Adding a new Discovery profile

• Within the applications dashboard select Discovery profile
• From the side panel click on Add new profile
• Add a profile name, description of the profile, and set discovery type to Istio from the two options available
• Click in Continue
• Provide the Namespace of you Istio cluster
• Configure filtering beneath this section. You can filter the URLs that have been discovered based either on IP or URL text
• You have the option to block specific APIs from reach Beagle Security

• Once this is complete, click Continue
• The final step is the installation process. Copy the command shown, and execute it in a machine which has Kubernetes access
• Click on Continue to create the discovery profile.

Configuring API discovery for API testing

• Select the API you want to test from the application dashboard.
• Go the API tab and select API discovery
• Select the profile you've added from the Profiles section on the left.
• You can configure the profile further under the Configuration tab.
• Discovered APIs will be shown within the Discovered APIs tab.

Updated on: 06/07/2026