API Documentation

Version 1.0.0

Introduction

Welcome to our API documentation. This API provides programmatic access to our services and data. All API endpoints require authentication and return JSON responses.

Base URL: https://api.example.com/v1

Authentication

All API requests must include an API key in the request header:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

You can obtain an API key by registering for a developer account.

Rate Limiting

API requests are limited to:

Exceeding these limits will result in a 429 Too Many Requests response.

API Endpoints

Get All Items

GET
/items

Description

Retrieve a list of all available items.

Query Parameters

Parameter Type Description
limit integer Number of items to return (default: 20, max: 100)
offset integer Number of items to skip (default: 0)

Example Request

GET /items?limit=10&offset=20
Headers:
  Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Example Response

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "item_1",
      "name": "Sample Item",
      "description": "This is a sample item",
      "price": 9.99
    },
    ...
  ],
  "total": 100,
  "limit": 10,
  "offset": 20
}

Create New Item

POST
/items

Description

Create a new item in the system.

Request Body

Field Type Required Description
name string Yes Name of the item
description string No Item description
price number Yes Item price

Example Request

POST /items
Headers:
  Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
  Content-Type: application/json

{
  "name": "New Product",
  "description": "A brand new product",
  "price": 19.99
}

Example Response

{
  "data": {
    "id": "item_123",
    "name": "New Product",
    "description": "A brand new product",
    "price": 19.99,
    "created_at": "2023-07-20T12:00:00Z"
  }
}

Error Codes

Code Message Description
400 Bad Request Invalid request parameters
401 Unauthorized Missing or invalid API key
404 Not Found Resource not found
429 Too Many Requests Rate limit exceeded
500 Internal Server Error Server error