How to Start with Mayhem for API

If you haven’t done so yet, the fastest way to get started is to sign up for a free plan at https://mayhem4api.forallsecure.com/signup. If you already have an account, then you are ready to go for the next steps!

Installation

The Mayhem for API CLI is available to download for various common platforms.

ℹ️ The CLI will automatically keep itself updated when used as we make fixes and bug improvements.

MacOS

curl -Lo mapi https://mayhem4api.forallsecure.com/downloads/cli/latest/macos/mapi 
  && chmod +x mapi

Here’s an easy way to add the mapi executable to your path:

sudo mv mapi /usr/local/bin

Linux (64-bit)

curl -Lo mapi https://mayhem4api.forallsecure.com/downloads/cli/latest/linux-musl/mapi 
  && chmod +x mapi

Here’s an easy way to add the mapi executable to your path:

sudo mkdir -p /usr/local/bin/
sudo install mapi /usr/local/bin/

Windows (64-bit)

From a Windows 10 terminal (PowerShell or cmd):

curl.exe -Lo mapi.exe https://mayhem4api.forallsecure.com/downloads/cli/latest/windows-amd64/mapi.exe

or download :

https://mayhem4api.forallsecure.com/downloads/cli/latest/windows-amd64/mapi.exe

Test it out!

Make sure the CLI works by running:

mapi --help

Authentication

The mapi CLI communicates with our API using OAuth 2.0 Bearer Tokens. The token will be read by the environment variable, MAPI_TOKEN, if available.

To get a new token, visit the “Manage API Tokens page” to create a new token, <NEW_TOKEN>, and login:

$ mapi login <NEW_TOKEN>

Welcome to Mayhem for API! We have saved a new API token in
your local settings at '/Users/mapi_fuzzer/Library/Preferences/rs.mapi/mapi.toml':

           3BzW...

Setting the displayed API Token to the environment variable, MAPI_TOKEN, will allow you to run the CLI on other computers, such as part of your Continuous Integration build.

Now you can try contacting the API. Let’s get the list of targets to which you have access:

mapi target list

You should see an (empty) list of API targets. Let’s add our first target so that list won’t stay empty for long.