OpenAPI (ex.Swagger) (k)
A standard, language-agnostic interface description for HTTP APIs that enables humans and computers to understand service capabilities.
What is OpenAPI (ex.Swagger) (k)?
The OpenAPI Specification is a standard, programming language-agnostic interface description for HTTP APIs that allows both humans and computers to discover and understand service capabilities without requiring access to source code or additional documentation. It solves the problem of inconsistent API documentation and guesswork in service integration by providing a machine-readable format for describing API services.
API developers, technical writers, and organizations building or consuming HTTP APIs who need consistent, machine-readable API documentation and tooling.
Developers choose OpenAPI because it provides a vendor-neutral, community-driven standard that enables automated tooling generation, reduces integration guesswork, and supports both design-first and code-first development approaches without requiring API rewrites.
Overview
The OpenAPI Specification Repository
Use Cases
Best For
- Generating interactive API documentation automatically
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