APIs.io Engineering Platform Forks API
The **Forks** endpoints enable you to manage element [forks](https://learning.postman.com/docs/collaborating-in-postman/using-version-control/forking-elements/). Forks are new instances of an element that you can change without making any changes to the parent element.
This API exposes 10 operations across 9 paths, and defines 4 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.0.0, at version 2015-07-09.
Requests are made against 4 base URLs: http://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com, https://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com, http://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn, https://apigateway.{region}.amazonaws.com.cn.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
APIs.io Engineering Platform Forks API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as Authorization (hmac).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
hmac— Amazon Signature authorization v4
Paths & Operations 10
Across 9 paths, the API surfaces 10 operations — 4 GET, 5 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
The Forks endpoints enable you to manage element [forks](https://learning.postman.com/docs/collaborating-in-postman/using-version-control/forking-elements/). Forks are new instanc…
Schemas 4
The contract defines 4 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.