Overview

• Introduction: Brief overview of the API's purpose.

• Authentication: Details on how clients should authenticate requests.

• Versioning: How different versions of the API are managed.

• HTTP Methods: Clear guidelines on which HTTP method to use for which type of operation.

• Endpoints: Explanation of resource naming conventions, path structures, etc.

• Query Params: Usage of common query parameters like sorting, filtering, limiting, etc.

• Request & Response Format: Standardizing request payloads and response structures.

• Error Handling: How errors are communicated to the client.

• Status Codes: Explanation of HTTP status codes used.

• Database Relationship Types: Clarifying one-to-one, one-to-many, and many-to-many relationships and how they're handled.

• Examples: Providing concrete examples of typical API requests and responses.

• Additional Topics

• 👩‍🏫 Learning Resources

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API Overview (with query params)

I originally wrote/designed this for a REST API Rails backend (Query Params section is not reflective of my actual query params, just examples)