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How to read API documentation

The order to read any vendor's docs in, how a reference page is laid out, and how to read a JSON schema and a changelog without drowning.

What this one covers

·Why this is a skill
·Step 1 — find authentication first
·Step 2 — get one working example
·Step 3 — change one thing
·Step 4 — now the reference
·How to read a JSON schema
·Step 5 — check limits and pricing before you design
·Reading a changelog
·When the docs are wrong

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