# Proposal

What does a data request API exactly look like? In this chapter, we cover goals and the means that are put forward for achieving these goals. 

{% content-ref url="proposal/goals" %}
[goals](https://whitepaper.open-data-rights.org/proposal/goals)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="proposal/authentication" %}
[authentication](https://whitepaper.open-data-rights.org/proposal/authentication)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="proposal/api-formatting" %}
[api-formatting](https://whitepaper.open-data-rights.org/proposal/api-formatting)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="proposal/describing-data" %}
[describing-data](https://whitepaper.open-data-rights.org/proposal/describing-data)
{% endcontent-ref %}