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API Collection Guide

Document template for Google Docs and Word

Make a copy in Google Docs
Price
Free
Style
Modern
Difficulty
Beginner
Updated
November 6, 2026

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Overview

This API request collection template is a ready-made Google Docs guide for teams that share a collection of API requests. It covers the import steps, environments, folders, authentication and copy-ready examples across seven designed pages, starting with the shortest path to a first successful call.

Each page carries sample commands and requests for Ravenmoor Digital, a fictional software company, against a made-up orders API. Replace the requests, base addresses and keys with your own, and never place a real key in the guide. The examples page is the part developers return to most, so keep each one short and tested.

Useful for

  • Onboarding a new developer to the orders API in one afternoon
  • Sharing a payments collection with a partner integration team
  • Updating the guide after the API adds a new authentication method

What's included

  • Import page with the command, parameters and sample output
  • Environments page with a layered architecture diagram
  • Folders page with a resource example and its parameters
  • Auth page with four methods and a rotation policy
  • Examples page with three copy-ready cards
  • Guide page with steps to replace the sample requests

How to use it

  1. 1

    Click Make a copy in Google Docs, then confirm on the Google page. The copy is saved to your own Google Drive.

  2. 2

    Replace the base addresses and sample requests with your own API.

  3. 3

    Remove every key from the examples and point users to the secret store.

  4. 4

    Test each example against staging before you share the collection.

  5. 5

    Delete the guide page, then share the collection or present it from Google Docs.

What you need

Requirements

  • A Google account with access to Google Drive

Works with

  • Google Docs
  • Microsoft Word (download the .docx)

Questions

Are the API and company real?

No. Ravenmoor Digital, its orders API, keys, identifiers and responses are fictional sample material, written to show a finished guide.

Can I use it for a public API?

Yes. Public APIs need the same structure, but add your rate limits, versioning policy and terms of use, and remove any internal-only keys.

How often should the guide change?

Update it with each release that changes an endpoint, a parameter or an authentication method, and date each change in the changelog.

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