# API Reference

This is the reference for the Airtable API. Use the sidebar to explore the API and learn about important concepts.

The Airtable API can be used to integrate your data in Airtable with any external system. The API closely follows REST
semantics, uses JSON to encode objects, and relies on standard HTTP codes to signal operation outcomes.

Official API client:

-   JavaScript: [airtable.js](https://github.com/Airtable/airtable.js) (Node.js + browser)

Community-built API clients:

-   Ruby: [airrecord](https://github.com/sirupsen/airrecord)
-   .NET: [airtable.net](https://github.com/ngocnicholas/airtable.net)
-   Python 3: [pyairtable](https://github.com/gtalarico/pyairtable)
-   Python 2/3: [airtable.py](https://github.com/josephbestjames/airtable.py)