name: FCC ECFS API Rules
description: Operational and design rules for the FCC ECFS public API.
api: ecfs
rules:
  - id: api-key-required
    description: All ECFS public API requests require an api.data.gov api_key query parameter.
    severity: error
  - id: pagination-limit
    description: The limit parameter caps responses; use offset for stable pagination.
    severity: warning
  - id: proceeding-filter
    description: Filter by proceeding using proceedings.name (docket number).
    severity: info
  - id: sort-direction
    description: Sort uses the form field,DIRECTION (e.g. date_disseminated,DESC).
    severity: info
  - id: rate-limits
    description: Respect api.data.gov hourly request limits; cache where possible.
    severity: warning