# Launchpad

> This is the documentation for Canonical Launchpad, an open source platform that
> enables open source developers to collaborate with others to build and publish open
> source software.


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## Pages in this subsection

- [Launchpad API](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/explanation/launchpad-api/index.html.md): Overview of Launchpad API documentation.
- [Launchpad web service](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/explanation/launchpad-api/launchpad-web-service/index.html.md): An in-depth look at Launchpad's RESTful web service.
- [launchpadlib](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/user/explanation/launchpad-api/launchpadlib/index.html.md): Complete guide to launchpadlib - An open-source library that allows you to treat HTTP resources published by launchpadlib as Python objects.

## Optional

- [Top-level llms.txt](https://ubuntu.com/docs/launchpad/llms.txt): Complete documentation index.