# Introduction

Welcome to the official Waabot API documentation! This guide provides comprehensive instructions and references for integrating the Waabot platform into your applications.

**Authentication:**

The Waabot API utilizes an **API Key** and **API Secret** for authentication. These credentials can be obtained from the developer menu within your Waabot account:

* **Access:** Navigate to <https://app.waabot.com/u/developer/api>

**Supported SDKs:**

Waabot offers various SDKs to simplify integration with different programming languages. The Node.js SDK is readily available for download and usage:

* **Repository:** <https://github.com/Waabot/waabot-v2-sdk>

This documentation will detail API endpoints, request/response formats, error codes, and code samples to assist you in effectively utilizing the Waabot platform's functionalities.

### Status Code Errors

The following table outlines the potential error codes you might encounter when interacting with the Waabot API and their corresponding meanings:

| Status Code | Description                                                                                           |
| ----------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| 200         | OK - Request processed successfully.                                                                  |
| 400         | Bad Request - Invalid request syntax or parameters.                                                   |
| 401         | Unauthorized - Invalid or missing API credentials.                                                    |
| 403         | Forbidden - Insufficient permissions for the requested action.                                        |
| 404         | Not Found - Requested resource not available.                                                         |
| 405         | Method Not Allowed - Attempted to use an unsupported HTTP method for the endpoint.                    |
| 422         | Unprocessable Entity - Request payload is valid but cannot be processed due to business logic errors. |
| 500         | Internal Server Error - Unexpected error on the Waabot server.                                        |
| 502         | Bad Gateway - Waabot server failed to communicate with an upstream service.                           |
| 503         | Service Unavailable - Waabot server is overloaded or undergoing maintenance.                          |

This table provides a starting point for understanding the API's response codes. Specific error messages within the response body might offer further details regarding the encountered issue.


---

# Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation

If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question.

Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter:

```
GET https://mrbarnk.gitbook.io/waabot-api-documentation/overview/introduction.md?ask=<question>
```

The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language.
The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation.

Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.