An LLM cracked a city permit API and pulled out thousands of records

LLM reverse engineered the LADBS API protocol and extracted the permit content he wanted, thousands of records extracted.

How it works

The LLM reverse engineers the city permit department's API protocol
Extracts the permit content he wanted
Thousands of records come out

Why it’s worth knowing

Public records behind an undocumented API are only public in theory.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on news.ycombinator.com. See the original ↗

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