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Accredible References API

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Accredible References API is one of 10 APIs that Accredible publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include References. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

This API exposes 4 operations across 2 paths, and defines 2 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.3, at version 1.0.

Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.accredible.com/v1, https://sandbox.api.accredible.com/v1.

4 operations 2 paths 2 schemas 1 DELETE1 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.0.3
API Version
1.0
Base URL
https://api.accredible.com/v1
Authentication
API Key
Contact
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Accredible References API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (tokenAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • tokenAuth — API key sent in the Authorization header using the scheme Token token=YOURAPIKEY.

Paths & Operations 4

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 4 operations — 1 DELETE, 1 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

References 4

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POST
/credentials/{credential_id}/references
Create a reference
createReference 1 param body → 200401
GET
/credentials/{credential_id}/references/{reference_id}
View a reference
getReference 2 params → 200404
PUT
/credentials/{credential_id}/references/{reference_id}
Update a reference
updateReference 2 params body → 200401
DELETE
/credentials/{credential_id}/references/{reference_id}
Delete a reference
deleteReference 2 params → 200401

Schemas 2

The contract defines 2 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are ReferenceInput (4 properties), Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

ReferenceInput
object
4 properties
Error
object
2 properties

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

accredible-references-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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