Continuous API observability and security auditing for high-performance engineering teams.
What it does
Captures 100% of API traffic payloads including headers and body data.
Automates the detection of API attacks, data leaks, and broken logic.
Provides a searchable 'API Data Lake' for retro-active debugging and auditing.
Features real-time alerting for performance bottlenecks and failed transactions.
Enables compliance auditing by providing a permanent record of all API interactions.
Why it works
Privacy: Designed to run 'Behind the Firewall,' giving teams total control over sensitive customer data.
Depth: Unlike basic metrics tools, Resurface shows the actual data that caused a failure.
Performance: Uses a high-speed, column-oriented database architecture to handle millions of requests without lag.
Intelligence: Turns raw API traffic into a structured asset for security and product teams.
Continuous API observability and security auditing for high-performance engineering teams.
Overview
Resurface Labs is a specialized data platform that provides 'First-Person' observability for API calls. It captures, stores, and analyzes entire API request and response payloads in real-time, allowing teams to debug complex issues and identify security threats that standard monitoring tools miss. It is designed to run within a company's own infrastructure, ensuring data privacy while providing deep forensic insights into every transaction.
Founded year:2019
Founder:Rob Dickinson
Team size:2-10
Popularity:Growing choice for high-security fintech and healthcare engineering teams.
Integrations:AWS, Google Cloud, Kubernetes, NGINX, Apache, Java, Node.js
What it does
Captures 100% of API traffic payloads including headers and body data.
Automates the detection of API attacks, data leaks, and broken logic.
Provides a searchable 'API Data Lake' for retro-active debugging and auditing.
Features real-time alerting for performance bottlenecks and failed transactions.
Enables compliance auditing by providing a permanent record of all API interactions.
Who it's for
DevOps Engineers
Security Architects
Backend Developers
QA and Compliance Teams
Why it works
Privacy: Designed to run 'Behind the Firewall,' giving teams total control over sensitive customer data.
Depth: Unlike basic metrics tools, Resurface shows the actual data that caused a failure.
Performance: Uses a high-speed, column-oriented database architecture to handle millions of requests without lag.
Intelligence: Turns raw API traffic into a structured asset for security and product teams.
Founder story
Founded in 2019 by Rob Dickinson in Boulder, Colorado. Rob, a former CTO and software engineer at companies like Quest Software, realized that while there were many server monitors, there was nothing to tell developers what actually happened inside an API call. He built Resurface to provide 'Black Box' level visibility for web services.
Alternatives
Comparison overview
Datadog: Better for server metrics; Resurface is the superior specialist for deep API payload inspection.
Salt Security: Cloud-first security; Resurface is the choice for teams requiring on-premise data residency and auditing.
Resurface Labs is the go-to for teams building mission-critical, high-compliance APIs.