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:

package main

import "github.com/bep/kittn/auth"

func main() {
	api := auth.Authorize("meowmeowmeow")

	// Just to make it compile
	_ = api
}

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"

const kittn = require('kittn');

let api = kittn.authorize('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

You must replace meowmeowmeow with your personal API key.

Kittens

Get All Kittens

package main

import "github.com/bep/kittn/auth"

func main() {
	api := auth.Authorize("meowmeowmeow")

	_ = api.GetKittens()
}

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"

const kittn = require('kittn');

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

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

Parameter	Default	Description
include_cats	false	If set to true, the result will also include cats.
available	true	If set to false, the result will include kittens that have already been adopted.

Get a Specific Kitten

package main

import "github.com/bep/kittn/auth"

func main() {
	api := auth.Authorize("meowmeowmeow")

	_ = api.GetKitten(2)
}

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"

const kittn = require('kittn');

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

The above command returns JSON structured like this:

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

This endpoint retrieves a specific kitten.

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HTTP Request

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

URL Parameters

Parameter	Description
ID	The ID of the kitten to retrieve

Errors

The Kittn API uses the following error codes:

4xx

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!

5xx

Error Code	Meaning
500	Internal Server Error – We had a problem with our server. Try again later.
503	Service Unavailable – We’re temporarily offline for maintenance. Please try again later.