API Improvement Proposals
Focused design documents for flexible API development.
Welcome
AIPs are design documents that summarize Google's API design
decisions. They also provide a framework and system for others to
document their own API design rules and practices.
Curious about the basics?
AIPs are a combination of design guidance and a system we use to manage
and track that guidance. Learn more about how the AIP program works in
the first AIP!
Read AIP-1 »
Want to help?
Interested in helping with AIPs? Contribute by proposing new guidance,
commenting on existing AIPs, or fixing typos. All contributions are
welcome!
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Want to use AIPs for your organization?
AIPs are designed to be useful outside of Google. Take a look at how you
might choose which AIPs are best suited to your API design needs.
Learn more »
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