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docs: Make API endpoint docs link to materials on REQ. 

This should help avoid bugs like the one in the previous commit.
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@ -118,8 +118,15 @@ The best way to find out what arguments an API endpoint takes is to
find the corresponding URL pattern in `zprojects/urls.py` and examining find the corresponding URL pattern in `zprojects/urls.py` and examining
the backend function that the URL pattern points to. the backend function that the URL pattern points to.
To understand how arguments are specified in Zulip backend endpoints,
read our [REST API tutorial][rest-api-tutorial], paying special
attention to the details of how `REQ` works.
[rest-api-tutorial]: ../tutorials/writing-views.html#writing-api-rest-endpoints
Be careful here! There's no currently automated testing verifying Be careful here! There's no currently automated testing verifying
that the arguments match the code. that the arguments match the code, so you need to be sure that you
understand precisely how each argument is formatted.
## Displaying example payloads/responses ## Displaying example payloads/responses