API Collection

API documentation is a category of technical writing that is increasing in popularity. This series of articles provides advice, examples, and case studies of API documentation from around the web.

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4 APIs Doing Developer Experience Really Well – Nordic APIs

This article outlines four qualities that an API should… 

  • 24. Aug
  • 2.2K
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Documenting your API right in your code with Swagger – ReadMe.io

The problem with many existing OpenAPI Specification tools… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.5K
  • 1

Documenting APIs Training Course – Cherryleaf

This course will help you to document your REST API, and… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 1.7K
  • 1

Five Questions Every Technical Writer Faces with API Documentation – MadCap Software

As a technical writer, you may have asked the question of… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.9K
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The Importance of API Documentation – MuleSoft

This article gives advice on starting documentation… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.3K
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Introduction to REST APIs – I’d Rather Be Writing

This free course by teaches beginners about APIs and how to… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.2K
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So You Want to Learn About API Documentation – YourMom.io

This blog post is for technical writers who want to learn… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 1.8K
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The Ultimate API Documentation Checklist – ReadMe.io

This article provides a checklist for ensuring completeness… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.5K
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Best Practices and Tools for Documenting APIs – ProgrammableWeb

This article discusses getting the most ROI out of your API… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.1K
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API Design Guide – Read the Docs

This (draft) API design guide is intended for Australian… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.8K
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8 Great Examples of Developer Documentation – Zapier

This post shows eight examples of great developer… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.1K
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A Guide to API Documentation – ReadMe.io

This list of resources from around the web includes guides… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.2K
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Learning How to Document APIs by Example – Lois Patterson

This slide presentation gives helpful advice on getting… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 2.1K
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Learn API Technical Writing: JSON and XML for Writers – Udemy

In this course you learn about data structured in JSON and… 

  • 13. Jul
  • 4.1K
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An ultimate list of resources for technical documentation.