FAQ
Product and integration questions for teams adopting Africa API as a platform.
Is this an endpoint-only project or a platform?
Platform. Endpoints are organized into product domains with shared integration standards.
What is the best first integration domain?
Countries. It provides foundational identifiers and metadata used by most downstream data workflows.
How should we prepare for new domains?
Build one reusable API client layer with shared auth, retries, and error handling, then add domain modules on top.
How stable are contracts?
Production endpoints are versioned and designed to be stable by default. Breaking changes are expected to be versioned.
Should we use caching?
Yes. For read-heavy workflows, use ETag-aware conditional requests to reduce bandwidth and latency.
Are demographics/economy/geography part of the same platform contract?
Yes. They are being rolled out under the same platform standards so integration patterns remain consistent.