diff --git a/CMakeLists.txt b/CMakeLists.txt
index 69bd55c3..8e21a714 100644
--- a/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ project(
 option(BUILD_UNITTEST "Build unittest." ON)
 option(BUILD_FUZZ "Build fuzz." OFF)
 option(BUILD_BENCH "Build benchmark." OFF)
+option(BUILD_EXAMPLE "Build examples." OFF)
 option(ENABLE_SVE2_128 "Build for Arm SVE2 with 128 bit vector size" OFF)
 option(ENABLE_RISCV_ZBB "Enable RISC-V Zbb extension for bit manipulation optimizations" OFF)
 
@@ -26,3 +27,7 @@ endif()
 if(BUILD_BENCH)
   add_subdirectory(benchmark)
 endif()
+
+if(BUILD_EXAMPLE)
+  add_subdirectory(example)
+endif()
diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 3d2bb960..7eb3ee8f 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -87,6 +87,19 @@ Sonic-Cpp is a header-only library, you only need to include the directory of
 Sonic-Cpp header files, such as adding `-I/path/to/sonic/include/` to your
 compiler.
 
+### Building the examples
+
+The programs under [`example/`](example/) can be built together with CMake:
+
+```shell
+cmake -S . -B build-examples -DBUILD_UNITTEST=OFF -DBUILD_EXAMPLE=ON
+cmake --build build-examples
+```
+
+See [`example/document_api.cpp`](example/document_api.cpp) for a complete
+Document API example covering object and array construction, mutation, member
+removal, and serialization.
+
 ### Parsing and Serializing
 ```c++
 #include "sonic/sonic.h"
diff --git a/docs/usage.md b/docs/usage.md
index 7b970b5b..7c3cc593 100644
--- a/docs/usage.md
+++ b/docs/usage.md
@@ -45,6 +45,10 @@ Document is the manager of Nodes. Sonic-Cpp organizes JSON value as a tree.
 Document also the root of JSON value tree. There is an allocator in Document,
 which you should use to allocate memory for Node and Document.
 
+See [`example/document_api.cpp`](../example/document_api.cpp) for a complete,
+runnable example that creates object and array nodes, updates and removes
+members, and serializes the resulting document.
+
 > **Note:** Re-parsing a `Document` discards the previous tree. Any raw
 > pointers, iterators, or `DNode*` obtained from an earlier `Parse()` become
 > invalid and must be re-acquired after each parse.
diff --git a/example/CMakeLists.txt b/example/CMakeLists.txt
index e69de29b..3975e66b 100644
--- a/example/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/example/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+file(GLOB SONIC_EXAMPLE_FILES CONFIGURE_DEPENDS
+     "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/*.cpp")
+
+include("${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/set_arch_flags.cmake")
+
+foreach(EXAMPLE_FILE IN LISTS SONIC_EXAMPLE_FILES)
+  get_filename_component(EXAMPLE_NAME "${EXAMPLE_FILE}" NAME_WE)
+  set(EXAMPLE_TARGET "sonic_example_${EXAMPLE_NAME}")
+
+  add_executable(${EXAMPLE_TARGET} "${EXAMPLE_FILE}")
+  target_compile_features(${EXAMPLE_TARGET} PRIVATE cxx_std_17)
+  target_include_directories(${EXAMPLE_TARGET}
+                             PRIVATE "${PROJECT_SOURCE_DIR}/include")
+  set_arch_flags(${EXAMPLE_TARGET} "${CMAKE_SYSTEM_PROCESSOR}")
+endforeach()
diff --git a/example/addmember.cpp b/example/addmember.cpp
index 618c078c..5403ad6a 100644
--- a/example/addmember.cpp
+++ b/example/addmember.cpp
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ int main() {
   std::cout << "Add member successfully!\n";
   return 0;
 }
-// g++ -I../include/ -march=haswell --std=c++11 get_and_set.cpp -o get_and_set
+// g++ -I../include/ -march=haswell --std=c++11 addmember.cpp -o addmember
diff --git a/example/document_api.cpp b/example/document_api.cpp
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..554dce01
--- /dev/null
+++ b/example/document_api.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+#include <iostream>
+#include <string>
+#include <utility>
+
+#include "sonic/sonic.h"
+
+int main() {
+  using NodeType = sonic_json::Node;
+
+  sonic_json::Document doc;
+  auto& allocator = doc.GetAllocator();
+  doc.SetObject();
+
+  doc.AddMember("name", NodeType("Sonic-Cpp", allocator), allocator);
+  doc.AddMember("enabled", NodeType(true), allocator);
+
+  NodeType versions;
+  versions.SetArray();
+  versions.PushBack(NodeType(1), allocator);
+  versions.PushBack(NodeType(2), allocator);
+  versions.PushBack(NodeType(3), allocator);
+  doc.AddMember("versions", std::move(versions), allocator);
+
+  NodeType metadata;
+  metadata.SetObject();
+  metadata.AddMember("language", NodeType("C++", allocator), allocator);
+  metadata.AddMember("license", NodeType("Apache-2.0", allocator), allocator);
+  doc.AddMember("metadata", std::move(metadata), allocator);
+
+  auto enabled = doc.FindMember("enabled");
+  if (enabled == doc.MemberEnd()) {
+    std::cerr << "The enabled member is missing.\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+  enabled->value.SetBool(false);
+
+  auto version_list = doc.FindMember("versions");
+  if (version_list == doc.MemberEnd() || !version_list->value.IsArray()) {
+    std::cerr << "The versions member is not an array.\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+  version_list->value.PopBack();
+
+  auto metadata_object = doc.FindMember("metadata");
+  if (metadata_object == doc.MemberEnd() ||
+      !metadata_object->value.IsObject() ||
+      !metadata_object->value.RemoveMember("license")) {
+    std::cerr << "The metadata member could not be updated.\n";
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  sonic_json::WriteBuffer buffer;
+  const sonic_json::SonicError error = doc.Serialize(buffer);
+  if (error != sonic_json::kErrorNone) {
+    std::cerr << "Serialize failed: " << sonic_json::ErrorMsg(error) << '\n';
+    return 1;
+  }
+
+  const std::string result = buffer.ToString();
+  const std::string expected =
+      R"({"name":"Sonic-Cpp","enabled":false,"versions":[1,2],"metadata":{"language":"C++"}})";
+  std::cout << result << '\n';
+  return result == expected ? 0 : 1;
+}
+
+// g++ -I../include/ -march=haswell --std=c++11 document_api.cpp -o
+// document_api