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Is there a way to have perfect API documentation?
We'll try to answer this question as we introduce 11 different API documentation strategies.
1. What is API Documentation?
Before I go ahead and explain what would be the best practices for writing API docs, let’s cover some basics.
API documentation is a type of technical writing that describes how to use an API. It can include everything from how to make a request, to the different response codes an API might return.
You need to make sure your API documentation is consistent with existing developer docs, which means you must understand what developers want when they read it -- this can be tricky.
API documentation is a critical part of any application's success.