generated: '2026-07-18'
method: searched
source: https://docs.godiligent.ai/guides/introduction
authentication:
  style: api-key
  header: X-API-KEY
  docs: https://docs.godiligent.ai/guides/introduction
  cross_ref: authentication/diligent-authentication.yml
idempotency:
  supported: true
  header: idempotency-key
  scope: per-request payload
  applies_to:
    - POST /cdds
  conflict_behavior: >-
    Reusing an idempotency-key with a different request payload returns 409
    Conflict. Reuse the same key only for identical retries.
pagination:
  style: page-size
  params:
    - page_size
  notes: List endpoints accept a page_size query parameter.
versioning:
  scheme: spec-version
  current: 1.6.0
  cross_ref: lifecycle/diligent-lifecycle.yml
environments:
  production: https://api.godiligent.ai
  sandbox: https://api.sandbox.godiligent.ai
  cross_ref: sandbox/diligent-sandbox.yml
error_envelope:
  format: custom
  fields:
    error: Error message string (ErrorResponse)
    errors: Field-level validation array (ValidationError)
  cross_ref: errors/diligent-problem-types.yml
rate_limiting:
  style: concurrency-limit
  limits:
    - resource: CDD cases
      concurrent: 10
    - resource: name screening requests
      concurrent: 20
  notes: Documented as concurrent-request limits per account, not a token-bucket rate.
webhooks:
  signed: true
  signature_header: X-Signature
  secret: shared secret set at registration
  events:
    - cdd_state_changed
    - monitoring_alert_fired
  cross_ref: asyncapi/diligent-webhooks.yml