scan that requires an API key.
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