OpenAPI Specification Glossary Definition

Term OpenAPI Specification
Definition

OpenAPI Specification is a machine-readable API description standard used in Technical Documentation.

Context & Usage

API writers and developers use it to describe endpoints, parameters, authentication, schemas, responses, and examples that can feed docs, tests, SDKs, and portals.

Related concepts include API, API Documentation and REST.

Categories Technical Writing and Documentation, Software Development and Programming, Web, Database, Cloud, and DevOps Technologies