# apiMap

The <apiMap> element provides the name of the application programming interface (API) reference and all the elements necessary to describe the package, or set of packages, and its components.

#### Description

The containing element for a map is the <apiMap> element that can contain the title and id attributes. In the <apiMap> element, use the <apiPackageRef>, <topicmeta> and <reltable> sub elements to add and organize references to the topics.

#### Contains

apiItemRef, reltable, topicmeta

#### Content model

( (topicmeta) (optional) then (apiItemRef) (any number) then (reltable) (any number))

#### Inheritance

map/map

- apiItemRef
  This element provides a application programming interface (API) class topic type as a link in a DITA map.

Parent topic: apiMap module