Amazon Control Tower · API Governance Rules

Amazon Control Tower API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Amazon Control Tower.

27 Rules error 13 warn 10 info 4
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Rule Categories

arn async info no openapi operation paths request response schema security servers tag tags

Rules

warn
info-title-prefix
API title must start with "AWS Control Tower"
$.info.title
error
info-description-required
Info object must have a description
$.info
error
info-version-required
Info object must have a version
$.info
warn
info-contact-required
Info object should have a contact
$.info
error
openapi-version-3x
Must use OpenAPI 3.x
$
error
servers-defined
Servers array must be defined
$
error
servers-https-only
All server URLs must use HTTPS
$.servers[*].url
info
paths-post-convention
AWS Control Tower API paths use POST for all non-tag operations
$.paths[*]~
warn
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case
$.paths[*]~
error
operation-summary-required
All operations must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-summary-aws-prefix
Operation summaries must start with "AWS Control Tower"
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
error
operation-description-required
All operations must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-id-required
All operations must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-id-camel-case
OperationId must use camelCase
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
error
operation-tags-required
All operations must have tags
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
tags-defined
Tags array should be defined globally
$
warn
tag-description-required
Each tag must have a description
$.tags[*]
warn
request-body-json-content
POST request bodies should support application/json
$.paths[*].post.requestBody.content
error
response-success-required
All operations must have at least one 2xx response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
response-description-required
All responses must have a description
$.paths[*][*].responses[*]
warn
response-error-has-message
Error response schemas should include a message field
$.components.schemas.Error.properties
warn
schema-description-required
Top-level schemas should have a description
$.components.schemas[*]
info
async-operation-identifier-in-response
Asynchronous operations (create, update, delete, reset, enable, disable) should return an operationIdentifier
$.paths[?(@ =~ /create|update|delete|reset|enable|disable/)].post.responses.200.content.application/json.schema.properties
error
security-schemes-defined
Security schemes must be defined
$.components
error
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty strings
$..description
info
operation-examples-encouraged
Operations should have examples in request bodies
$.paths[*][*].requestBody.content[*]
info
arn-as-identifier-convention
Control Tower uses ARNs as resource identifiers - document them consistently
$.paths[*][*].requestBody.content.application/json.schema.properties[?(@ =~ /Identifier|Arn/)].description

Spectral Ruleset

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rules:
  # INFO / METADATA
  info-title-prefix:
    description: API title must start with "AWS Control Tower"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.info.title"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^AWS Control Tower"

  info-description-required:
    description: Info object must have a description
    severity: error
    given: "$.info"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  info-version-required:
    description: Info object must have a version
    severity: error
    given: "$.info"
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy

  info-contact-required:
    description: Info object should have a contact
    severity: warn
    given: "$.info"
    then:
      field: contact
      function: truthy

  # OPENAPI VERSION
  openapi-version-3x:
    description: Must use OpenAPI 3.x
    severity: error
    given: "$"
    then:
      field: openapi
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^3\\."

  # SERVERS
  servers-defined:
    description: Servers array must be defined
    severity: error
    given: "$"
    then:
      field: servers
      function: truthy

  servers-https-only:
    description: All server URLs must use HTTPS
    severity: error
    given: "$.servers[*].url"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^https://"

  # PATHS — POST-CENTRIC CONVENTION
  paths-post-convention:
    description: AWS Control Tower API paths use POST for all non-tag operations
    severity: info
    given: "$.paths[*]~"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^/(create|delete|get|list|update|reset|enable|disable)-|^/tags/"

  paths-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments should use kebab-case
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*]~"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^(/[a-z0-9{}-]+)+$"

  # OPERATIONS
  operation-summary-required:
    description: All operations must have a summary
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]"
    then:
      field: summary
      function: truthy

  operation-summary-aws-prefix:
    description: Operation summaries must start with "AWS Control Tower"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^AWS Control Tower"

  operation-description-required:
    description: All operations must have a description
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  operation-id-required:
    description: All operations must have an operationId
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]"
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy

  operation-id-camel-case:
    description: OperationId must use camelCase
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]+$"

  operation-tags-required:
    description: All operations must have tags
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]"
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy

  # TAGS
  tags-defined:
    description: Tags array should be defined globally
    severity: warn
    given: "$"
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy

  tag-description-required:
    description: Each tag must have a description
    severity: warn
    given: "$.tags[*]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  # REQUEST BODIES
  request-body-json-content:
    description: POST request bodies should support application/json
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*].post.requestBody.content"
    then:
      field: application/json
      function: truthy

  # RESPONSES
  response-success-required:
    description: All operations must have at least one 2xx response
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses"
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          anyOf:
            - required: ["200"]
            - required: ["201"]
            - required: ["204"]

  response-description-required:
    description: All responses must have a description
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][*].responses[*]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  response-error-has-message:
    description: Error response schemas should include a message field
    severity: warn
    given: "$.components.schemas.Error.properties"
    then:
      field: message
      function: truthy

  # SCHEMAS
  schema-description-required:
    description: Top-level schemas should have a description
    severity: warn
    given: "$.components.schemas[*]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  # ASYNC OPERATIONS
  async-operation-identifier-in-response:
    description: Asynchronous operations (create, update, delete, reset, enable, disable) should return an operationIdentifier
    severity: info
    given: "$.paths[?(@ =~ /create|update|delete|reset|enable|disable/)].post.responses.200.content.application/json.schema.properties"
    then:
      field: operationIdentifier
      function: truthy

  # SECURITY
  security-schemes-defined:
    description: Security schemes must be defined
    severity: error
    given: "$.components"
    then:
      field: securitySchemes
      function: truthy

  # GENERAL QUALITY
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions must not be empty strings
    severity: error
    given: "$..description"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ".+"

  operation-examples-encouraged:
    description: Operations should have examples in request bodies
    severity: info
    given: "$.paths[*][*].requestBody.content[*]"
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          anyOf:
            - required: ["examples"]
            - required: ["example"]

  arn-as-identifier-convention:
    description: Control Tower uses ARNs as resource identifiers - document them consistently
    severity: info
    given: "$.paths[*][*].requestBody.content.application/json.schema.properties[?(@ =~ /Identifier|Arn/)].description"
    then:
      function: truthy