> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.indic8.ing/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# API Overview

> REST and WebSocket endpoints for querying revenue telemetry, managing unified products, and generating milestone cards.

The Indic8 API provides programmatic access to your normalized financial ledger, real-time event streams, and retention metrics.

## Base URLs

| Environment           | Base URL                         |
| :-------------------- | :------------------------------- |
| **Production Cloud**  | `https://api.indic8.ing/v1`      |
| **Self-Hosted**       | `https://your-domain.com/api/v1` |
| **Local Development** | `http://localhost:3000/api/v1`   |

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## Response Format

All API responses return JSON objects with a standard wrapper envelope:

```json theme={null}
{
  "status": "success",
  "data": {},
  "meta": {
    "latency_ms": 1.8,
    "timestamp": "2026-09-13T12:00:00.000Z"
  }
}
```

### Error Responses

```json theme={null}
{
  "status": "error",
  "error": {
    "code": "unauthorized",
    "message": "Invalid API key provided in Authorization header."
  }
}
```

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## Rate Limits

| Tier                         | Rate Limit                           |
| :--------------------------- | :----------------------------------- |
| **Free / Self-Hosted**       | Unlimited (infrastructure dependent) |
| **Managed Cloud (Standard)** | 1,200 requests per minute            |
| **Managed Cloud (Burst)**    | Up to 100 requests per second        |

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## SDKs and Client Libraries

Indic8 provides official client libraries for TypeScript/JavaScript, Python, and Go.

<CardGroup cols={3}>
  <Card title="TypeScript SDK" icon="js">
    `npm install @indic8/sdk`
  </Card>

  <Card title="Python SDK" icon="python">
    `pip install indic8`
  </Card>

  <Card title="Go SDK" icon="golang">
    `go get github.com/indic8/indic8-go`
  </Card>
</CardGroup>