API Specification Template

API Overview

Name: [API Name] Version: [Version number] Status: [Draft/Review/Approved/Deprecated]

Endpoint Specification

[Endpoint Name]

[HTTP Method] /api/v1/[endpoint-path]

Request

{
    "field1": "string",
    "field2": "number",
    "field3": {
        "nested": "object"
    }
}

Parameters

Name	Type	Required	Description
field1	string	Yes	Description
field2	number	No	Description

Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "data": {
        "id": "string",
        "created": "timestamp"
    }
}

Status Codes

Code	Description
200	Success
400	Bad Request
401	Unauthorized

Error Responses

{
    "status": "error",
    "code": "ERROR_CODE",
    "message": "Human readable message"
}

Authentication

• Type: [Bearer Token/API Key/OAuth2]
• Headers:

  Authorization: Bearer [token]
  

Rate Limiting

• Rate: [requests/second]
• Burst: [max burst]
• Headers:

  X-RateLimit-Limit: [limit]
  X-RateLimit-Remaining: [remaining]
  

Example Usage

curl -X POST \
  https://api.example.com/v1/endpoint \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer token' \
  -d '{
    "field1": "value"
  }'

Testing

• Test Environment: [URL]
• Mock Data: [Available/Not Available]
• Test Credentials: [How to obtain]

Security Considerations

• Authentication requirements
• Data encryption
• Input validation
• Rate limiting

Monitoring

• Metrics:
• Response time
• Error rate
• Usage patterns
• Alerts:
• Threshold configurations
• Alert channels