From a9874872564981a6f66c39b4950da099377e3f8b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: zygoballus <119077481+zygoballus@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 2025 13:17:01 -0400
Subject: [PATCH] Update api.markdown to add some info

Adding some base-level documentation to this page to address Issue 317.
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 title: Arctos API
-author: DLM
-date: 2021-01-01
+author: Valerie Warhol
+date: 2025-08-18
 layout: default_toc
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 # Arctos API
 
-The API is documented in the Arctos UI.
+The Arctos API can be used to retrieve data from the Arctos database. Note that the API is read-only and cannot be used to create, update, or delete records. The Arctos API requires a key. You may request one by filing an issue at https://github.com/ArctosDB/arctos/issues.
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+Further API documentation can be found at https://arctos.database.museum/info/api.cfm and https://arctos.database.museum/component/api/v2/about.cfc?method=api_map.
 
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