> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.apyguard.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Sensitive Data Findings

> Understand sensitive data findings in ApyGuard and use them to reduce exposure risk across API responses.

## Overview

Sensitive data findings help teams identify API responses or payload behaviors that may expose information beyond what should be returned or stored.

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  <Card title="Exposure detection" icon="eye">
    Identify where APIs return data that may create privacy or compliance risk.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Response review" icon="file-search">
    Investigate which endpoints and flows are responsible for the exposure.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Scope awareness" icon="target">
    Understand whether exposure is broad, role-specific, or limited to a certain path.
  </Card>

  <Card title="Remediation planning" icon="wrench">
    Use the finding context to tighten response handling and data access behavior.
  </Card>
</CardGroup>

## Common follow-up actions

* Reduce unnecessary fields in responses
* Tighten authorization checks
* Revisit test data returned by endpoints
* Re-scan after response handling changes

## Related pages

* [Understanding Results](/understanding-results)
* [Compliance Reporting](/compliance-reporting)