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Generate API Documentation

Create clear, complete API docs with examples, error codes, and authentication details.

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# Generate API Documentation **Best model:** Claude 4 Sonnet **Category:** Coding & Development **Tags:** API, documentation, backend, developer experience ## Description Create clear, complete API docs with examples, error codes, and authentication details. ## Prompt Generate API documentation for this endpoint or service. Format: 1. OVERVIEW: What this API does and who uses it. 2. BASE URL: [URL]. 3. AUTHENTICATION: Method, headers, token format, expiration. 4. ENDPOINTS TABLE: Method | Path | Description | Auth required. 5. DETAILED ENDPOINT DOCS (for each): Request format (path params, query params, body schema with types), Response format (status codes, response schema, example JSON), Error responses (status code, error message format, common causes), Rate limits. 6. CODE EXAMPLES: cURL, JavaScript (fetch), Python (requests). 7. CHANGELOG: Recent changes and deprecations. Use OpenAPI/Swagger-style formatting where applicable.

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