code: def api_request(request, *args, **kwargs):
      
      plugin = pm.api_plugin_for_request(request)
      if plugin and plugin.request_class:
          req = plugin.request_class(*args, **kwargs)
      else:
          raise Exception("Invalid request type")
      return req
docs: Create an API request.
  
      `request_type` is the request type (string). This is used to look up a
      plugin, whose request class is instantiated and passed the remaining
      arguments passed to this function.