Evaluate RescueGroups.org's v5 REST API for animal and organization search before committing to production use
domain: test1-api.rescuegroups.org · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Review the v5 API reference published at RescueGroups.org's test API documentation domain
Choose one auth mode per request: an API key for public data or a Bearer token for private data, never both on the same request
Set the Content-Type header to application/vnd.api+json on all requests, matching this version's JSON:API-style convention
Call POST or GET on /public/animals/search/{viewName}/ to search animals, and /public/orgs/ to list organizations
Handle paginated responses using the default 25-record page size, up to a documented maximum of 250
Known gotchas
At the time of this review, v5 documentation was published on a test or dev subdomain rather than a confirmed production endpoint, so verify current production availability before building against it
A 429 status code indicates rate limiting, but RescueGroups does not publish a specific numeric threshold
Do not assume this API supersedes the legacy HTTP/JSON API; RescueGroups' own docs indicated the older version would remain supported after v5 launched
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