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# DSL: Ash.Api.Dsl



## api
General Api configuration



### Examples
```
api do
  description """
  Resources related to the flux capacitor.
  """
end

```




### Options

| Name | Type | Default | Docs |
|------|------|---------|------|
| [`description`](#api-description){: #api-description } | `String.t` |  | A description for the api. |






## resources
List the resources present in this API

### Nested DSLs
 * [resource](#resources-resource)


### Examples
```
resources do
  resource MyApp.Tweet
  resource MyApp.Comment
end

```




### Options

| Name | Type | Default | Docs |
|------|------|---------|------|
| [`allow`](#resources-allow){: #resources-allow } | `mfa` |  | Support a dynamic resource list by providing a callback that checks whether or not the resource should be allowed. |
| [`allow_unregistered?`](#resources-allow_unregistered?){: #resources-allow_unregistered? } | `boolean` | `false` | Whether the Api will support only registered entries or not. |
| [`registry`](#resources-registry){: #resources-registry } | `module` |  | Configure a registry that contains the resources. This option is generally not necessary anymore, and remains for backwards compatibility. Instead, configure resources in this block directly. |



## resources.resource
```elixir
resource resource
```


A resource present in the API



### Examples
```
resource Foo
```



### Arguments

| Name | Type | Default | Docs |
|------|------|---------|------|
| [`resource`](#resources-resource-resource){: #resources-resource-resource .spark-required} | `module` |  |  |






### Introspection

Target: `Ash.Api.Dsl.ResourceReference`




## execution
Options for how requests are executed using this Api



### Examples
```
execution do
  timeout :timer.seconds(30)
end

```




### Options

| Name | Type | Default | Docs |
|------|------|---------|------|
| [`timeout`](#execution-timeout){: #execution-timeout } | `timeout` | `30000` | The default timeout to use for requests using this API. See the [timeouts guide](/documentation/topics/timeouts.md) for more. |
| [`trace_name`](#execution-trace_name){: #execution-trace_name } | `String.t` |  | The name to use in traces. Defaults to the last part of the module. See the [monitoring guide](/documentation/topics/monitoring.md) for more |






## authorization
Options for how requests are authorized using this Api. See the [security guide](/documentation/topics/security.md) for more.




### Examples
```
authorization do
  authorize :by_default
end

```




### Options

| Name | Type | Default | Docs |
|------|------|---------|------|
| [`require_actor?`](#authorization-require_actor?){: #authorization-require_actor? } | `boolean` | `false` | Requires that an actor has been supplied. |
| [`authorize`](#authorization-authorize){: #authorization-authorize } | `:always \| :by_default \| :when_requested` | `:when_requested` | When to run authorization for a given request. |







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