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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.

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"

Errors

The Kittn API uses the following error codes:

Error Code Meaning
400 Bad Request -- Your request sucks
401 Unauthorized -- Your API key is wrong
403 Forbidden -- The kitten requested is hidden for administrators only
404 Not Found -- The specified kitten could not be found
405 Method Not Allowed -- You tried to access a kitten with an invalid method
406 Not Acceptable -- You requested a format that isn't json
410 Gone -- The kitten requested has been removed from our servers
418 I'm a teapot
429 Too Many Requests -- You're requesting too many kittens! Slow down!
500 Internal Server Error -- We had a problem with our server. Try again later.
503 Service Unavailable -- We're temporarially offline for maintanance. Please try again later.