Single Resource Success Response JSON Example

A clean envelope-style API response for returning one resource with metadata.

Real-world use case: Use this for REST endpoints that return a single record plus request metadata.

2 "data": {

3 "id": "usr_8f41",

4 "fullName": "Maya Patel",

6 },

7 "meta": {

8 "requestId": "req_1182",

9 "servedAt": "2026-03-12T10:18:00Z"

10 },

11 "error": null

12}

Where this shape shows up in production

REST APIs

Admin endpoints

Mobile app backends

Use this for list endpoints, dashboards, and search APIs that need pagination controls.

Use this for form APIs, SDK docs, and frontend validation handling.

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