# Varbase API

A JSON:API implementation with authentication and authorization that allows for easy ingestion of content by other applications.

## Varbase API Module

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Varbase API features are bundled through the **Varbase API** module.\
GitHub: <https://github.com/Vardot/varbase_api>\
Drupal.org: <https://www.drupal.org/project/varbase_api>

After building a project using the `varbase-project` template, you can see the code of the **Varbase API** module in:
{% endhint %}

```
project_directory
|-- docroot
    |-- modules
        |-- contrib
            |-- varbase_api
```

Brings in the following core and contributed modules to your site:

| Module                                                                                    | Purpose                                                         |
| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------- |
| <p><strong>JSON:API</strong></p><p><em>(in Drupal core)</em></p>                          | Exposes entities as a JSON:API-specification-compliant web API. |
| [**OpenAPI**](https://www.drupal.org/project/openapi)                                     | Connects Drupal to the OpenAPI Javascript Library.              |
| [**OpenAPI for JSON:API**](https://www.drupal.org/project/openapi_jsonapi)                | OpenAPI support for the JSON:API module.                        |
| [**OpenAPI for REST**](https://www.drupal.org/project/openapi_rest)                       | OpenAPI support for the REST module.                            |
| [**ReDoc for OpenAPI UI**](https://www.drupal.org/project/openapi_ui_redoc)               | Provides display of OpenAPI docs using the ReDoc library.       |
| [**Swagger UI for OpenAPI UI**](https://www.drupal.org/project/openapi_ui_swagger)        | Provides display of OpenAPI docs using the Swagger UI plugin.   |
| [**Simple OAuth (OAuth2) & OpenID Connect**](https://www.drupal.org/project/simple_oauth) | The OAuth 2.0 Authorization Framework                           |
| [**REST UI**](https://www.drupal.org/project/restui)                                      | Provides a user interface to manage REST resources.             |
| [**JSON:API Extras**](https://www.drupal.org/project/jsonapi_extras)                      | Builds on top of JSON:API to deliver extra functionality.       |
| [**JSON API Defaults**](https://www.drupal.org/project/jsonapi_extras)                    | Builds on top of JSON API to deliver extra functionality.       |

## Listed in the extra components

Can be installed in the extra components installation step with Varbase.

![Varbase API in the List of Varbase Extra Components Installation Step](https://1741922406-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LMp_PWjEdZQrVE520s3%2F-MePQiyXrXpGzO4oIpIF%2F-MePU_fLdDqmg2K0E6hp%2FExtra-components-Varbase--varbase_api.png?alt=media\&token=2802382e-90e3-4ef2-b161-330531eff7eb)

{% content-ref url="../../configuring-a-varbase-site/configuring-json-api-features" %}
[configuring-json-api-features](https://docs.varbase.vardot.com/9.0.x/developers/configuring-a-varbase-site/configuring-json-api-features)
{% endcontent-ref %}