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title: "API Development"
url: https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/
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# API Development

As a developer-facing company it's critical for us to have simple, intuitive, and consistent APIs that our users can call from their dev environment to accomplish key tasks without going to the UI. If you're creating or editing an endpoint, this doc will help you achieve Sentry standards.

* #### [REST API Basics](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/basics.md)
* #### [Design Principles](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/design.md)
* #### [Publishing an API](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/public.md)
* #### [API Deprecation Policy](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/deprecation-policy.md)
* #### [Public API Checklist](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/checklist.md)
* #### [Serializers](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/serializers.md)

## Pages in this section

- [REST API Basics](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/basics.md)
- [Design Principles](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/design.md)
- [Publishing an API](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/public.md)
- [API Deprecation Policy](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/deprecation-policy.md)
- [Public API Checklist](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/checklist.md)
- [Serializers](https://develop.sentry.dev/backend/api/serializers.md)