Introduction

Welcome to the Kittn API! You can use our API to access Kittn API endpoints, which can get information on various cats, kittens, and breeds in our database.

We have language bindings in Shell, Ruby, and Python! You can view code examples in the dark area to the right, and you can switch the programming language of the examples with the tabs in the top right.

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Authentication

To authorize, use this code:

require 'kittn'

api = Kittn::APIClient.authorize!('meowmeowmeow')

import kittn

api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow')

# With shell, you can just pass the correct header with each request
curl "api_endpoint_here"
  -H "Authorization: meowmeowmeow"

Make sure to replace meowmeowmeow with your API key.

Kittn uses API keys to allow access to the API. You can register a new Kittn API key at our developer portal.

Kittn expects for the API key to be included in all API requests to the server in a header that looks like the following:

Authorization: meowmeowmeow

Kittens

Get All Kittens

require 'kittn'

api = Kittn::APIClient.authorize!('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.get

import kittn

api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.get()

curl "http://example.com/api/kittens"
  -H "Authorization: meowmeowmeow"

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

[
  {
    "id": 1,
    "name": "Fluffums",
    "breed": "calico",
    "fluffiness": 6,
    "cuteness": 7
  },
  {
    "id": 2,
    "name": "Max",
    "breed": "unknown",
    "fluffiness": 5,
    "cuteness": 10
  }
]

This endpoint retrieves all kittens.

HTTP Request

GET http://example.com/api/kittens

Query Parameters

Get a Specific Kitten

require 'kittn'

api = Kittn::APIClient.authorize!('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.get(2)

import kittn

api = kittn.authorize('meowmeowmeow')
api.kittens.get(2)

curl "http://example.com/api/kittens/2"
  -H "Authorization: meowmeowmeow"

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

{
  "id": 2,
  "name": "Max",
  "breed": "unknown",
  "fluffiness": 5,
  "cuteness": 10
}

This endpoint retrieves a specific kitten.

HTTP Request

GET http://example.com/kittens/<ID>

URL Parameters

Errors

The Kittn API uses the following error codes: