# API Overview

The Paragon API contains two categories of API routes, Design and Production. The Design API routes contain the operations that are used to create layouts and design trusses. The Production API routes contain the operations that are used in shop software.

## Design API

The [Design API](/api/design-api-overview.md) contains the following categories of operations:

* [Projects](https://designserver.paragontruss.com/api-docs/#tag/projects)
* [Layouts](https://designserver.paragontruss.com/api-docs/#tag/layouts)
* [Trusses](https://designserver.paragontruss.com/api-docs/#tag/trusses)
* [AnalysisSets](https://designserver.paragontruss.com/api-docs/#tag/analysissets)
* [UsageData](https://designserver.paragontruss.com/api-docs/#tag/usagedata/GET/api/public/UsageData/TrussDesigns)

## Production API

The Production API is not currently documented, please [contact us](https://www.paragontruss.com/about#contactus) if you are interested in using our Production API.


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