ManyFails developer API
Free tier
Search and read the sourced archive for free. Keys are issued by an administrator at /admin/keys. No payment or billing is required. Keep the key secret; an administrator can rotate or revoke it.
Quick start
Set MANYFAILS_API_KEY to your issued key, then run:
curl 'https://manyfails.com/api/v1/search?query=screenless%20wearable%20pin&limit=5' \ -H "Authorization: Bearer $MANYFAILS_API_KEY"
MCP
Connect your agent to https://manyfails.com/mcp with the same bearer key. This read-only, bounded Streamable HTTP server offers search_fails, get_fail, list_patterns, get_pattern, fail_stats and idea_check. All MCP POST requests, including initialization and tool discovery, share the REST key and IP quotas below.
Tools return source-linked text and structured content using the REST response contract. Tool errors have isError set; authentication and quota errors are HTTP 401 and 429. Each tool call records usage and grouped analytics, including server latency and result count.
Claude Desktop
In Settings → Developer → Edit Config, merge this into claude_desktop_config.json, replace REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_KEY and restart Desktop. Node.js and npx must be available. The mcp-remote client bridge forwards your bearer header over Streamable HTTP.
{
"mcpServers": {
"manyfails": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://manyfails.com/mcp",
"--transport",
"http-only",
"--silent",
"--header",
"Authorization:${MANYFAILS_AUTH_HEADER}"
],
"env": {
"MANYFAILS_AUTH_HEADER": "Bearer REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_KEY"
}
}
}
}Claude Code
Set MANYFAILS_API_KEY to your issued key, then run:
claude mcp add --transport http manyfails 'https://manyfails.com/mcp' --header "Authorization: Bearer $MANYFAILS_API_KEY"
Cursor
Merge this into .cursor/mcp.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json and replace REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_KEY. Keep the file containing your key out of version control, then enable ManyFails in MCP settings.
{
"mcpServers": {
"manyfails": {
"url": "https://manyfails.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "Bearer REPLACE_WITH_YOUR_KEY"
}
}
}
}Limits and response contract
All endpoints share a sliding window of 60 requests per minute per key and 120 per IP. X-RateLimit-Limit, X-RateLimit-Remaining and X-RateLimit-Reset are returned on success and errors. Reset is a Unix timestamp; a 429 also includes Retry-After in seconds. Limits currently run in one server process.
Every list contains at most 20 records, even if a larger limit is requested. Narratives contain at most 600 characters, with truncated and a more link to the site. Every record carries source URLs and evidence levels. Search combines Postgres full-text matches and vector similarity, multiplied by evidence confidence; Fail Score does not affect ranking.
Filters use the vocabulary shown below. Year ranges apply to UTC end dates. Pattern filters select patterns with a matching member and at least five public members. Revival tests appear only when a live sourced survivor supports them. Stats accept up to two group_by dimensions separated by a comma. Cells below n = 5 are masked; lifespan medians and warning-sign percentages require 10 closed cases with known lifespans. Money sums use counter-eligible entries and separate currencies. The counter is the global USD total. These are descriptive observations of a curated archive.
401 means a missing, invalid or revoked key; 400 means invalid parameters; 404 means no public record; 503 means the database or search provider is unavailable. Usage records include an opaque key ID, endpoint, status, latency and result count. Queries and key secrets are not logged.
Idea Check
POST /api/v1/idea-check with JSON containing idea (5–2,000 characters), and optional market, form_factor and business_model. Returns up to six similar fails with citations and reason chips, matched patterns, warning signs and the timing question. Nothing you type is stored.
curl 'https://manyfails.com/api/v1/idea-check' -H 'Content-Type: application/json' --data '{"idea":"a screenless AI pin that replaces the phone"}'Anonymous REST access is allowed by default. The idea_check_anonymous flag can require admin login for anonymous callers. Anonymous site and REST calls share three checks per IP per UTC day. Authenticated REST and MCP calls share an allowance per API key: 25 daily for free keys, with no daily Idea Check limit for pro and team keys. MCP requires a bearer key. Idea Check quota errors over MCP use isError; REST returns 429 with Retry-After. Provider timeouts return partial results.
Endpoints
GET /api/v1/search — Search published fails
Example: /api/v1/search?query=screenless%20wearable%20pin&limit=5
{
"get": {
"operationId": "search",
"summary": "Search published fails",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "tier",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"titan",
"funded",
"indie"
]
}
},
{
"name": "fail_type",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"killed",
"vaporware",
"faked_demo",
"meltdown",
"collapse",
"pivot",
"watchlist"
]
}
},
{
"name": "outcome",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"shut_down",
"product_discontinued",
"acquihired_killed",
"absorbed_into_platform",
"pivoted_away",
"zombie",
"incident_resolved",
"ongoing"
]
}
},
{
"name": "category",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ai_hardware",
"chatbots_assistants",
"ai_agents",
"coding_agents",
"autonomous_vehicles",
"robotics",
"enterprise_ai",
"ai_content_media",
"consumer_apps",
"public_sector",
"healthcare_ai",
"adjacent_hype"
]
}
},
{
"name": "cause",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"solution_seeking_problem",
"novelty_wore_off",
"feature_not_product",
"wrong_price_point",
"model_capability_gap",
"hallucination_liability",
"agent_unreliability",
"latency_broke_ux",
"hardware_not_ready",
"inference_cost_above_price",
"hardware_bom_vs_price",
"hidden_human_labour_cost",
"subscription_fatigue",
"harmful_outputs",
"data_privacy",
"impersonation_deepfake",
"child_safety",
"liability_ruling",
"regulator_action",
"ip_copyright",
"consumer_protection",
"too_early",
"too_late",
"market_moved",
"leadership",
"shipping_quality",
"burn_rate",
"go_to_market",
"demo_reality_gap",
"roadmap_theatre",
"eval_theatre",
"humans_behind_curtain",
"staged_demo",
"fabricated_metrics",
"employee_revolt",
"public_backlash",
"bias_scandal",
"labour_replacement_backlash",
"platform_absorbed_feature",
"api_price_or_access_change",
"cloud_dependency_died",
"distribution_lost"
]
}
},
{
"name": "section",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"archive",
"incidents",
"watchlist"
]
}
},
{
"name": "incumbency",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"startup",
"incumbent_feature",
"incumbent_product",
"lab_research"
]
}
},
{
"name": "user_type",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"consumer",
"prosumer",
"smb",
"enterprise",
"government",
"developer"
]
}
},
{
"name": "form_factor",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"hardware",
"mobile_app",
"web_app",
"api",
"feature_in_existing_product",
"service",
"model",
"browser_extension",
"bot_on_platform"
]
}
},
{
"name": "ai_role",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"core",
"wrapper",
"feature",
"infra",
"washing"
]
}
},
{
"name": "autonomy_level",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"assistant",
"copilot",
"agent",
"autonomous",
"physical_autonomous"
]
}
},
{
"name": "modality",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"text",
"voice",
"vision",
"multimodal",
"physical"
]
}
},
{
"name": "dependency",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"own_model",
"third_party_model",
"platform_api",
"cloud_required_hardware"
]
}
},
{
"name": "business_model",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"subscription",
"hardware_plus_subscription",
"usage",
"ads",
"enterprise_contract",
"free_no_model",
"marketplace"
]
}
},
{
"name": "distribution",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"app_store",
"direct",
"enterprise_sales",
"viral_social",
"kickstarter",
"bundled"
]
}
},
{
"name": "era",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"2026",
"pre_transformer",
"early_transformer",
"gpt3",
"chatgpt_boom",
"agentic"
]
}
},
{
"name": "stage_at_death",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"pre_seed",
"seed",
"a",
"b",
"c_plus",
"public",
"internal"
]
}
},
{
"name": "year_from",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1900,
"maximum": 2100
}
},
{
"name": "year_to",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1900,
"maximum": 2100
}
},
{
"name": "query",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 500
}
},
{
"name": "limit",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
}
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Bounded, source-linked result",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"results": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"company": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"tier": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"titan",
"funded",
"indie"
]
},
"fail_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"killed",
"vaporware",
"faked_demo",
"meltdown",
"collapse",
"pivot",
"watchlist"
]
},
"outcome": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"shut_down",
"product_discontinued",
"acquihired_killed",
"absorbed_into_platform",
"pivoted_away",
"zombie",
"incident_resolved",
"ongoing"
]
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ai_hardware",
"chatbots_assistants",
"ai_agents",
"coding_agents",
"autonomous_vehicles",
"robotics",
"enterprise_ai",
"ai_content_media",
"consumer_apps",
"public_sector",
"healthcare_ai",
"adjacent_hype"
]
},
"primary_cause": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"solution_seeking_problem",
"novelty_wore_off",
"feature_not_product",
"wrong_price_point",
"model_capability_gap",
"hallucination_liability",
"agent_unreliability",
"latency_broke_ux",
"hardware_not_ready",
"inference_cost_above_price",
"hardware_bom_vs_price",
"hidden_human_labour_cost",
"subscription_fatigue",
"harmful_outputs",
"data_privacy",
"impersonation_deepfake",
"child_safety",
"liability_ruling",
"regulator_action",
"ip_copyright",
"consumer_protection",
"too_early",
"too_late",
"market_moved",
"leadership",
"shipping_quality",
"burn_rate",
"go_to_market",
"demo_reality_gap",
"roadmap_theatre",
"eval_theatre",
"humans_behind_curtain",
"staged_demo",
"fabricated_metrics",
"employee_revolt",
"public_backlash",
"bias_scandal",
"labour_replacement_backlash",
"platform_absorbed_feature",
"api_price_or_access_change",
"cloud_dependency_died",
"distribution_lost"
]
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"evidence_confidence": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 5
},
"relevance": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
"rank_score": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
"reasons": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
}
},
"obituary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"summary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"money_amount": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"money_currency": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"money_method": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"raised",
"writedown",
"settlement",
"refund",
"fine",
"marketcap",
"estimate"
]
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"fail_score": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"lifespan_days": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"slug",
"name",
"company",
"tier",
"fail_type",
"outcome",
"category",
"primary_cause",
"evidence_confidence",
"relevance",
"rank_score",
"reasons",
"obituary",
"summary",
"money_amount",
"money_currency",
"money_method",
"fail_score",
"lifespan_days",
"sources",
"more",
"truncated"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"results"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"results": [
{
"slug": "humane-ai-pin",
"name": "Humane AI Pin",
"company": "Humane",
"tier": "funded",
"fail_type": "collapse",
"outcome": "acquihired_killed",
"category": "ai_hardware",
"primary_cause": "cloud_dependency_died",
"evidence_confidence": 4,
"relevance": 0.9,
"rank_score": 3.6,
"reasons": [
"Matched terms: screenless, wearable, pin",
"Primary cause: cloud_dependency_died"
],
"obituary": {
"text": "A screenless wearable whose cloud service shut down.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
"summary": {
"text": "A wearable AI assistant dependent on its cloud service.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
"money_amount": null,
"money_currency": "USD",
"money_method": null,
"fail_score": 80,
"lifespan_days": 300,
"sources": [
{
"url": "https://example.com/humane-shutdown-report",
"title": "Humane AI Pin shutdown",
"evidence_level": "E2",
"archive_url": null
}
],
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin",
"truncated": false
}
]
}
}
}
},
"400": {
"description": "Invalid parameters",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Invalid parameters"
}
}
}
},
"401": {
"description": "Unauthorized",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"WWW-Authenticate": {
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": "Bearer"
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Unauthorized"
}
}
}
},
"404": {
"description": "Not found",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Not found"
}
}
}
},
"429": {
"description": "Too many requests",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"Retry-After": {
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"description": "Seconds before retrying",
"example": 60
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Too many requests"
}
}
}
},
"503": {
"description": "Service unavailable",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Service unavailable"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}GET /api/v1/fails/{slug} — Get an entry with timeline, similar fails and patterns
Example: /api/v1/fails/humane-ai-pin
{
"get": {
"operationId": "get_fail",
"summary": "Get an entry with timeline, similar fails and patterns",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "slug",
"in": "path",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100,
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$"
},
"example": "humane-ai-pin"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Bounded, source-linked result",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
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}
},
"required": [
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"truncated",
"more"
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},
"money_amount": {
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"null"
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"null"
]
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"refund",
"fine",
"marketcap",
"estimate"
]
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{
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}
]
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"null"
]
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"null"
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"E2",
"E3",
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"text": {
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"sources": {
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"member_count",
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"sources",
"survivors",
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}
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"name",
"company",
"tier",
"fail_type",
"outcome",
"category",
"primary_cause",
"evidence_confidence",
"relevance",
"rank_score",
"reasons",
"obituary",
"summary",
"money_amount",
"money_currency",
"money_method",
"fail_score",
"lifespan_days",
"sources",
"more",
"truncated",
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"job_to_be_done",
"dimensions",
"launched_at",
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"aftermath",
"pitch",
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"company": "Humane",
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"outcome": "acquihired_killed",
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],
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"truncated": false,
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},
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},
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"money_currency": "USD",
"money_method": null,
"fail_score": 80,
"lifespan_days": 300,
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"title": "Humane AI Pin shutdown",
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"archive_url": null
}
],
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"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
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"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
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"text": "An assistant on your clothing.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
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"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
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"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
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"truncated": false,
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},
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{
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"title": "Humane AI Pin shutdown",
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"archive_url": null
}
]
}
],
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"title": "Hardware that needed a cloud",
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"truncated": false,
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},
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},
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},
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},
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"url": "https://example.com/humane-shutdown-report",
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],
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}
],
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{
"url": "https://example.com/humane-shutdown-report",
"title": "Humane AI Pin shutdown",
"evidence_level": "E2",
"archive_url": null
}
],
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"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud",
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}
]
}
}
}
},
"400": {
"description": "Invalid parameters",
"headers": {
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"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
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},
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}
},
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"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
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],
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},
"example": {
"error": "Invalid parameters"
}
}
}
},
"401": {
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"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
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},
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},
"required": [
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}
}
}
},
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"required": [
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}
}
}
},
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"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
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"schema": {
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"type": "object",
"properties": {
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"type": "string"
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},
"required": [
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],
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},
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}
}
},
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"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
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"type": "integer"
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"type": "integer"
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"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
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"type": "integer"
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"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
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"properties": {
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"type": "string"
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},
"required": [
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],
"additionalProperties": false
},
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}
}
}
}
}
}
}GET /api/v1/patterns — List patterns with at least five public members
Example: /api/v1/patterns?kind=playbook&category=ai_hardware
{
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"operationId": "list_patterns",
"summary": "List patterns with at least five public members",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "tier",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"titan",
"funded",
"indie"
]
}
},
{
"name": "fail_type",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"killed",
"vaporware",
"faked_demo",
"meltdown",
"collapse",
"pivot",
"watchlist"
]
}
},
{
"name": "outcome",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"shut_down",
"product_discontinued",
"acquihired_killed",
"absorbed_into_platform",
"pivoted_away",
"zombie",
"incident_resolved",
"ongoing"
]
}
},
{
"name": "category",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ai_hardware",
"chatbots_assistants",
"ai_agents",
"coding_agents",
"autonomous_vehicles",
"robotics",
"enterprise_ai",
"ai_content_media",
"consumer_apps",
"public_sector",
"healthcare_ai",
"adjacent_hype"
]
}
},
{
"name": "cause",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"solution_seeking_problem",
"novelty_wore_off",
"feature_not_product",
"wrong_price_point",
"model_capability_gap",
"hallucination_liability",
"agent_unreliability",
"latency_broke_ux",
"hardware_not_ready",
"inference_cost_above_price",
"hardware_bom_vs_price",
"hidden_human_labour_cost",
"subscription_fatigue",
"harmful_outputs",
"data_privacy",
"impersonation_deepfake",
"child_safety",
"liability_ruling",
"regulator_action",
"ip_copyright",
"consumer_protection",
"too_early",
"too_late",
"market_moved",
"leadership",
"shipping_quality",
"burn_rate",
"go_to_market",
"demo_reality_gap",
"roadmap_theatre",
"eval_theatre",
"humans_behind_curtain",
"staged_demo",
"fabricated_metrics",
"employee_revolt",
"public_backlash",
"bias_scandal",
"labour_replacement_backlash",
"platform_absorbed_feature",
"api_price_or_access_change",
"cloud_dependency_died",
"distribution_lost"
]
}
},
{
"name": "section",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"archive",
"incidents",
"watchlist"
]
}
},
{
"name": "incumbency",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"startup",
"incumbent_feature",
"incumbent_product",
"lab_research"
]
}
},
{
"name": "user_type",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"consumer",
"prosumer",
"smb",
"enterprise",
"government",
"developer"
]
}
},
{
"name": "form_factor",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"hardware",
"mobile_app",
"web_app",
"api",
"feature_in_existing_product",
"service",
"model",
"browser_extension",
"bot_on_platform"
]
}
},
{
"name": "ai_role",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"core",
"wrapper",
"feature",
"infra",
"washing"
]
}
},
{
"name": "autonomy_level",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"assistant",
"copilot",
"agent",
"autonomous",
"physical_autonomous"
]
}
},
{
"name": "modality",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"text",
"voice",
"vision",
"multimodal",
"physical"
]
}
},
{
"name": "dependency",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"own_model",
"third_party_model",
"platform_api",
"cloud_required_hardware"
]
}
},
{
"name": "business_model",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"subscription",
"hardware_plus_subscription",
"usage",
"ads",
"enterprise_contract",
"free_no_model",
"marketplace"
]
}
},
{
"name": "distribution",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"app_store",
"direct",
"enterprise_sales",
"viral_social",
"kickstarter",
"bundled"
]
}
},
{
"name": "era",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"2026",
"pre_transformer",
"early_transformer",
"gpt3",
"chatgpt_boom",
"agentic"
]
}
},
{
"name": "stage_at_death",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"pre_seed",
"seed",
"a",
"b",
"c_plus",
"public",
"internal"
]
}
},
{
"name": "year_from",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1900,
"maximum": 2100
}
},
{
"name": "year_to",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1900,
"maximum": 2100
}
},
{
"name": "kind",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"idea_cluster",
"playbook",
"cause_hub"
]
}
},
{
"name": "limit",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer",
"exclusiveMinimum": 0,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
}
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Bounded, source-linked result",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"results": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"idea_cluster",
"playbook",
"cause_hub"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"thesis": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"revival_test": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"lessons": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"member_count": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"members": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"company": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"tier": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"titan",
"funded",
"indie"
]
},
"fail_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"killed",
"vaporware",
"faked_demo",
"meltdown",
"collapse",
"pivot",
"watchlist"
]
},
"outcome": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"shut_down",
"product_discontinued",
"acquihired_killed",
"absorbed_into_platform",
"pivoted_away",
"zombie",
"incident_resolved",
"ongoing"
]
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ai_hardware",
"chatbots_assistants",
"ai_agents",
"coding_agents",
"autonomous_vehicles",
"robotics",
"enterprise_ai",
"ai_content_media",
"consumer_apps",
"public_sector",
"healthcare_ai",
"adjacent_hype"
]
},
"primary_cause": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"solution_seeking_problem",
"novelty_wore_off",
"feature_not_product",
"wrong_price_point",
"model_capability_gap",
"hallucination_liability",
"agent_unreliability",
"latency_broke_ux",
"hardware_not_ready",
"inference_cost_above_price",
"hardware_bom_vs_price",
"hidden_human_labour_cost",
"subscription_fatigue",
"harmful_outputs",
"data_privacy",
"impersonation_deepfake",
"child_safety",
"liability_ruling",
"regulator_action",
"ip_copyright",
"consumer_protection",
"too_early",
"too_late",
"market_moved",
"leadership",
"shipping_quality",
"burn_rate",
"go_to_market",
"demo_reality_gap",
"roadmap_theatre",
"eval_theatre",
"humans_behind_curtain",
"staged_demo",
"fabricated_metrics",
"employee_revolt",
"public_backlash",
"bias_scandal",
"labour_replacement_backlash",
"platform_absorbed_feature",
"api_price_or_access_change",
"cloud_dependency_died",
"distribution_lost"
]
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"evidence_confidence": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 5
},
"relevance": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
"rank_score": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
"reasons": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
}
},
"obituary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"summary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"money_amount": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"money_currency": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"money_method": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"raised",
"writedown",
"settlement",
"refund",
"fine",
"marketcap",
"estimate"
]
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"fail_score": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"lifespan_days": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"slug",
"name",
"company",
"tier",
"fail_type",
"outcome",
"category",
"primary_cause",
"evidence_confidence",
"relevance",
"rank_score",
"reasons",
"obituary",
"summary",
"money_amount",
"money_currency",
"money_method",
"fail_score",
"lifespan_days",
"sources",
"more",
"truncated"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"survivors": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"note": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"url",
"note",
"sources"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"slug",
"title",
"kind",
"summary",
"thesis",
"revival_test",
"lessons",
"member_count",
"members",
"sources",
"survivors",
"more",
"truncated"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"results"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"results": [
{
"slug": "hardware-that-needed-a-cloud",
"title": "Hardware that needed a cloud",
"kind": "playbook",
"summary": {
"text": "Devices dependent on a remote service.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
},
"thesis": {
"text": "The device needs an operating cloud service.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
},
"revival_test": {
"text": "Can the hardware work when the service closes?",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
},
"lessons": {
"text": "Plan for an offline mode.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
},
"member_count": 5,
"members": [
{
"slug": "humane-ai-pin",
"name": "Humane AI Pin",
"company": "Humane",
"tier": "funded",
"fail_type": "collapse",
"outcome": "acquihired_killed",
"category": "ai_hardware",
"primary_cause": "cloud_dependency_died",
"evidence_confidence": 4,
"relevance": 0.9,
"rank_score": 3.6,
"reasons": [
"Matched terms: screenless, wearable, pin",
"Primary cause: cloud_dependency_died"
],
"obituary": {
"text": "A screenless wearable whose cloud service shut down.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
"summary": {
"text": "A wearable AI assistant dependent on its cloud service.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
"money_amount": null,
"money_currency": "USD",
"money_method": null,
"fail_score": 80,
"lifespan_days": 300,
"sources": [
{
"url": "https://example.com/humane-shutdown-report",
"title": "Humane AI Pin shutdown",
"evidence_level": "E2",
"archive_url": null
}
],
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin",
"truncated": false
}
],
"sources": [
{
"url": "https://example.com/humane-shutdown-report",
"title": "Humane AI Pin shutdown",
"evidence_level": "E2",
"archive_url": null
}
],
"survivors": [],
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud",
"truncated": false
}
]
}
}
}
},
"400": {
"description": "Invalid parameters",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Invalid parameters"
}
}
}
},
"401": {
"description": "Unauthorized",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"WWW-Authenticate": {
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": "Bearer"
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Unauthorized"
}
}
}
},
"404": {
"description": "Not found",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Not found"
}
}
}
},
"429": {
"description": "Too many requests",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"Retry-After": {
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"description": "Seconds before retrying",
"example": 60
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Too many requests"
}
}
}
},
"503": {
"description": "Service unavailable",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Service unavailable"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}GET /api/v1/patterns/{slug} — Get a pattern, member fails and revival test
Example: /api/v1/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud
{
"get": {
"operationId": "get_pattern",
"summary": "Get a pattern, member fails and revival test",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "slug",
"in": "path",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100,
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$"
},
"example": "hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Bounded, source-linked result",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"idea_cluster",
"playbook",
"cause_hub"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"thesis": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"revival_test": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"lessons": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"member_count": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"members": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"slug": {
"type": "string"
},
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"company": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"tier": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"titan",
"funded",
"indie"
]
},
"fail_type": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"killed",
"vaporware",
"faked_demo",
"meltdown",
"collapse",
"pivot",
"watchlist"
]
},
"outcome": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"shut_down",
"product_discontinued",
"acquihired_killed",
"absorbed_into_platform",
"pivoted_away",
"zombie",
"incident_resolved",
"ongoing"
]
},
"category": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ai_hardware",
"chatbots_assistants",
"ai_agents",
"coding_agents",
"autonomous_vehicles",
"robotics",
"enterprise_ai",
"ai_content_media",
"consumer_apps",
"public_sector",
"healthcare_ai",
"adjacent_hype"
]
},
"primary_cause": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"solution_seeking_problem",
"novelty_wore_off",
"feature_not_product",
"wrong_price_point",
"model_capability_gap",
"hallucination_liability",
"agent_unreliability",
"latency_broke_ux",
"hardware_not_ready",
"inference_cost_above_price",
"hardware_bom_vs_price",
"hidden_human_labour_cost",
"subscription_fatigue",
"harmful_outputs",
"data_privacy",
"impersonation_deepfake",
"child_safety",
"liability_ruling",
"regulator_action",
"ip_copyright",
"consumer_protection",
"too_early",
"too_late",
"market_moved",
"leadership",
"shipping_quality",
"burn_rate",
"go_to_market",
"demo_reality_gap",
"roadmap_theatre",
"eval_theatre",
"humans_behind_curtain",
"staged_demo",
"fabricated_metrics",
"employee_revolt",
"public_backlash",
"bias_scandal",
"labour_replacement_backlash",
"platform_absorbed_feature",
"api_price_or_access_change",
"cloud_dependency_died",
"distribution_lost"
]
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"evidence_confidence": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1,
"maximum": 5
},
"relevance": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
"rank_score": {
"type": "number",
"minimum": 0
},
"reasons": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
}
},
"obituary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"summary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"money_amount": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"money_currency": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"money_method": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"raised",
"writedown",
"settlement",
"refund",
"fine",
"marketcap",
"estimate"
]
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"fail_score": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"lifespan_days": {
"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"slug",
"name",
"company",
"tier",
"fail_type",
"outcome",
"category",
"primary_cause",
"evidence_confidence",
"relevance",
"rank_score",
"reasons",
"obituary",
"summary",
"money_amount",
"money_currency",
"money_method",
"fail_score",
"lifespan_days",
"sources",
"more",
"truncated"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"survivors": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"name": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"note": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"text",
"truncated",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"name",
"url",
"note",
"sources"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
}
},
"required": [
"slug",
"title",
"kind",
"summary",
"thesis",
"revival_test",
"lessons",
"member_count",
"members",
"sources",
"survivors",
"more",
"truncated"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"slug": "hardware-that-needed-a-cloud",
"title": "Hardware that needed a cloud",
"kind": "playbook",
"summary": {
"text": "Devices dependent on a remote service.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
},
"thesis": {
"text": "The device needs an operating cloud service.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
},
"revival_test": {
"text": "Can the hardware work when the service closes?",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
},
"lessons": {
"text": "Plan for an offline mode.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
},
"member_count": 5,
"members": [
{
"slug": "humane-ai-pin",
"name": "Humane AI Pin",
"company": "Humane",
"tier": "funded",
"fail_type": "collapse",
"outcome": "acquihired_killed",
"category": "ai_hardware",
"primary_cause": "cloud_dependency_died",
"evidence_confidence": 4,
"relevance": 0.9,
"rank_score": 3.6,
"reasons": [
"Matched terms: screenless, wearable, pin",
"Primary cause: cloud_dependency_died"
],
"obituary": {
"text": "A screenless wearable whose cloud service shut down.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
"summary": {
"text": "A wearable AI assistant dependent on its cloud service.",
"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin"
},
"money_amount": null,
"money_currency": "USD",
"money_method": null,
"fail_score": 80,
"lifespan_days": 300,
"sources": [
{
"url": "https://example.com/humane-shutdown-report",
"title": "Humane AI Pin shutdown",
"evidence_level": "E2",
"archive_url": null
}
],
"more": "/fails/humane-ai-pin",
"truncated": false
}
],
"sources": [
{
"url": "https://example.com/humane-shutdown-report",
"title": "Humane AI Pin shutdown",
"evidence_level": "E2",
"archive_url": null
}
],
"survivors": [],
"more": "/patterns/hardware-that-needed-a-cloud",
"truncated": false
}
}
}
},
"400": {
"description": "Invalid parameters",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Invalid parameters"
}
}
}
},
"401": {
"description": "Unauthorized",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"WWW-Authenticate": {
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": "Bearer"
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Unauthorized"
}
}
}
},
"404": {
"description": "Not found",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Not found"
}
}
}
},
"429": {
"description": "Too many requests",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"Retry-After": {
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"description": "Seconds before retrying",
"example": 60
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Too many requests"
}
}
}
},
"503": {
"description": "Service unavailable",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Service unavailable"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}GET /api/v1/stats — Get masked descriptive statistics and the global counter
Example: /api/v1/stats?group_by=category,era
{
"get": {
"operationId": "stats",
"summary": "Get masked descriptive statistics and the global counter",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "tier",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"titan",
"funded",
"indie"
]
}
},
{
"name": "fail_type",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"killed",
"vaporware",
"faked_demo",
"meltdown",
"collapse",
"pivot",
"watchlist"
]
}
},
{
"name": "outcome",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"shut_down",
"product_discontinued",
"acquihired_killed",
"absorbed_into_platform",
"pivoted_away",
"zombie",
"incident_resolved",
"ongoing"
]
}
},
{
"name": "category",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"ai_hardware",
"chatbots_assistants",
"ai_agents",
"coding_agents",
"autonomous_vehicles",
"robotics",
"enterprise_ai",
"ai_content_media",
"consumer_apps",
"public_sector",
"healthcare_ai",
"adjacent_hype"
]
}
},
{
"name": "cause",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"solution_seeking_problem",
"novelty_wore_off",
"feature_not_product",
"wrong_price_point",
"model_capability_gap",
"hallucination_liability",
"agent_unreliability",
"latency_broke_ux",
"hardware_not_ready",
"inference_cost_above_price",
"hardware_bom_vs_price",
"hidden_human_labour_cost",
"subscription_fatigue",
"harmful_outputs",
"data_privacy",
"impersonation_deepfake",
"child_safety",
"liability_ruling",
"regulator_action",
"ip_copyright",
"consumer_protection",
"too_early",
"too_late",
"market_moved",
"leadership",
"shipping_quality",
"burn_rate",
"go_to_market",
"demo_reality_gap",
"roadmap_theatre",
"eval_theatre",
"humans_behind_curtain",
"staged_demo",
"fabricated_metrics",
"employee_revolt",
"public_backlash",
"bias_scandal",
"labour_replacement_backlash",
"platform_absorbed_feature",
"api_price_or_access_change",
"cloud_dependency_died",
"distribution_lost"
]
}
},
{
"name": "section",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"archive",
"incidents",
"watchlist"
]
}
},
{
"name": "incumbency",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"startup",
"incumbent_feature",
"incumbent_product",
"lab_research"
]
}
},
{
"name": "user_type",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"consumer",
"prosumer",
"smb",
"enterprise",
"government",
"developer"
]
}
},
{
"name": "form_factor",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"hardware",
"mobile_app",
"web_app",
"api",
"feature_in_existing_product",
"service",
"model",
"browser_extension",
"bot_on_platform"
]
}
},
{
"name": "ai_role",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"core",
"wrapper",
"feature",
"infra",
"washing"
]
}
},
{
"name": "autonomy_level",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"assistant",
"copilot",
"agent",
"autonomous",
"physical_autonomous"
]
}
},
{
"name": "modality",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"text",
"voice",
"vision",
"multimodal",
"physical"
]
}
},
{
"name": "dependency",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"own_model",
"third_party_model",
"platform_api",
"cloud_required_hardware"
]
}
},
{
"name": "business_model",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"subscription",
"hardware_plus_subscription",
"usage",
"ads",
"enterprise_contract",
"free_no_model",
"marketplace"
]
}
},
{
"name": "distribution",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"app_store",
"direct",
"enterprise_sales",
"viral_social",
"kickstarter",
"bundled"
]
}
},
{
"name": "era",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"2026",
"pre_transformer",
"early_transformer",
"gpt3",
"chatgpt_boom",
"agentic"
]
}
},
{
"name": "stage_at_death",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"pre_seed",
"seed",
"a",
"b",
"c_plus",
"public",
"internal"
]
}
},
{
"name": "year_from",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1900,
"maximum": 2100
}
},
{
"name": "year_to",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1900,
"maximum": 2100
}
},
{
"name": "group_by",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"maxItems": 2,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"tier",
"fail_type",
"outcome",
"category",
"section",
"cause",
"incumbency",
"user_type",
"form_factor",
"ai_role",
"autonomy_level",
"modality",
"dependency",
"business_model",
"distribution",
"era",
"timing_verdict",
"stage_at_death",
"geo",
"sentiment_launch",
"sentiment_death",
"sentiment_delta"
]
}
},
"style": "form",
"explode": false,
"example": [
"category",
"era"
]
}
],
"responses": {
"200": {
"description": "Bounded, source-linked result",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cells": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"dimensions": {
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {
"type": [
"string",
"number",
"null"
]
}
},
"n": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"masked": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"sums": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"closed_n": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"median_lifespan_days": {
"type": "number"
},
"warning_signs": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"sign": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"demo_only_launch",
"waitlist_over_6_months",
"announce_to_ship_over_12_months",
"hardware_requires_subscription",
"features_marked_coming_soon_at_launch",
"no_public_pricing",
"humans_in_the_loop_undisclosed",
"benchmark_claims_not_reproduced",
"exec_departures_pre_death",
"restated_metrics",
"down_round",
"pivot_count_2_plus",
"refund_complaints_at_scale",
"ai_in_company_name",
"founder_hype_statements",
"regulatory_warning_received",
"single_platform_dependency",
"celebrity_or_influencer_launch",
"raised_over_100m_pre_revenue"
]
},
"n": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"prevalence": {
"type": "number"
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"sign",
"n",
"count",
"sources"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"dimensions",
"n",
"masked",
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{
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"infra",
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{
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"copilot",
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"voice",
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{
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{
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"schema": {
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"enum": [
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"kickstarter",
"bundled"
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{
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"enum": [
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"gpt3",
"chatgpt_boom",
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{
"name": "stage_at_death",
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"enum": [
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"seed",
"a",
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"c_plus",
"public",
"internal"
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{
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{
"name": "year_to",
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"schema": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": 1900,
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}
},
{
"name": "kind",
"in": "query",
"required": false,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"idea_cluster",
"playbook",
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{
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},
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},
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},
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},
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"indie"
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"consumer_apps",
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"healthcare_ai",
"adjacent_hype"
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"latency_broke_ux",
"hardware_not_ready",
"inference_cost_above_price",
"hardware_bom_vs_price",
"hidden_human_labour_cost",
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"data_privacy",
"impersonation_deepfake",
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"consumer_protection",
"too_early",
"too_late",
"market_moved",
"leadership",
"shipping_quality",
"burn_rate",
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"demo_reality_gap",
"roadmap_theatre",
"eval_theatre",
"humans_behind_curtain",
"staged_demo",
"fabricated_metrics",
"employee_revolt",
"public_backlash",
"bias_scandal",
"labour_replacement_backlash",
"platform_absorbed_feature",
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"cloud_dependency_died",
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{
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},
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}
},
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"text": {
"type": "string",
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}
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},
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"text": {
"type": "string",
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"null"
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{
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"fine",
"marketcap",
"estimate"
]
},
{
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}
]
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"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
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"type": [
"number",
"null"
]
},
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"type": "array",
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"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
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"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
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"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
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"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
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"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
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}
},
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},
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"name",
"company",
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"category",
"primary_cause",
"evidence_confidence",
"relevance",
"rank_score",
"reasons",
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"summary",
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"money_currency",
"money_method",
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"truncated"
],
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}
},
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"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
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"format": "uri"
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]
},
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"type": [
"string",
"null"
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"evidence_level",
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},
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"name": {
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"null"
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},
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"money_currency": "USD",
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"archive_url": null
}
],
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"truncated": false
}
],
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"url": "https://example.com/humane-shutdown-report",
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}
],
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}
]
}
}
}
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},
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},
"example": 0
}
},
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"error": {
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}
},
"required": [
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],
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},
"example": {
"error": "Invalid parameters"
}
}
}
},
"401": {
"description": "Unauthorized",
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"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
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},
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},
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"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": "Bearer"
}
},
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"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
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],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Unauthorized"
}
}
}
},
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"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
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}
},
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}
},
"required": [
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],
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},
"example": {
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}
}
}
},
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"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
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},
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"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"Retry-After": {
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"description": "Seconds before retrying",
"example": 60
}
},
"content": {
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"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
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],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Too many requests"
}
}
}
},
"503": {
"description": "Service unavailable",
"headers": {
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"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
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"example": 0
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"example": 0
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},
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"properties": {
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}
},
"required": [
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],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Service unavailable"
}
}
}
}
}
}
},
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"summary": "Get a pattern, member fails and revival test",
"parameters": [
{
"name": "slug",
"in": "path",
"required": true,
"schema": {
"type": "string",
"minLength": 1,
"maxLength": 100,
"pattern": "^[a-z0-9]+(?:-[a-z0-9]+)*$"
},
"example": "hardware-that-needed-a-cloud"
}
],
"responses": {
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"description": "Bounded, source-linked result",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
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"schema": {
"type": "integer"
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"example": 60
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"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
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"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
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"properties": {
"slug": {
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"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"kind": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"idea_cluster",
"playbook",
"cause_hub"
]
},
"summary": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"text": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
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"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
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"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"cells": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"dimensions": {
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {
"type": [
"string",
"number",
"null"
]
}
},
"n": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"masked": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"sums": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "object",
"propertyNames": {
"type": "string"
},
"additionalProperties": {
"type": "string"
}
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"closed_n": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"median_lifespan_days": {
"type": "number"
},
"warning_signs": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"sign": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
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"waitlist_over_6_months",
"announce_to_ship_over_12_months",
"hardware_requires_subscription",
"features_marked_coming_soon_at_launch",
"no_public_pricing",
"humans_in_the_loop_undisclosed",
"benchmark_claims_not_reproduced",
"exec_departures_pre_death",
"restated_metrics",
"down_round",
"pivot_count_2_plus",
"refund_complaints_at_scale",
"ai_in_company_name",
"founder_hype_statements",
"regulatory_warning_received",
"single_platform_dependency",
"celebrity_or_influencer_launch",
"raised_over_100m_pre_revenue"
]
},
"n": {
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
"count": {
"anyOf": [
{
"type": "integer",
"minimum": -9007199254740991,
"maximum": 9007199254740991
},
{
"type": "null"
}
]
},
"prevalence": {
"type": "number"
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
}
},
"required": [
"sign",
"n",
"count",
"sources"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"dimensions",
"n",
"masked",
"count",
"sums",
"closed_n",
"warning_signs",
"sources",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"truncated": {
"type": "boolean"
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
},
"counter": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"amount": {
"type": "string"
},
"currency": {
"type": "string",
"const": "USD"
},
"sources": {
"maxItems": 20,
"type": "array",
"items": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"url": {
"type": "string",
"format": "uri"
},
"title": {
"type": "string",
"maxLength": 600
},
"evidence_level": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"E1",
"E2",
"E3",
"E4"
]
},
"archive_url": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"url",
"title",
"evidence_level",
"archive_url"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"more": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"amount",
"currency",
"sources",
"more"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"inclusion_rule": {
"type": "string"
},
"date_range": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"from": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
},
"to": {
"type": [
"string",
"null"
]
}
},
"required": [
"from",
"to"
],
"additionalProperties": false
}
},
"required": [
"cells",
"truncated",
"more",
"counter",
"inclusion_rule",
"date_range"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"cells": [
{
"dimensions": {
"category": "ai_hardware",
"era": "agentic"
},
"n": 4,
"masked": true,
"count": null,
"sums": null,
"closed_n": 4,
"warning_signs": [],
"sources": [
{
"url": "https://example.com/humane-shutdown-report",
"title": "Humane AI Pin shutdown",
"evidence_level": "E2",
"archive_url": null
}
],
"more": "/fails"
}
],
"truncated": false,
"more": "/fails",
"counter": {
"amount": "0.00",
"currency": "USD",
"sources": [],
"more": "/counter"
},
"inclusion_rule": "Published matching entries; counts below 5 are masked; medians require 10 closed cases.",
"date_range": {
"from": "2024-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
"to": "2025-02-28T00:00:00.000Z"
}
}
}
}
},
"400": {
"description": "Invalid parameters",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Invalid parameters"
}
}
}
},
"401": {
"description": "Unauthorized",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"WWW-Authenticate": {
"schema": {
"type": "string"
},
"example": "Bearer"
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Unauthorized"
}
}
}
},
"404": {
"description": "Not found",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Not found"
}
}
}
},
"429": {
"description": "Too many requests",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"Retry-After": {
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"description": "Seconds before retrying",
"example": 60
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Too many requests"
}
}
}
},
"503": {
"description": "Service unavailable",
"headers": {
"X-RateLimit-Limit": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 60
},
"X-RateLimit-Remaining": {
"description": "Tightest applicable sliding-window quota",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
},
"X-RateLimit-Reset": {
"description": "Unix seconds when the oldest request in the tightest quota expires",
"schema": {
"type": "integer"
},
"example": 0
}
},
"content": {
"application/json": {
"schema": {
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"error": {
"type": "string"
}
},
"required": [
"error"
],
"additionalProperties": false
},
"example": {
"error": "Service unavailable"
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}
}