Implement a comprehensive Developer API & Integration Platform that exposes all application functionality through a secure, versioned REST API (with future GraphQL support if needed). The API should enable seamless integration with external ERP systems, CRM platforms, POS systems, warehouse management systems, accounting software, mobile applications, third-party marketplaces, and microservices.

Provide a centralized API Management section in the Admin Panel where administrators can:

• Create, manage, enable/disable, and revoke API keys.
• Configure API permissions and scopes.
• Manage Webhooks and event subscriptions.
• View API usage analytics.
• Monitor API logs and request history.
• Apply rate limiting, IP whitelisting, and security policies.
• Manage API versions and documentation.

Expose secure APIs for all core modules, including:

• Authentication & Authorization
• Users & Roles
• Customers
• Products
• Categories & Brands
• Inventory & Stock
• Orders & Order Tracking
• Cart & Checkout
• Payments & Refunds
• Shipping & Courier Integration
• Coupons & Promotions
• Loyalty & Rewards
• Gift Cards
• Reviews & Ratings
• Wishlist
• CMS & Pages
• Media Library
• Notifications
• Analytics & Reports
• Finance & Accounting
• Vendors & Affiliates
• Marketing & Campaigns
• Settings & Configuration
• Any future modules added to the platform

Support:

• REST API (primary)
• JSON request/response format
• API versioning (e.g., "/api/v1")
• OpenAPI/Swagger documentation
• OAuth 2.0, JWT, and API Key authentication
• Webhooks for real-time events
• Idempotent operations where applicable
• Pagination, filtering, sorting, and searching
• Batch operations
• File upload endpoints
• Standardized error responses
• API health check endpoints
• API rate limiting and throttling
• Request validation and schema enforcement
• Audit logs and API activity history
• Environment-specific credentials (Development, Staging, Production)

Design the integration layer using a modular, service-oriented architecture so external ERP systems, CRM platforms, accounting software, payment providers, courier services, and future microservices can integrate through the same API without modifying the core application. Ensure the implementation is secure, scalable, well-documented, backward compatible, production-ready, and extensible for future integrations.

The audit found the API foundation already exists (all 25 modules mounted under /api/v1/, canonical error envelope, scoped throttles, health checks) but there is no machine-client layer at all: no API keys, no webhooks, no request logs, no served OpenAPI, no admin API section. That is several sessions of work. What should this session deliver?: Phase 1: keys, scopes, logs, admin UI (Recommended)

Which machine-client authentication should Phase 1 implement? The current backend only has Django session auth for browsers.: API keys only (Recommended)

Which existing endpoints should accept API-key auth at the end of Phase 1?: Pilot set, read-only (Recommended)

How should the admin console surface API mana
gement?: New top-level "Developer API" section (Recommended)

Create apps.developer_api bounded context: contracts, models, crypto, migration
Add API-key authentication, scope permissions, per-key throttling, IP allowlist, request logging middleware
Build admin API-management endpoints (keys, scopes, logs, usage, audit) plus served OpenAPI and machine health
Enable API-key auth on the read-only pilot endpoints (catalog products, inventory stock, orders)
Build the Developer API admin console section in the frontend
Write backend + frontend tests and run all verification gates
Update project docs (PROJECT_PROGRESS, SESSION_SUM
MARY, CHANGELOG, RECOVERY, STATE, NEXT_TASK)

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