API Documentation

Introduction

Welcome to the official API documentation for My Awesome Service. This API allows you to interact with our platform programmatically, enabling you to build powerful integrations and applications.

Our API is designed to be RESTful, using standard HTTP methods and returning JSON payloads. We strive for clarity, consistency, and ease of use. Please refer to the endpoints below for specific details on how to perform various operations.

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

Authentication: All requests to the API must be authenticated. Please see the Authentication section for details on how to obtain and use API keys.

Authentication

API Key Generation

To authenticate your requests, you'll need to generate an API key from your account settings page. This key should be kept secret and treated like a password.

Request Authentication

Include your API key in the Authorization header of every request:

Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY

POST /auth/login

Logs in a user and returns an authentication token.

Request Body

{
  "email": "user@example.com",
  "password": "securepassword123"
}

Response (200 OK)

{
  "token": "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9...",
  "expires_in": 3600
}

Response (401 Unauthorized)

{
  "error": "Invalid credentials"
}

User Management

GET /users

Retrieves a list of all users.

Query Parameters

Name Type Required Description
limit integer No Maximum number of users to return.
offset integer No Number of users to skip.

Response (200 OK)

[
  {
    "id": "user_123",
    "username": "johndoe",
    "email": "john.doe@example.com",
    "created_at": "2023-10-27T10:00:00Z"
  },
  {
    "id": "user_456",
    "username": "janedoe",
    "email": "jane.doe@example.com",
    "created_at": "2023-10-27T10:05:00Z"
  }
]

GET /users/{userId}

Retrieves a specific user by their ID.

URL Parameters

Name Type Required Description
userId string Yes The unique identifier of the user.

Response (200 OK)

{
  "id": "user_123",
  "username": "johndoe",
  "email": "john.doe@example.com",
  "created_at": "2023-10-27T10:00:00Z"
}

Response (404 Not Found)

{
  "error": "User not found"
}

POST /users

Creates a new user.

Request Body

{
  "username": "newuser",
  "email": "new.user@example.com",
  "password": "complexpassword"
}

Response (201 Created)

{
  "id": "user_789",
  "username": "newuser",
  "email": "new.user@example.com",
  "created_at": "2023-10-27T10:10:00Z"
}

Response (400 Bad Request)

{
  "error": "Email is already in use"
}

Data Operations

GET /data/{itemId}

Retrieves a specific data item.

URL Parameters

Name Type Required Description
itemId string Yes The unique identifier of the data item.

Response (200 OK)

{
  "id": "data_abc",
  "name": "Sample Data",
  "value": 42,
  "description": "This is a sample data entry.",
  "updated_at": "2023-10-27T10:15:00Z"
}

PUT /data/{itemId}

Updates an existing data item.

URL Parameters

Name Type Required Description
itemId string Yes The unique identifier of the data item.

Request Body

{
  "value": 45,
  "description": "Updated description."
}

Response (200 OK)

{
  "id": "data_abc",
  "name": "Sample Data",
  "value": 45,
  "description": "Updated description.",
  "updated_at": "2023-10-27T10:20:00Z"
}

Response (404 Not Found)

{
  "error": "Data item not found"
}