aid: ibisworld:ibisworld-rules
name: IBISWorld Rules
description: >-
  Governance and operational rules for the IBISWorld API artifacts maintained
  in this repository.
tags:
  - Governance
  - Rules
  - IBISWorld
rules:
  - name: Specification Format
    description: >-
      All API descriptions in this repository must use OpenAPI 3.0 or later in
      YAML format and live under the openapi/ directory.
  - name: Authentication
    description: >-
      Every operation requires an OAuth 2.0 bearer token issued by IBISWorld;
      anonymous access is not supported.
  - name: Rate Limiting
    description: >-
      Clients must respect IBISWorld API rate limits and back off on HTTP 429
      responses; sustained violation may result in revoked credentials.
  - name: Data Usage
    description: >-
      Industry data retrieved via the API is subject to IBISWorld terms of use
      and may not be redistributed without authorization.
  - name: Versioning
    description: >-
      The API is versioned at v3; breaking changes will be released under a new
      version path and announced in advance.
  - name: APIs.yml Sync
    description: >-
      The apis.yml index in this repository must reference all OpenAPI files
      under openapi/ and be updated when artifacts change.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com