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API Documentation 💻

Our web application offers a comprehensive API that allows developers to interact with the system programmatically. This section provides details on how to use the API, including authentication, available endpoints, and request and response examples.

RESTful API

Authentication

Authentication for our RESTful API is done using JSON Web Tokens (JWT). To access the API, you'll need to include your JWT token in the request headers. Here's an example using curl:

curl -X GET "<https://api.example.com/v1/resource>" -H "Authorization: Bearer YOUR_JWT_TOKEN"

Endpoints

Our API provides various endpoints for different functionalities. Here are some common endpoints:

RESTful API Examples

Here are some example queries and mutations:

Create a New Resource

Request (POST)

POST /v1/resource
{
    "title": "New Resource",
    "description": "This is a new resource."
}

Response (201 Created)

{
    "id": 123,
    "title": "New Resource",
    "description": "This is a new resource."
}

GraphQL API

In addition to the RESTful API, we also provide a GraphQL API for more flexible and precise data retrieval.

Authentication

Authentication for our GraphQL API is handled similarly to the RESTful API using JSON Web Tokens (JWT).

Queries and Mutations

Our GraphQL API allows you to perform queries to retrieve data and mutations to create, update, or delete data.

GraphQL API Examples

Here are some example queries and mutations:

Query for Resources

Query

query {
    resources {
        id
        title
        description
    }
}

Response

{
    "data": {
        "resources": [
            {
                "id": 123,
                "title": "Resource 1",
                "description": "Description for Resource 1"
            },
            {
                "id": 124,
                "title": "Resource 2",
                "description": "Description for Resource 2"
            }
        }
    }
}

Create a New Resource

Mutation

mutation {
    createResource(input: {
        title: "New Resource",
        description: "This is a new resource."
    }) {
        id
        title
        description
    }
}

Response

{
    "data": {
        "createResource": {
            "id": 125,
            "title": "New Resource",
            "description": "This is a new resource."
        }
    }
}

This API documentation is intended for developers who want to integrate our web application with other services or build custom applications on top of it. It provides the necessary information to work with the RESTful and GraphQL APIs.

In the following sections, we'll explore the database schema and integration capabilities of the web application.