docs: Rate limits, Applications, schema management and API docs (#43938)

Co-authored-by: Teal Larson <[email protected]>

Author: nataliekwong

docs/api-documentation.md

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 # API documentation
 
-Airbyte has two sets of APIs which are intended for different uses. The table below outlines their descriptions, use cases, availability and status.
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-|                    | **Airbyte API**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | **Configuration API**                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
-| ------------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
-| **Description**    | Airbyte API is a reliable, easy-to-use interface for programmatically controlling the Airbyte platform. With full support from the Airbyte team.                                                                                                                       | The Config API is an internal Airbyte API that is designed for communications between different Airbyte components.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              |
-| **Use Cases**      | Enables users to control Airbyte programmatically and use with Orchestration tools (ex: Airflow) <br /><br /> Exists for Airbyte users to write applications against. <br /><br /> Enables [Powered by Airbyte](https://airbyte.com/embed-airbyte-connectors-with-api) | Enables Airbyte Engineering team to configure Airbyte                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            |
-| **Intended users** | Airbyte OSS, Cloud & Self-Hosted Enterprise                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Airbyte Engineering Team                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         |
-| **Status**         | Available to all Airbyte users (OSS, Cloud, Self-Hosted Enterprise). Learn more on our [blog](https://airbyte.com/blog/airbyte-api). <br /><br /> Full support from the Airbyte team.                                                                                  | Airbyte does NOT have active commitments to support this API long-term. Users utilize the Config API, at their own risk. <br /><br /> This API is utilized internally by the Airbyte Engineering team and may be modified in the future if the need arises. <br /><br /> Modifications by the Airbyte Engineering team could create breaking changes and OSS users would need to update their code to catch up to any backwards incompatible changes in the API. |
-| **Documentation**  | [Available here](https://api.airbyte.com)                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | [Available here](https://airbyte-public-api-docs.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com/rapidoc-api-docs.html)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               |
+The Airbyte API provides a way for developers to programmatically interact with Airbyte. It is available for all Airbyte products: Airbyte OSS, Cloud & Self-Hosted Enterprise. 
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+Our API is a reliable, easy-to-use interface for programmatically controlling the Airbyte platform. It can be extended to: 
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+- Enable users to control Airbyte programmatically and use with Orchestration tools (ex: Airflow)
+- Enable [Powered by Airbyte](https://reference.airbyte.com/reference/powered-by-airbyte)
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+## Configuring API Access
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+View our documentation [here](./using-airbyte/configuring-api-access.md) to learn how to start using the Airbyte API.             
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+## Using the Airbyte API
+Navigate to our full API documentation to learn how to retrieve your access token, make API requests, and manage resources like sources, destinations, and workspaces. 
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+Our full API documentation is located here: [api.airbyte.com](https://reference.airbyte.com/reference/getting-started).
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+## Configuration API (Deprecated)
+The configuration API is now deprecated and no longer supported. It is an internal API that is designed for communications between different Airbyte components ratther than managing your Airbyte workspace.
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+Users utilize the Config API at their own risk. This API is utilized internally by the Airbyte Engineering team and may be modified in the future if the need arises.