> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/211892) in GitLab 14.0.
When testing an API it can be useful to exclude certain paths. For example, you might exclude testing of an authentication service or an older version of the API. To exclude paths, use the `FUZZAPI_EXCLUDE_PATHS` CI/CD variable . This variable is specified in your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file. To exclude multiple paths, separate entries using the `;` character. In the provided paths you can use a single character wildcard `?` and `*` for a multiple character wildcard.
To verify the paths are excluded, review the `Tested Operations` and `Excluded Operations` portion of the job output. You should not see any excluded paths listed under `Tested Operations`.
```plaintext
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: --[ Tested Operations ]-------------------------
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: 201 POST http://target:7777/api/users CREATED
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: ------------------------------------------------
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: --[ Excluded Operations ]-----------------------
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: GET http://target:7777/api/messages
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: POST http://target:7777/api/messages
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: ------------------------------------------------
```
#### Examples of excluding paths
This example excludes the `/auth` resource. This does not exclude child resources (`/auth/child`).
```yaml
variables:
FUZZAPI_EXCLUDE_PATHS=/auth
```
To exclude `/auth`, and child resources (`/auth/child`), we use a wildcard.
```yaml
variables:
FUZZAPI_EXCLUDE_PATHS=/auth*
```
To exclude multiple paths we can use the `;` character. In this example we exclude `/auth*` and `/v1/*`.
```yaml
variables:
FUZZAPI_EXCLUDE_PATHS=/auth*;/v1/*
```
### Header Fuzzing
Header fuzzing is disabled by default due to the high number of false positives that occur with many
> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/211892) in GitLab 14.0.
When testing an API it can be useful to exclude certain paths. For example, you might exclude testing of an authentication service or an older version of the API. To exclude paths, use the `FUZZAPI_EXCLUDE_PATHS` CI/CD variable . This variable is specified in your `.gitlab-ci.yml` file. To exclude multiple paths, separate entries using the `;` character. In the provided paths you can use a single character wildcard `?` and `*` for a multiple character wildcard.
To verify the paths are excluded, review the `Tested Operations` and `Excluded Operations` portion of the job output. You should not see any excluded paths listed under `Tested Operations`.
```plaintext
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: --[ Tested Operations ]-------------------------
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: 201 POST http://target:7777/api/users CREATED
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: ------------------------------------------------
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: --[ Excluded Operations ]-----------------------
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: GET http://target:7777/api/messages
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: POST http://target:7777/api/messages
2021-05-27 21:51:08 [INF] API Security: ------------------------------------------------
```
#### Examples
This example excludes the `/auth` resource. This does not exclude child resources (`/auth/child`).
```yaml
variables:
DAST_API_EXCLUDE_PATHS=/auth
```
To exclude `/auth`, and child resources (`/auth/child`), we use a wildcard.
```yaml
variables:
DAST_API_EXCLUDE_PATHS=/auth*
```
To exclude multiple paths we use the `;` character. In this example we exclude `/auth*` and `/v1/*`.
```yaml
variables:
DAST_API_EXCLUDE_PATHS=/auth*;/v1/*
```
## Running your first scan
When configured correctly, a CI/CD pipeline contains a `dast` stage and an `dast_api` job. The job only fails when an invalid configuration is provided. During normal operation, the job always succeeds even if vulnerabilities are identified during testing.
