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API Documentation Template

Document your API quickly with clear sections for auth, endpoints, errors and examples. Ideal for internal tools, client work, or public APIs.

1 min read Level: Beginner friendly Format: Markdown / Notion

Built for

Founders, teams and operators

Primary use

Planning, structuring and documenting work clearly

Best result

A cleaner first draft with less blank-page friction

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What this template gives you

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A ready-made outline for API documentation including overview, authentication, rate limiting, error handling, pagination and versioning. Copy it into Notion, Confluence, a README or any docs site.

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Best for

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Solo founders, agencies and internal teams who need to ship API docs without arguing about structure for three days.

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Introduction & use-cases
Base URL & environments
Authentication & headers
Rate limiting & pagination
Error formats & examples
Core endpoints grouped by feature
Webhooks & callbacks (if relevant)
Changelog & versioning

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Category: Developer
Level: Beginner friendly
Format: Markdown / Notion
Reading time: 1 min
Sections: 3

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