The Versium REACH API was developed following RESTful principles and defaults to returning JSON responses. For customization options, refer to the Common API Parameters.
Case Sensitivity
To understand the case-sensitivity rules, refer to the documentation on API Case Sensitivity.
Common Approaches
The API follows standard practices for the following aspects::
| Function | Description |
|---|---|
| Data | API data is JSON encoded with UTF-8. API JSON is either a single object or a list of objects. |
| Authentication | Access control using API Key in the header. |
| Errors | 4xx and 5xx responses returning JSON with error messages. See HTTP Status Codes for details. |
| Rate Limiting | Controls how many requests can be made in a time window |
| HTTP/HTTPS | Methods are used in accordance with HTTP (GET, POST and DELETE are the primary methods used) and resources are identified using URIs. All API requests are sent over HTTPS. |