Encore Go API Endpoints Instructions
When creating API endpoints with Encore Go, follow these patterns:
- Basic API Endpoint
Use the //encore:api annotation above your function:
package user
import "context"
type GetUserParams struct { ID string }
type User struct {
ID string json:"id"
Email string json:"email"
Name string json:"name"
}
//encore:api public method=GET path=/users/:id func GetUser(ctx context.Context, params GetUserParams) (User, error) { // Implementation return &User{ID: params.ID, Email: "user@example.com", Name: "John"}, nil }
- POST with Request Body
type CreateUserParams struct {
Email string
json:"email"Name stringjson:"name"}
//encore:api public method=POST path=/users func CreateUser(ctx context.Context, params CreateUserParams) (User, error) { // Implementation return &User{ID: "new-id", Email: params.Email, Name: params.Name}, nil }
API Annotation Options Option Values Description public - Accessible from outside private - Only callable from other services auth - Requires authentication method GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE HTTP method path string URL path with :param for path params Examples //encore:api public method=GET path=/health //encore:api private method=POST path=/internal/process //encore:api auth method=GET path=/profile
Request Parameter Sources Path Parameters // Path: /users/:id type GetUserParams struct { ID string // Automatically mapped from :id }
Query Parameters
// Path: /users
type ListUsersParams struct {
Limit int query:"limit"
Offset int query:"offset"
}
//encore:api public method=GET path=/users func ListUsers(ctx context.Context, params ListUsersParams) (ListResponse, error) { // params.Limit and params.Offset come from query string }
Headers
type WebhookParams struct {
Signature string header:"X-Webhook-Signature"
Payload string json:"payload"
}
Raw Endpoints
Use //encore:api raw for webhooks or direct HTTP access:
import "net/http"
//encore:api public raw path=/webhooks/stripe method=POST func StripeWebhook(w http.ResponseWriter, req *http.Request) { sig := req.Header.Get("Stripe-Signature") // Handle raw request... w.WriteHeader(http.StatusOK) }
Response Types
Standard Response
type Response struct {
Message string json:"message"
}
//encore:api public method=GET path=/hello func Hello(ctx context.Context) (*Response, error) { return &Response{Message: "Hello, World!"}, nil }
No Response Body //encore:api public method=DELETE path=/users/:id func DeleteUser(ctx context.Context, params *DeleteParams) error { // Return only error (no response body on success) return nil }
No Request Parameters //encore:api public method=GET path=/health func Health(ctx context.Context) (*HealthResponse, error) { return &HealthResponse{Status: "ok"}, nil }
Error Handling
Use errs package for proper HTTP error responses:
import "encore.dev/beta/errs"
//encore:api public method=GET path=/users/:id func GetUser(ctx context.Context, params GetUserParams) (User, error) { user, err := findUser(params.ID) if err != nil { return nil, err } if user == nil { return nil, &errs.Error{ Code: errs.NotFound, Message: "user not found", } } return user, nil }
Common Error Codes Code HTTP Status Usage errs.NotFound 404 Resource doesn't exist errs.InvalidArgument 400 Bad input errs.Unauthenticated 401 Missing/invalid auth errs.PermissionDenied 403 Not allowed errs.AlreadyExists 409 Duplicate resource Guidelines Use //encore:api annotation above the function Request params must be a pointer to a struct or omitted Response must be a pointer to a struct (or omit for no body) Always return error as the last return value Use struct tags for JSON field names, query params, and headers Path parameters are automatically mapped to struct fields by name