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+# API Design
+
+This file describes the API that the software adheres to. All routes are defined under a shared `api` namespace.
+
+`(A)` means the route can only be accessed by an admin user.
+
+## v1
+
+## Authentification
+
+* POST `/auth/login` - generate new JWT & refresh token pair given user credentials
+* POST `/auth/refresh` - generate new JWT & refresh token pair given valid refresh token
+
+## Posts
+
+* GET `/posts?<offset>&<limit>` - get list of posts from the default feed given offset & limit
+* GET `/posts?<section_id_or_shortname>&<offset>&<limit>` - get list of posts of a specific section
+* (A) POST `/posts` - create a new post
+* GET `/posts/<id_or_shortname>` - get a specific post
+* (A) DELETE `/posts/<id_or_shortname>` - delete a post
+* (A) PATCH `/posts/<id_or_shortname>` - patch a post
+
+## Sections
+
+* GET `/sections?<offset>&<limit>` - get list of sections
+* GET `/sections/<id_or_shortname>` - get specific section
+* (A) POST `/sections` - create a new section
+* (A) PATCH `/sections/<id_or_shortname>` - patch a section
+* (A) DELETE `/sections/<id_or_shortname>` - delete a section (what happens with posts?)
+
+## Users
+
+* (A) GET `/users?<offset>&<limit>`
+* (A) POST `/users`
+* (A) GET `/users/<id_or_username>`
+* (A) PATCH `/users/<id_or_username>`
+* (A) DELETE `/users/<id_or_username>`
+
+## Feeds
+
+WIP