# Web Data API Guides

Welcome to the Renesas Web Data API guides! This API enables external systems to retrieve product metadata in real time, without relying on manual CSV downloads or periodic feed refreshes. This shift improves data consistency, streamlines integrations, and aligns with modern API-first architectures.

## Getting Started

Get up and running with the Web Data API quickly:

- [Quickstart Guide](/docs/web-data-api/guides/quickstart) - Set up authentication and make your first API call
- [Authentication](/docs/web-data-api/guides/authentication) - Learn about API key authentication and security


## API Resources

Explore the available API endpoints and learn how to work with different data types:

- [Product Parts](/docs/web-data-api/guides/product-parts) - Retrieve and filter product part information including specifications, pricing, and availability
- [Documents](/docs/web-data-api/guides/documents) - Access product documentation, datasheets, and related materials
- [Parametric Attributes](/docs/web-data-api/guides/parametric-attributes) - Work with detailed technical specifications and extract specific attribute data


## API Overview

The Renesas Web Data API provides access to:

- **Product Parts**: Detailed information about electronic components including part numbers, specifications, pricing, and status
- **Documents**: Technical documentation, datasheets, application notes, and other materials associated with products


### Base URLs

- **Production**: `https://api.renesas.com/web-data/v1`
- **Staging**: `https://api.renesas-dev.com/web-data/v1`


### Authentication

All API requests require authentication using an API key passed in the `x-api-key` header.

## Common Features

### Pagination

Most list endpoints support pagination with `limit` and `offset` parameters:

- `limit`: Number of results to return (default: 10, max: 100)
- `offset`: Page number for pagination (default: 0)


### Filtering

Many endpoints support filtering parameters to narrow down results based on specific criteria like part numbers, status, categories, and dates.

### Sorting

List endpoints often support sorting with `order` and `orderDirection` parameters to organize results by different fields in ascending or descending order.