# Stack Oververflow API Review

**Author:** kinlane  
**Canonical:** https://apievangelist.com/2011/01/20/stack-oververflow-api-review/

[StackApps](http://stackapps.com) is an API for the family of Q&A websites using the Stack Exchange engine including [Stack Overflow](http://stackoverflow.com/), [Server Fault](http://serverfault.com/) and [Super User](http://superuser.com/).

StackApps provides a RESTFul API using a basic application key authentication. The API provides access to Stack Apps user data as well as questions, answers and comments.

No code samples or language packs are provided, they provide a link to the [World's Worst Stack Overflow Clone](http://stackapps.com/questions/3/sample-application-worlds-worst-stackoverflow-clone) which is a sample application written in C# and a hello world URL example.

**Building Blocks**

**Technology**

*   RESTful API

**Documentation / Tools**

*   Documentation
*   API Explorer

**Support**

*   Blog
*   FAQ
*   Forum

**Developer**

*   Account Info
*   App Key

**Community**

*   Forum