# API Introduction

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Our API is provided for users to get information on bots, submit their bot statistics and receive webhook requests when someone votes for their bot.

## Reference

The base URL for our API is `https://discordbotlist.com/api/v1` - v1 is currently the only version

### Authentication

Authentication is required for POSTing bot statistics and maybe more endpoints in the future. This is done with an Authorization HTTP Header.

Example:

| Header        | Content                                                                                                                                                |
| ------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| Authorization | eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJ0IjoxLCJpZCI6IjM2NTk3NTY1NTYwODc0NTk4NSIsImlhdCI6MTU5MDI3NjEwOH0.UESu-Jm9kA\_FCpRPSMjVwMGYJmLPxg44g\_I7eDz5ZmQ |


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# 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://docs.discordbotlist.com/master.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.