Welcome to the official documentation for the AcmeCorp Order Management API! This comprehensive guide provides everything you need to seamlessly integrate our robust order management capabilities into your applications. From fetching order details to creating and updating customer orders, our API empowers you to build powerful, scalable solutions.
* [Orders](#orders)
* [Products](#products)
The AcmeCorp Order Management API is a RESTful interface designed to enable developers to programmatically manage customer orders, products, and related entities within the AcmeCorp ecosystem. Whether you're building an e-commerce platform, an inventory management system, or a custom CRM, our API provides the tools you need to interact with order data efficiently and securely.
Key Features:
Before you begin, ensure you have an AcmeCorp developer account and an API key. If you don't have one, please visit our [Developer Portal](https://developer.acmecorp.com/signup) to sign up and generate your first API key.
Follow these steps to make your first API call:
GET /orders.Ready to dive in?
[Explore Endpoints](#7-endpoints) | [Get Your API Key](https://developer.acmecorp.com/portal)
The AcmeCorp Order Management API uses API Key authentication to secure access. Your API key must be included in the X-API-Key HTTP header for every request.
How to Obtain Your API Key:
Example Authentication Header:
### 6. Rate Limiting
To ensure fair usage and maintain API stability, requests are subject to rate limiting.
The current rate limit is **100 requests per minute per API key**.
When you approach or exceed the rate limit, the API will return a `429 Too Many Requests` HTTP status code.
**Rate Limit Headers:**
The following headers are included in every API response to help you manage your rate limit usage:
* `X-RateLimit-Limit`: The maximum number of requests allowed in the current window.
* `X-RateLimit-Remaining`: The number of requests remaining in the current window.
* `X-RateLimit-Reset`: The UTC epoch timestamp when the current rate limit window resets.
**Best Practices:**
* Implement client-side rate limit handling and exponential backoff for retries.
* Monitor `X-RateLimit-Remaining` to adjust your request frequency.
### 7. Endpoints
This section details all available API endpoints, their methods, parameters, and example requests/responses.
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#### Orders
Manage customer orders, including creation, retrieval, updates, and deletion.
**`GET /orders` - List all orders**
Retrieves a paginated list of all orders.
* **Method:** `GET`
* **Path:** `/orders`
* **Query Parameters:**
* `page` (optional, integer): The page number to retrieve. Default is `1`.
* `limit` (optional, integer): The number of orders per page. Default is `20`, max is `100`.
* `status` (optional, string): Filter orders by status (e.g., `pending`, `shipped`, `delivered`).
* `customer_id` (optional, string): Filter orders by a specific customer ID.
* **Example Request:**
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The MyService API provides programmatic access to manage your resources, integrate with external systems, and automate workflows. Our RESTful API is designed for ease of use, security, and scalability.
To begin using the MyService API, follow these steps:
The MyService API uses API Keys for authentication. You must include your API Key in the Authorization header of every request.
AuthorizationBearer YOUR_API_KEYExample:
GET /api/v1/users HTTP/1.1
Host: api.myservice.com
Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY
All API requests should be made to the following base URL:
https://api.myservice.com/api/v1
Content-Type: application/json header for POST/PUT requests.This section details all available API endpoints, their methods, parameters, and example requests/responses.
##### 3.1.1. Get All Users
Retrieve a list of all users in your organization.
GET/usersQuery Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| :-------- | :------- | :------- | :---------------------------------------------- |
| limit | integer | No | Maximum number of users to return (default: 100) |
| offset | integer | No | Number of users to skip (default: 0) |
| status | string | No | Filter by user status (active, inactive) |
Example Request (cURL):
curl -X GET \
'https://api.myservice.com/api/v1/users?limit=50&status=active' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
Example Response (200 OK):
{
"data": [
{
"id": "usr_abc123",
"name": "Alice Smith",
"email": "alice.smith@example.com",
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2023-01-15T10:00:00Z"
},
{
"id": "usr_def456",
"name": "Bob Johnson",
"email": "bob.j@example.com",
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2023-02-20T14:30:00Z"
}
],
"meta": {
"total": 2,
"limit": 50,
"offset": 0
}
}
##### 3.1.2. Create a New User
Register a new user in the system.
POST/usersRequest Body Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| :-------- | :------- | :------- | :------------------------------ |
| name | string | Yes | Full name of the user. |
| email | string | Yes | Unique email address of the user. |
| password| string | Yes | User's password (min 8 chars). |
| role | string | No | User's role (admin, member). Default: member |
Example Request (cURL):
curl -X POST \
https://api.myservice.com/api/v1/users \
-H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY' \
-d '{
"name": "Charlie Brown",
"email": "charlie.b@example.com",
"password": "securepassword123",
"role": "member"
}'
Example Response (201 Created):
{
"id": "usr_ghi789",
"name": "Charlie Brown",
"email": "charlie.b@example.com",
"status": "active",
"role": "member",
"created_at": "2023-03-01T11:00:00Z"
}
##### 3.1.3. Get User by ID
Retrieve details for a specific user.
GET/users/{id}Path Parameters:
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
| :--- | :------- | :------- | :------------------- |
| id | string | Yes | The unique ID of the user. |
Example Request (cURL):
curl -X GET \
https://api.myservice.com/api/v1/users/usr_abc123 \
-H 'Accept: application/json' \
-H 'Authorization: Bearer YOUR_API_KEY'
Example Response (200 OK):
{
"id": "usr_abc123",
"name": "Alice Smith",
"email": "alice.smith@example.com",
"status": "active",
"created_at": "2023-01-15T10:00:00Z",
"last_login": "2023-10-26T09:15:00Z"
}
Example Response (404 Not Found):
{
"error": {
"code": "NOT_FOUND",
"message": "User with ID 'usr_nonexistent' not found."
}
}
(Additional endpoints for PUT /users/{id} and DELETE /users/{id} would follow a similar detailed structure.)
The MyService API uses standard HTTP status codes to indicate the success or failure of an API request. In case of an error, the response body will contain a JSON object with error details, including a code and a message.
| HTTP Status Code | Error Code | Description |
| :--------------- | :----------------- | :------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| 200 OK | N/A | The request was successful. |
| 201 Created | N/A | The resource was successfully created. |
| 204 No Content | N/A | The request was successful, but there is no content to return (e.g., DELETE). |
| 400 Bad Request| INVALID_REQUEST | The request was malformed or invalid. Check parameters/body. |
| 401 Unauthorized| UNAUTHORIZED | Authentication credentials were missing or invalid. |
| 403 Forbidden | FORBIDDEN | The authenticated user does not have permission to access the resource. |
| 404 Not Found | NOT_FOUND | The requested resource could not be found. |
| 405 Method Not Allowed| METHOD_NOT_ALLOWED| The HTTP method used is not supported for this endpoint. |
| 409 Conflict | CONFLICT | A conflict occurred (e.g., trying to create a resource that already exists). |
| 429 Too Many Requests| RATE_LIMIT_EXCEEDED| You have exceeded your API rate limit. |
| 500 Internal Server Error| INTERNAL_ERROR| An unexpected error occurred on the server. Please try again later. |
Example Error Response:
{
"error": {
"code": "INVALID_REQUEST",
"message": "The 'email' field is required and must be a valid email address."
}
}
To ensure fair usage and system stability, the MyService API enforces rate limits.
* X-RateLimit-Limit: The maximum number of requests you can make in the current period.
* X-RateLimit-Remaining: The number of requests remaining in the current period.
* X-RateLimit-Reset: The time (in UTC epoch seconds) when the current rate limit window resets.
If you exceed the rate limit, you will receive a 429 Too Many Requests status code.
The MyService API uses URL-based versioning. The current version is v1.
Future versions will be introduced as /api/v2, /api/v3, etc., allowing for backward compatibility for existing integrations.
This section documents significant changes and updates to the MyService API.
2023-10-26: Initial API Documentation Release. * Added GET /users and POST /users endpoints.
* Introduced API Key authentication.
* Implemented rate limiting.
2023-11-15: * Added GET /users/{id}, PUT /users/{id}, DELETE /users/{id} endpoints.
* Enhanced error handling messages for clarity.
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