# Ambiguous API

> An interface whose names and parameters hide what it does, so callers must guess or read the implementation.

Record: `lex:ambiguous-api`
Kind: anti-pattern
Layer: [Contracts Core](https://banes-lab.com/records/layer/contracts-core.md)
Canonical: https://banes-lab.com/ontology/lexicon#lex-ambiguous-api

## category

- [Schema / Canonical Data / Semantics](https://banes-lab.com/records/lex-category/schema-canonical-data-semantics.md)

## referenced-by

- [Intent-Revealing Interface](https://banes-lab.com/records/arch/intent-revealing-interface.md)