This personal site has an overengineered API.
Let's explore what you can do with it 🚀
Yes. Of course there's an API.
It started as a simple way to serve some images and somehow evolved into a full-blown JWT-authenticated, Cloudflare Workers-powered, over-engineered monster. But hey, at least it's fast. ⚡
The API powers various features on this site and provides programmatic access to some services. It's built on Nuxt 3, runs on Cloudflare's edge network, and has more authentication than a government facility.
💡 Fun fact: This API probably handles more authentication flows than actual requests.
The API uses JWT tokens.
Pass your JWT as a Bearer token or a token GET parameter.
These endpoints are available to everyone. Use them responsibly, or don't - I'm not your dad.
The classic ping-pong. Confirms the API hasn't caught fire and returns some information about your request.
Could be used as a "what is my IP" at a push.
Generates dashboard data for dashboard apps which display dashboards.
These endpoints require authentication. Without proper tokens, you'll get a 401 faster than you can say "unauthorized".
Generates alt text for an image using AI.
Got a ticket with a description just containing a URL, image, or single sentence of text? Let AI go into detail for you.
Make your image smaller and more better.
Want to use the API? Here's the quickest way to get started:
curl https://dave.io/api/pingIf this works, congrats! The API is alive.
Need a JWT to call any protected endpoints? Ask me.
The API runs on Cloudflare Workers, so it's distributed globally. You'll always hit the nearest edge location.