> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.mews.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.mews.com/booking-engine-guide/booking-engine-api/guidelines.md).

# Usage guidelines

This section provides guidelines and general information on how to use the **Mews Booking Engine API**. For information about individual endpoints or operations, see [API Operations](/booking-engine-guide/booking-engine-api/operations.md).

> **Important:** The Mews Booking Engine API is designed to be consumed directly by front-end clients. It is unsuitable for continuous polling by a single server due to its built-in anti-scraping protection and such requests can fail. For server to server communication, please refer to the [Mews Connector API](https://mews-systems.gitbook.io/connector-api/).

* [Authentication](/booking-engine-guide/booking-engine-api/guidelines/authentication.md)
* [Requests](/booking-engine-guide/booking-engine-api/guidelines/requests.md)
* [Responses](/booking-engine-guide/booking-engine-api/guidelines/responses.md)
* [Environments](/booking-engine-guide/booking-engine-api/guidelines/environments.md)
* [Images](/booking-engine-guide/booking-engine-api/guidelines/images.md)
* [Supported currency codes](/booking-engine-guide/booking-engine-api/guidelines/supported-currency-codes.md)
* [Supported language codes](/booking-engine-guide/booking-engine-api/guidelines/supported-language-codes.md)


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