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Buttondown Books API

The Books API from Buttondown — 5 operation(s) covering the Bookshop.org book catalog embedded in newsletters.

Buttondown Books API is one of 31 APIs that Buttondown publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

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

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 7 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.buttondown.com/v1.

5 operations 2 paths 7 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 PATCH1 POST

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.2.0
API Version
1.0.0
Base URL
https://api.buttondown.com/v1
Authentication
API Key
License
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

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

  • ApiKeyAuth — API key passed as 'Token ' in the Authorization header.

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 PATCH, 1 POST. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Books 5
POST
/books
Create Book
create_book body → 201400401403409422429
GET
/books
List Books
list_books 1 param → 200401403409429
GET
/books/{id}
Retrieve Book
retrieve_book 1 param → 200401403404409429
PATCH
/books/{id}
Update Book
update_book 1 param body → 200400401403404409422429
DELETE
/books/{id}
Delete Book
delete_book 1 param → 204401403404409429

Schemas 7

The contract defines 7 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are Book (9 properties), BookInput (7 properties), BookUpdateInput (7 properties), BookPage (4 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

BookUpdateInput
object
7 properties
ValidationErrorMessage
object
1 property 1 required
Book
object
9 properties 3 required
BookInput
object
7 properties 1 required
BookPage
object
4 properties 2 required
ValidationErrorDetail
object
3 properties 3 required
ErrorMessage
object
3 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

buttondown-books-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

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