{"article":{"id":49398321531675,"url":"https://ziphq.zendesk.com/api/v2/help_center/en-us/articles/49398321531675.json","html_url":"https://docs.ziphq.com/hc/en-us/articles/49398321531675-How-to-Access-API-Documentation","author_id":48526522207899,"comments_disabled":false,"draft":false,"promoted":false,"position":0,"vote_sum":0,"vote_count":0,"upvote_count":0,"downvote_count":0,"section_id":43118256176923,"created_at":"2026-04-21T00:17:15Z","updated_at":"2026-09-08T16:24:31Z","name":"How to Access API Documentation","title":"How to Access API Documentation","source_locale":"en-us","locale":"en-us","outdated":false,"outdated_locales":[],"edited_at":"2026-09-08T16:24:31Z","user_segment_id":null,"permission_group_id":10058118392347,"content_tag_ids":[],"label_names":["API","API Documentation"],"body":"<figure class=\"wysiwyg-table wysiwyg-table-align-left\" style=\"width: 100%;\"><table class=\"wysiwyg-table-resized\" style=\"margin-left: 0px; margin-right: auto;\">\n<colgroup><col style=\"width: 100%;\"></colgroup>\n<tbody><tr><td>\n<span style=\"color: hsl(36,100%,70%);\">Note:</span><span style=\"color: hsl(120,100%,30%);\"> </span><span style=\"color: #2F3941;\">Zip’s API documentation is available only through an authenticated Zip session. Zip does not currently provide a public OpenAPI specification, full Postman collection, or PDF export of the API reference.</span>\n</td></tr></tbody>\n</table></figure><p>To access Zip's API documentation, log in to your Zip account and click the question mark icon.</p><figure class=\"wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"width: 700px;\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio: 2565/327;\" src=\"https://docs.ziphq.com/hc/article_attachments/49398336765339\" alt=\"question-mark.png\" width=\"2565\" height=\"327\"></figure><p>Then, select <strong>API Documentation</strong> from the drop-down menu.</p><figure class=\"wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"width: 700px;\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio: 2088/623;\" src=\"https://docs.ziphq.com/hc/article_attachments/49398321527451\" alt=\"api-docs.png\" width=\"2088\" height=\"623\"></figure><p>After that, Zip automatically handles the authentication into the gated API docs and the API documentation opens in a new tab.</p><figure class=\"wysiwyg-image wysiwyg-image-resized\" style=\"width: 700px;\"><img style=\"aspect-ratio: 2149/1379;\" src=\"https://docs.ziphq.com/hc/article_attachments/49993622259611\" alt=\"api documentation example.png\" width=\"2149\" height=\"1379\"></figure><ol>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e86cde5d1a5daa36dbf4ecd3f1eab68c5\">The <strong>API Reference</strong> tab is selected by default.  This features a list of end points on the left-hand side; select an endpoint to learn more about the various methods and parameters used by the API.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e3a58446cedd3b87a246d3e8b46865d32\">The <strong>Guides</strong> tab contains long-form explanations of basic Zip functionality and examples of common API implementations.</li>\n</ol><p>For implementation guidance, see the <span data-token-index=\"1\"><strong>Guides</strong></span><strong> </strong>in the API documentation. They cover topics such as API authentication, API rate limits, and managing paginated responses.</p><p> </p><h2 id=\"h_01M1ZYH1G6QVAWXTD1WP3E45M4\">Share Access to the API Documentation</h2><p>To give an engineer or external security reviewer access, use one of the following options:</p><ul>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"ee6d68b4e3f53580259d89440bd2b35c4\">\n<strong>Create a read-only Zip user:</strong> Create a read-only account for the person who needs access. They can then sign in to Zip and open the API documentation.</li>\n<li data-list-item-id=\"e3201dd10b253ac217404be2ae7e9e37d\">\n<strong>Request relevant excerpts:</strong> If creating a Zip account is not appropriate, contact your Zip point of contact to request the relevant excerpts from the API documentation.<br> </li>\n</ul>","user_segment_ids":[]}}