# Overview Query our data with natural-language queries — e.g. "senior Python developers with Kubernetes in Seattle" — and fetch full detail on any result by its profile id. The Ask Xverum API is a **stateless, resource-oriented** API under `/v1`, authenticated with an `x-api-key` header. Search for people, then get any profile directly — no session handles, no server-side result-set state. ## Get started 1. [Quickstart](https://ask.xverum.com/docs/quickstart.md) — make your first call in 60 seconds. 2. [Authentication](https://ask.xverum.com/docs/authentication.md) — how `x-api-key` works, the error envelope, and how to get a key. 3. [Rate limits](https://ask.xverum.com/docs/rate-limits.md) — quotas, quota headers, and the `Retry-After` header. ## Reference | Endpoint | Purpose | | --- | --- | | [`POST /v1/search`](https://ask.xverum.com/docs/search.md) | Run a natural-language people search | | [`GET /v1/profiles/{id}`](https://ask.xverum.com/docs/profiles.md) | Get a single profile by id | ## OpenAPI The live OpenAPI 3.1 schema is served by the API at: ```bash https://search-api.xverum.com/openapi.json ``` Endpoints are tagged `v1`, and the `x-api-key` scheme is declared as an `apiKey`-in-header security scheme. Import it into Postman, Insomnia, or any OpenAPI-compatible tool to generate clients in your language of choice.