# Understand the APIs

These guides explain the conventions shared across the MK.IO APIs, including authentication, pagination, rate limits, errors, and resource states.

[API overview](/mkio/api-guides/understanding/overview)

Learn the shared base URL, authentication, list responses, and resource states.

[Pagination](/mkio/api-guides/understanding/pagination)

Understand how list responses expose pages of resources.

[Rate limits](/mkio/api-guides/understanding/rate-limits)

Learn how the APIs communicate request limits.

[Error handling](/mkio/api-guides/understanding/error-handling)

Interpret API errors and handle failed requests.

[Resource states](/mkio/api-guides/understanding/resource-states)

Track the state of resources and long-running operations.

[Webhooks](/mkio/api-guides/understanding/webhooks)

Understand event notifications from the platform.