From 4db49a4d6fadf6616e951eb4b48a14a9a990c2fc Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Springfield Data Recovery
 <42523184+springfielddatarecovery@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2024 00:45:35 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] Add info for API access (#8686)

* Add info for API access

Add info which is needed to access the API but not provided int the API docs. I edited this page as I don't know how to edit the API docs themselves, though this probably belongs there.

Also adds a minor formatting fix.

* Remove extra whitespace

Remove extra whitespace
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 .../160.developer-resources/010.rest-APIs/005.overview.md  | 7 ++++++-
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diff --git a/packages/noco-docs/docs/160.developer-resources/010.rest-APIs/005.overview.md b/packages/noco-docs/docs/160.developer-resources/010.rest-APIs/005.overview.md
index b13467e567..c9d39ca443 100644
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@@ -5,10 +5,15 @@ description: 'NocoDB REST API Overview'
 
 Once you've created the schemas, you can manipulate the data or invoke actions using the REST APIs. We provide several types of APIs for different usages. Refer to the following links for more details:
 
-[Meta APIs](https://meta-apis-v2.nocodb.com/)
+- [Meta APIs](https://meta-apis-v2.nocodb.com/)
 
 - [Data APIs](https://data-apis-v2.nocodb.com/)
 
+You will need an API key and endpoint to use the API. The endpoint URL for hosted instances of NocoDB is in the format `https://app.nocodb.com/api/v2/tables/TABLEID/records` and `https://app.nocodb.com/api/v2/meta/bases/BASEID/info`.
+
+- You can find a TABLEID by going to any table in NocoDB > Details > API Snippets.
+- You can find your BASEID by clicking the menu icon next to any database, rest APIs > and seeing the BASEID in the url.
+
 Additional information on the REST APIs is provided below.
 
 ## Query params