API Documentation
Noun · Development
Definitions
Written reference material describing how to use an API, including endpoints, parameters, authentication, examples, response formats, and error behavior. Strong API documentation reduces integration mistakes and support overhead by making the contract explicit and practical.
In plain English: Reference material that explains how to use an API.
Example: "The release could not ship until the API documentation covered webhook retries, auth scopes, and the exact error schema clients should expect."