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API Scout Professional

Chrome extension·by canonmr
66
/ 100 SAFETY SCORE
CAUTION
Mostly fine, but a few things worth reviewing before you install.

Automated analysis of publicly available code — not a professional security audit. It may produce false positives and does not prove an extension is unsafe or safe. Treat it as one signal among many. Disclaimer · Report an issue

How it ranks

API Scout Professional's safety score vs every other extension we've scanned
Globally
10%of extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 409,539 extensions
In Productivity
13%of productivity extensions carry more risk
This extension
Riskier ←→ Safer
Ranked against 198,326 productivity extensions
Findings
32
median 16Lower is safer
Critical findings
0
median 0Severity = Critical
Permissions
8
median 3Declared in manifest
Active users
32
median 14vs category median

Findings breakdown

Automated security signal · 32 distinct issues across 6 severities
32
distinct issues
detected

Permissions requested

4 risky permissions of 8 total
4 high-risk permissions require attention
This extension requests 8 permissions in total. 4 of them grant broad capabilities that are worth a careful look.
High
View open tabs

Can see URLs and titles of all open tabs

High
Execute scripts in pages

Can inject and execute JavaScript code in web pages

High
Observe web requests

Can monitor all network requests made by the browser

High
Manage downloads

Can initiate downloads and access your download history

Medium
Store local data

Can save data locally in the browser for persistence

Medium
Unlimited local storage

Can store large amounts of data locally without size limits

Medium
Show notifications

Can display desktop notifications outside the browser

Medium
Access current tab

Can temporarily access the content of the active tab when you click the extension

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Scan performed by extenshi.io · Aug 11, 2026
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