The document discusses the JSON API standard for building web APIs. It defines how clients should make requests to retrieve, create, or modify resources from a server and how the server should respond. Key aspects covered include authentication, documentation, request/response design, error handling, and pagination. The document also provides examples of JSON responses for a GET request to articles with inclusion of author data, paginated response, and error response. It notes many libraries available to help with implementation and that JSON API is not the only standard, but adopting standards makes development easier.