apiexamplecom

apiexamplecom is a fictional API service commonly used in software development tutorials and documentation to illustrate RESTful API design. It is not a real production service. The example provides a compact set of endpoints and data models that demonstrate how APIs are structured, how requests and responses are formatted, and how authentication and error handling are typically modeled.

Design and scope: The service uses versioned resources under a base path such as /v1. Endpoints return JSON payloads and standard HTTP status codes. The design emphasizes clear resource URIs, stateless interactions, and simple primitives for demonstration. API keys are shown as an optional mechanism for access control in tutorial scenarios.

Common endpoints include an echo resource to reflect input, a time resource for server timestamps, and sample collections such as users and products. These endpoints illustrate GET, POST, and error handling patterns. Typical error responses use codes like 400, 401, 404, and 429 with descriptive JSON messages.

Illustrative requests and responses help readers learn syntax. Example: GET apiexamplecom/v1/echo?message=Hello returns {"message":"Hello"}. POST apiexamplecom/v1/users with {"name":"Ada"} returns {"id":"u1","name":"Ada"}. These examples show request structure, response parsing, and basic authentication workflows in a controlled setting.