# 3 Essential Types of Documentation for Tech Businesses

DevFeed: [3 Essential Types of Documentation for Tech Businesses](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/3-essential-types-of-documentation-for-tech-businesses-30951.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developerhub.io/blog/3-essential-types-documentation-tech-businesses/>)

Author: Zaid Daba'een

Published: 2022-12-15T13:52:15Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [DeveloperHub.io](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/developerhub-io.md>)

Topics: [Documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/documentation.md>)

Tags: [documentation](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/documentation.md>), [features](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/features.md>), [guides](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/guides.md>), [tech](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/tech.md>)

## AI overview

The article introduces three common types of documentation used by tech businesses: product documentation, knowledge bases, and API references. It explains that product documentation covers product features, functionality, usage, setup, navigation, and troubleshooting, helping users solve problems and reducing reliance on customer support.

## Source excerpt

Product documentation is a type of documentation that provides information about the features and functionality of a product