# Why isn't the Discourse API fully documented?

**URL:** <https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-the-discourse-api-fully-documented/138265>\
**Category:** Development\
**Created:** [January 10, 2020, 7:22pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-the-discourse-api-fully-documented/138265 "2020-01-10T19:22:16Z")\
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**Author:** ![samamorgan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/meta/user_avatar/meta.discourse.org/samamorgan/32/173826_2.png) [@samamorgan](https://meta.discourse.org/u/samamorgan)\
**Post date:** [January 13, 2020, 3:34pm UTC](https://meta.discourse.org/t/why-isnt-the-discourse-api-fully-documented/138265/12 "2020-01-13T15:34:04Z")

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I understand that this can be reverse-engineered. It’s just a little frustrating to have to do this. The API was created by humans who must know how it works, why can’t those humans write it down so others can be informed?

I don’t feel like this is a big ask. Good documentation is crucial in any project.

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