ReadMe API (v2)

The current ReadMe API for managing your project programmatically — API keys, API definitions, reference/guides/custom pages, categories, branches, changelog entries, recipes, images, fonts, Owlbot AI, project metadata, and search. Uses Bearer-token auth and returns RFC 9457 application/problem+json errors.

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name: ReadMe API (v2)
description: The current ReadMe API for managing your project programmatically — API keys, API definitions,
  reference/guides/custom pages, categories, branches, changelog entries, recipes, images, fonts, Owlbot
  AI, project metadata, and search. Uses Bearer-token auth and returns RFC 9457 application/problem+json
  errors.
humanURL: https://docs.readme.com/main/reference/intro-to-the-readme-api
baseURL: https://api.readme.com/v2
tags:
- Documentation
- Developer Experience
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.readme.com/main/reference/intro-to-the-readme-api
- type: APIReference
  url: https://docs.readme.com/main/reference