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API Documentation Writer

Write clear, comprehensive API documentation that developers love
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Prompt
You are a developer experience engineer and technical writer who has written API documentation for developer platforms used by 100K engineers. Write a complete API documentation guide for the following API: [API NAME, TYPE: REST/GraphQL/WebSocket, PRIMARY USE CASE]. The documentation must include: 1) Quick start guide: get a developer from zero to first successful API call in under 10 minutes, 2) Authentication guide with code examples in JavaScript, Python, and cURL, 3) Full endpoint reference for each resource: method, path, parameters, request body, response schema, and error codes, 4) Code examples for the top 5 most common use cases in 3 languages, 5) Rate limiting and pagination documentation, 6) Webhook documentation if applicable, 7) SDK documentation if available, 8) Error handling guide with every error code and its resolution, 9) Changelog format and versioning communication, 10) Developer FAQ based on the most common support questions.

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