API Overview

RESTful API Principles

Our API follows RESTful design principles:

Resource-oriented: Everything is a resource with a unique URL
Standard HTTP methods: GET, POST, PUT, DELETE, PATCH
JSON format: Request and response bodies are JSON
HTTP status codes: Standard codes indicate success or failure

Base URL

https://api.example.com/v1

Authentication

Include your API key in the request header:

GET /api/overview HTTP/1.1
Host: api.example.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Request Format

GET /v1/resources HTTP/1.1
Host: api.example.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

Response Format

Success Response

{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "id": "123",
    "name": "Resource Name",
    "created_at": "2026-02-08T10:00:00Z"
  }
}

Error Response

{
  "success": false,
  "error": {
    "code": "INVALID_REQUEST",
    "message": "The request was invalid"
  }
}

Rate Limiting

Requests per second: 100
Daily limit: 1,000,000
Rate limit headers:
- X-RateLimit-Limit: Total requests allowed
- X-RateLimit-Remaining: Requests remaining
- X-RateLimit-Reset: When limit resets (Unix timestamp)