[Project Name] API Reference

Complete API reference for [Project Name].

Authentication

All API requests require authentication using an API key:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Base URL

https://api.example.com/v1

Endpoints

GET /resource

Retrieve a list of resources.

Request:

GET /api/v1/resource
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Response:

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "123",
      "name": "Resource Name",
      "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "pagination": {
    "page": 1,
    "perPage": 20,
    "total": 100
  }
}

POST /resource

Create a new resource.

Request:

POST /api/v1/resource
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Resource",
  "description": "Resource description"
}

Response:

{
  "id": "123",
  "name": "New Resource",
  "description": "Resource description",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}

GET /resource/:id

Retrieve a specific resource by ID.

Parameters:

Parameter	Type	Description
id	string	Resource identifier

Request:

GET /api/v1/resource/123
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Response:

{
  "id": "123",
  "name": "Resource Name",
  "description": "Resource description",
  "createdAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}

PUT /resource/:id

Update an existing resource.

Request:

PUT /api/v1/resource/123
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "Updated Resource Name"
}

Response:

{
  "id": "123",
  "name": "Updated Resource Name",
  "updatedAt": "2024-01-01T00:00:00Z"
}

DELETE /resource/:id

Delete a resource.

Request:

DELETE /api/v1/resource/123
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Response:

{
  "success": true,
  "message": "Resource deleted successfully"
}

Error Responses

All errors follow this format:

{
  "error": {
    "code": "ERROR_CODE",
    "message": "Human-readable error message",
    "details": {}
  }
}

Common Error Codes

Code	Status	Description
UNAUTHORIZED	401	Invalid or missing API key
NOT_FOUND	404	Resource not found
VALIDATION_ERROR	422	Request validation failed
RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED	429	Too many requests
INTERNAL_ERROR	500	Server error

Rate Limiting

API requests are rate-limited:

• Free tier: 100 requests/hour
• Pro tier: 1,000 requests/hour
• Enterprise: Custom limits

Rate limit headers are included in responses:

X-RateLimit-Limit: 100
X-RateLimit-Remaining: 95
X-RateLimit-Reset: 1640995200

SDK Examples

JavaScript/TypeScript

import { Client } from '[package-name]';

const client = new Client({
  apiKey: process.env.API_KEY
});

// Get all resources
const resources = await client.resources.list();

// Create a resource
const resource = await client.resources.create({
  name: 'New Resource'
});

// Update a resource
await client.resources.update('123', {
  name: 'Updated Name'
});

// Delete a resource
await client.resources.delete('123');

Python

from package_name import Client

client = Client(api_key=os.getenv('API_KEY'))

# Get all resources
resources = client.resources.list()

# Create a resource
resource = client.resources.create({
    'name': 'New Resource'
})

# Update a resource
client.resources.update('123', {
    'name': 'Updated Name'
})

# Delete a resource
client.resources.delete('123')

Next Steps

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