diff --git a/semantica/seed/seed_manager.py b/semantica/seed/seed_manager.py
index 0d3bb046..dbd63237 100644
--- a/semantica/seed/seed_manager.py
+++ b/semantica/seed/seed_manager.py
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@
 from pathlib import Path
 from typing import Any, Dict, List, Optional, Union
 
+from ..ingest.ssrf import request_with_ssrf_guard
 from ..utils.exceptions import ProcessingError, ValidationError
 from ..utils.helpers import read_json_file, write_json_file
 from ..utils.logging import get_logger
@@ -448,8 +449,8 @@ def load_from_api(
         """
         Load seed data from API.
 
-        Makes an HTTP GET request to an API endpoint and parses the JSON
-        response. Handles various response structures (list, dict with
+        Makes an SSRF-protected HTTP GET request to an API endpoint and parses
+        the JSON response. Handles various response structures (list, dict with
         'entities', 'data', 'results', 'items' keys). Automatically adds
         entity_type, relationship_type, and source metadata if provided.
 
@@ -478,8 +479,6 @@ def load_from_api(
             ... )
         """
         try:
-            import requests
-
             # Build full URL
             if endpoint:
                 full_url = f"{api_url.rstrip('/')}/{endpoint.lstrip('/')}"
@@ -491,8 +490,10 @@ def load_from_api(
             if api_key:
                 request_headers["Authorization"] = f"Bearer {api_key}"
 
-            # Make API request
-            response = requests.get(full_url, headers=request_headers, timeout=30)
+            # Make API request with URL and redirect SSRF protections.
+            response = request_with_ssrf_guard(
+                "GET", full_url, headers=request_headers, timeout=30
+            )
             response.raise_for_status()
 
             # Parse response
diff --git a/tests/test_seed_manager.py b/tests/test_seed_manager.py
index 0f73b40d..6a244663 100644
--- a/tests/test_seed_manager.py
+++ b/tests/test_seed_manager.py
@@ -147,11 +147,11 @@ def test_load_from_database_import_error(seed_manager):
             seed_manager.load_from_database("sqlite:///:memory:", query="SELECT 1")
         assert "Database ingestion module not available" in str(excinfo.value)
 
-@patch("requests.get")
-def test_load_from_api(mock_get, seed_manager):
+@patch("semantica.seed.seed_manager.request_with_ssrf_guard")
+def test_load_from_api(mock_request, seed_manager):
     mock_response = MagicMock()
     mock_response.json.return_value = {"results": [{"id": 1, "name": "Alice"}]}
-    mock_get.return_value = mock_response
+    mock_request.return_value = mock_response
 
     records = seed_manager.load_from_api(
         api_url="http://api.example.com",
@@ -162,7 +162,47 @@ def test_load_from_api(mock_get, seed_manager):
     assert len(records) == 1
     assert records[0]["id"] == 1
     assert records[0]["entity_type"] == "User"
-    mock_get.assert_called_once()
+    mock_request.assert_called_once_with(
+        "GET",
+        "http://api.example.com/users",
+        headers={},
+        timeout=30,
+    )
+
+
+@patch("semantica.ingest.ssrf.requests.request")
+def test_load_from_api_blocks_loopback_without_network_request(
+    mock_raw_request, seed_manager
+):
+    with pytest.raises(ProcessingError, match="blocked"):
+        seed_manager.load_from_api("http://127.0.0.1:8080/internal")
+
+    mock_raw_request.assert_not_called()
+
+
+@patch("semantica.ingest.ssrf.socket.getaddrinfo")
+@patch("semantica.ingest.ssrf.requests.request")
+def test_load_from_api_blocks_redirect_to_metadata_endpoint(
+    mock_raw_request, mock_getaddrinfo, seed_manager
+):
+    redirect = MagicMock()
+    redirect.status_code = 302
+    redirect.headers = {"Location": "http://169.254.169.254/latest/meta-data/"}
+    mock_raw_request.return_value = redirect
+    mock_getaddrinfo.return_value = [
+        (None, None, None, None, ("93.184.216.34", 0))
+    ]
+
+    with pytest.raises(ProcessingError, match="blocked"):
+        seed_manager.load_from_api("https://api.example.com/records")
+
+    mock_raw_request.assert_called_once_with(
+        "GET",
+        "https://api.example.com/records",
+        allow_redirects=False,
+        headers={},
+        timeout=30,
+    )
 
 def test_load_source(seed_manager, temp_data_dir):
     json_file = temp_data_dir / "source.json"