# 3Min API

> Create API endpoints in 3 minutes. No backend required.

3Min API is a no-code API relay service for small businesses without backend developers.
Define your API schema, test it, and invite partners via email - all in 3 minutes.

## Core Value Proposition

- **3-minute setup**: Create API endpoints without writing code
- **No backend needed**: Start immediately without hiring developers
- **Instant documentation**: Auto-generated API docs with Swagger-style testing
- **Email invitation**: Invite partners to access API keys, logs, and stats from their dashboard

## Key Features

- **Instant Endpoint Creation**: Create API endpoints with a few clicks
- **Auto Documentation**: Swagger-style API docs generated automatically
- **Sandbox/Production Separation**: Safe testing before going live
  - Sandbox keys: `tm_test_*`
  - Production keys: `tm_live_*`
- **Real-time Logs**: Monitor all API requests in real-time
- **Data Archiving**: Production data older than 30 days is automatically archived and downloadable as JSONL.gz (full records) or CSV (payload only, flattened) from Dashboard > Archives (paid plans)
- **Per-Client CRUD Permissions**: Control which operations (POST/GET/PUT/DELETE) each collaboration key can perform
- **Production Console**: Owner-only dashboard for direct production data management (CRUD) without external API calls
- **Dual Webhooks**: Support for both Owner and Caller webhooks
- **Event Alerts**: Receive alerts for webhook failures, usage warnings, and deployment events via Discord, Slack, or Telegram
- **Global Edge Network**: Fast response times worldwide

## How It Works

1. **Create endpoint** (~30 sec) - Define API name and optional required fields
2. **Test in Sandbox** (~1 min) - Use built-in Swagger UI to test
3. **Invite partner** (~30 sec) - Send email invitation from dashboard
4. **Deploy to Production** - One click to go live
5. **Manage via Production Console** - Direct CRUD on production data from dashboard (owner only)

## Pricing

| Plan | Price | API Calls |
|------|-------|-----------|
| Free | $0 | 1,000/mo |
| Basic | $10/mo | 30,000/mo |
| Pro | $30/mo | 300,000/mo |
| Enterprise | $100/mo | 1,000,000/mo (overage: $1/2,000 calls) |

## Technical Specs

- **Architecture**: Asynchronous queue-based processing
- **Response time**: Instant API response, the rest is handled automatically
- **Max payload**: 100KB per request
- **Security**: HTTPS/TLS, DDoS protection
- **Reliability**: Queue-first design with 3-tier auto-recovery (~56 hours coverage). Once API returns 202, data processing is guaranteed.
- **Webhook retry**: Up to 3 retries with backoff (1s → 2s). Webhook timeout: 7 seconds. Data is saved regardless of webhook success.
- **Error handling**: 5xx errors mean the request was not received — callers should implement retry with exponential backoff.

## Links

- Website: https://3minapi.com
- Documentation: https://3minapi.com/docs
- Pricing: https://3minapi.com/pricing
- Privacy Policy: https://3minapi.com/privacy
- Terms of Service: https://3minapi.com/terms

## Detailed Documentation

For comprehensive documentation including:
- Step-by-step guides
- API reference
- Troubleshooting
- FAQ

See: /llms-full.txt