API Guide - Knowledge Base

Introduction

Welcome to the official API Guide for our platform. This document outlines how to interact with our services programmatically. We provide a RESTful API that allows you to access and manage your data efficiently.

Authentication

All API requests must be authenticated. We use API keys for authentication. Your API key can be found in your account settings.

Include your API key in the Authorization header of your requests:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Base URL

The base URL for all API endpoints is:

https://api.example.com/v1

Endpoints

`GET /users`

Retrieves a list of all users.

Request

Headers:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Query Parameters:

limit (optional, integer): The maximum number of users to return.
offset (optional, integer): The number of users to skip.

Response (200 OK)

{
  "data": [
    {
      "id": "user_123",
      "name": "Alice Smith",
      "email": "alice@example.com",
      "createdAt": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z"
    },
    {
      "id": "user_456",
      "name": "Bob Johnson",
      "email": "bob@example.com",
      "createdAt": "2023-02-20T14:00:00Z"
    }
  ],
  "total": 2,
  "limit": 10,
  "offset": 0
}

`POST /users`

Creates a new user.

Request

Headers:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
Content-Type: application/json

Body:

{
  "name": "Charlie Brown",
  "email": "charlie@example.com"
}

Response (201 Created)

{
  "id": "user_789",
  "name": "Charlie Brown",
  "email": "charlie@example.com",
  "createdAt": "2023-03-10T11:00:00Z"
}

Note: The email field must be unique.

`GET /users/{userId}`

Retrieves details for a specific user.

Request

Headers:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

Path Parameters:

userId (required, string): The ID of the user to retrieve.

Response (200 OK)

{
  "id": "user_123",
  "name": "Alice Smith",
  "email": "alice@example.com",
  "createdAt": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z",
  "updatedAt": "2023-01-15T10:30:00Z"
}

Response (404 Not Found)

{
  "error": "User not found"
}

Error Handling

Our API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate the success or failure of a request. Common error codes include:

400 Bad Request: The request was invalid or malformed.
401 Unauthorized: Authentication credentials were missing or invalid.
403 Forbidden: The authenticated user does not have permission to perform the action.
404 Not Found: The requested resource could not be found.
409 Conflict: The request could not be completed due to a conflict with the current state of the resource.
500 Internal Server Error: An unexpected error occurred on the server.

Error responses will typically include a JSON body with an error message.

Rate Limiting

To ensure fair usage and prevent abuse, our API enforces rate limiting. You can find details about your current rate limit status in the response headers:

X-RateLimit-Limit: The maximum number of requests you can make in a given time period.
X-RateLimit-Remaining: The number of requests remaining in the current time period.
X-RateLimit-Reset: The time (in UTC epoch seconds) at which the current rate limit window resets.

If you exceed the rate limit, you will receive a 429 Too Many Requests response.

Versioning

The API is versioned. The current version is v1, which is included in the base URL.

SDKs

We provide SDKs for popular programming languages to simplify API integration. Check our SDK documentation for more information.