This document provides the comprehensive, detailed, and professionally formatted API documentation for the Product Management API. This output is designed to be a clear, actionable resource for developers, enabling them to quickly understand, integrate, and utilize the API effectively.
Last Updated: October 26, 2023
Welcome to the Product Management API documentation. This API provides a robust and flexible interface for managing product data, including creation, retrieval, updates, and deletion of product records. It is designed for developers who need to integrate product information into their applications, e-commerce platforms, inventory systems, or internal tools.
Our goal is to provide a seamless experience for managing your product catalog programmatically. This documentation will guide you through authentication, available endpoints, data structures, and best practices for interacting with the API.
To begin using the Product Management API, follow these steps:
client_id and client_secret.client_credentials grant type.GET /products, to retrieve a list of products.The Product Management API uses OAuth 2.0 with the Client Credentials Grant flow for authentication. This method is suitable for server-to-server communication where your application needs to access the API on its own behalf, rather than on behalf of an end-user.
To get an access token, make a POST request to the token endpoint with your client_id and client_secret.
POSThttps://api.yourdomain.com/oauth/tokenapplication/x-www-form-urlencodedRequest Body Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| :--------------- | :------- | :------- | :---------------------------------------------- |
| grant_type | string | Yes | Must be client_credentials. |
| client_id | string | Yes | Your application's client ID. |
| client_secret | string | Yes | Your application's client secret. |
| scope (Optional) | string | No | Space-separated list of scopes. E.g., products:read products:write. |
Example Request (cURL):
## 6. Rate Limiting
To ensure fair usage and system stability, the Product Management API enforces rate limits.
* **Limit:** `100` requests per minute per IP address.
* **Headers:**
* `X-RateLimit-Limit`: The maximum number of requests allowed in the current rate limit window.
* `X-RateLimit-Remaining`: The number of requests remaining in the current rate limit window.
* `X-RateLimit-Reset`: The time at which the current rate limit window resets, in UTC epoch seconds.
If you exceed the rate limit, the API will return a `429 Too Many Requests` HTTP status code. The `Retry-After` header will indicate how many seconds to wait before making another request.
## 7. Endpoint Reference
This section details all available endpoints, their methods, parameters, request bodies, and responses.
### 7.1. Product Object Structure
All product-related operations will use the following JSON structure:
| Field | Type | Description | Required (Create) | Required (Update) |
| :---------- | :-------- | :---------------------------------------------- | :---------------- | :---------------- |
| `id` | `string` | Unique identifier for the product. (Read-only) | No | No |
| `name` | `string` | The name of the product. | Yes | No |
| `description` | `string` | A detailed description of the product. | No | No |
| `price` | `number` | The price of the product. | Yes | No |
| `currency` | `string` | The currency code (e.g., USD, EUR). | Yes | No |
| `sku` | `string` | Stock Keeping Unit. Must be unique. | Yes | No |
| `category` | `string` | The product's category. | No | No |
| `stock` | `integer` | Current stock level. | No | No |
| `createdAt` | `string` | ISO 8601 timestamp of creation. (Read-only) | No | No |
| `updatedAt` | `string` | ISO 8601 timestamp of last update. (Read-only) | No | No |
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### 7.2. Get All Products
Retrieves a list of all products.
* **Method:** `GET`
* **Path:** `/products`
#### Query Parameters:
| Parameter | Type | Required | Description |
| :-------- | :------- | :------- | :------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `limit` | `integer` | No | Maximum number of products to return. Default: `100`, Max: `200`. |
| `offset` | `integer` | No | Number of products to skip for pagination. Default: `0`. |
| `category` | `string` | No | Filter products by category. |
| `name` | `string` | No | Filter products by partial name match. |
#### Responses:
* **`200 OK`**
* **Description:** A list of product objects.
* **Body:**
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