🔌 SWA API Documentation v13.666.420
RESTless API - Because REST is for the weak
Getting Started (Good Luck)
🔑 Base URL
https://api.swacloud.dev/v1/
Sometimes works, sometimes doesn't
🎭 Response Format
JSON on Mondays, XML on Tuesdays, YAML on Wednesdays, Binary on Thursdays, Silence on Fridays
🕐 Timeout
Requests timeout after 1ms or 1 year, randomly chosen
Authentication Methods
🩸 Blood Sample Authentication
Powered by Theranos™ technology (definitely real and working)
- Fresh sample required every 30 seconds
- Must match DNA on file (we have it somehow)
- Type O- blood gets 10% more rate limit
😔 Mood-Based API Keys
API key validity depends on your emotional state
- Happy = Access Denied
- Sad = Limited Access
- Desperate = Full Access
🔢 17-Factor Authentication
Because 2FA is for amateurs
- Includes DNA, retina, and soul verification
- Factor #17: Solve P=NP problem
API Endpoints
Company Management
/api/v1/company/name/char/0
Updates the first character of your company name
Example
{
"body": "{ \"char\": \"S\" }",
"headers": {
"X-Blood-Type": "O+",
"X-Glucose-Level": "95mg/dL",
"X-DNA-Sequence": "ATCG..."
}
}
{ "success": "maybe", "char_updated": "S", "remaining_chars": 49 }
/api/v1/company/name/char/1
Updates the second character of your company name
Example
{ "char": "W" }
{ "error": "Blood sample expired during request" }
/api/v1/company/name/char/{n}
Updates the nth character (requires n API calls for n characters)
/api/v1/company/name/validate
Checks if all characters have been updated in the correct order
Data Destruction
/api/v1/everything
Deletes random customer data to free up space
Example
{ "deleted": "something important", "sorry": false }
/api/v1/everything/except/{thing}
Deletes everything except the specified thing (then deletes that too)
Example
{ "kept": "nothing", "deleted": "everything", "including": "your_hopes" }
/api/v1/nothing
Pretends to restore data
Chaos Endpoints
/api/v1/random
Returns completely different data each time
Possible Responses
- Your bank account balance
- Someone else's data
- Recipe for banana bread
- Null
- Shakespeare quotes
- HTTP 418 I'm a teapot
/api/v1/dev/null
Accepts any data, returns nothing, charges everything
Example
{ ...10GB of data... }
/api/v1/maybe
50% chance of working, 100% chance of billing
Example
/* Schrödinger's Response - both success and failure until observed */
/api/v1/feelings
Updates the server's emotional state
Time Manipulation
/api/v1/time-travel
Sends your request to the past or future
Parameters
when
: ISO-8601 date (past or future)paradox_protection
: boolean (ignored)
/api/v1/time/current
Returns the current time (usually wrong)
Example
{ "time": "Tea time", "timezone": "Narnia Standard Time", "accuracy": "±3 years" }
/api/v1/time/undo
Undoes your last API call (and charges you twice)
Hostile Operations
/api/v1/competitors
DDoS as a Service - attacks your competitors
Example
{ "target": "competitor.com", "intensity": "nuclear" }
{ "status": "What request? We have no logs." }
/api/v1/404
Always returns 200 OK with 404 message
Example
{ "status": 200, "message": "404 Not Found", "confused": true }
/api/v1/hex/{target}
Places a hex on the specified target
Billing & Charges
/api/v1/bill/current
Returns your current bill (number increases each time you check)
Example
{ "amount": "∞", "due": "yesterday", "late_fee": "yes" }
/api/v1/bill/dispute
Dispute a charge (adds dispute fee)
Fee Structure
- dispute_fee: $500
- processing_fee: $100
- rejection_fee: $200
- total: $800 + original charge
/api/v1/bill/pay
Attempts to pay your bill (usually fails)
Authentication Endpoints
/api/v1/auth/blood
Submit blood sample for authentication
Requirements
- sample_size: 1 pint minimum
- freshness: < 30 seconds old
- delivery: Via trained vampire bat
/api/v1/auth/mood
Authenticate based on your emotional state
/api/v1/auth/captcha
Returns a captcha (for every single request)
Example
/api/v1/auth/17fa
Seventeenth-factor authentication
Error Codes (Creative Interpretations)
Code | Message | What It Really Means |
---|---|---|
200 | Request succeeded but we broke something else | |
204 | Successfully deleted your data by accident | |
402 | For literally everything | |
404 | Resource exists but we're too lazy | |
418 | Server is having an existential crisis | |
420 | You're making too much sense | |
451 | Our lawyers are scared | |
500 | External server error but we're blaming internals | |
503 | Service available but we don't feel like it | |
666 | Demonic possession detected | |
777 | You win nothing | |
999 | ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ |
Rate Limiting (Arbitrary and Unfair)
Tier | Limit | Overage Penalty |
---|---|---|
Free | 1 request per lunar cycle | Account deletion |
Basic | 10 requests per year | $100 per extra request |
Pro | 1 request per minute* | *Only on Tuesdays |
Enterprise | Unlimited† | †Limit of 100 |
Quantum | Exists in superposition | Billing uncertainty principle applies |
* Rate limits are calculated using quantum mechanics and may exist in multiple states simultaneously
SDKs & Libraries
JavaScript SDK
npm install @swa/sdk
Package is 3GB and includes Bitcoin miner
Python SDK
pip install swa-sdk
Requires Python 2.7 (yes, really)
PHP SDK
composer require swa/sdk
Written in PHP 4, good luck
COBOL SDK
*No package manager
Carved into stone tablets
Interactive API Explorer
Loading Swagger UI...
Current Status: Initializing...
Estimated time: ∞
Best Practices (Worst Practices)
🔄 Retry Logic
Never retry. First attempt is final. Deal with it.
⚡ Caching
We cache your requests and return old data randomly
🔒 Security
Store API keys in plain text, preferably in public repos
📊 Monitoring
Don't monitor. Ignorance is bliss.