APIs.guru · API Governance Rules

APIs.guru API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for APIs.guru.

30 Rules error 13 warn 13 info 4
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Rule Categories

delete examples external get info no openapi operation parameter paths response schema servers tag tags

Rules

warn
info-title-format
Info title should start with "APIs.guru"
$.info.title
error
info-description-required
Info must have a description
$.info
error
info-version-required
Info must have a version
$.info
warn
info-contact-required
Info should have contact information
$.info
warn
info-license-required
Info should have license information
$.info
warn
openapi-version-3
Specs should use OpenAPI 3.0.x
$.openapi
error
servers-defined
Servers array must be defined
$
error
servers-https-only
Server URLs must use HTTPS
$.servers[*].url
warn
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case
$.paths[*]~
warn
paths-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not have a trailing slash
$.paths[*]~
error
operation-summary-required
All operations must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
operation-summary-prefix
Operation summaries should start with "APIs.guru"
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
warn
operation-description-required
All operations should have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
error
operation-id-required
All operations must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
operation-id-camel-case
OperationId should use camelCase
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
error
operation-tags-required
All operations must have at least one tag
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
tags-defined
Global tags array should be defined
$
warn
tag-description-required
All tags should have descriptions
$.tags[*]
error
parameter-description-required
All parameters must have descriptions
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
error
parameter-schema-type-required
All parameters must have a schema type
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*].schema
error
response-success-required
Operations must have at least one 2xx response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
response-description-required
All responses must have descriptions
$.paths[*][*].responses[*]
info
schema-description-recommended
Component schemas should have descriptions
$.components.schemas[*]
warn
schema-type-defined
Schema objects should have a type defined
$.components.schemas[*]
info
no-global-security-required
Security defined at operation or global level
$
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body
$.paths[*].get
warn
delete-no-request-body
DELETE operations should not have a request body
$.paths[*].delete
error
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty strings
$..description
info
external-docs-encouraged
External documentation is encouraged
$
info
examples-encouraged
Schema properties should have examples
$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]

Spectral Ruleset

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rules:
  # INFO / METADATA
  info-title-format:
    description: Info title should start with "APIs.guru"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.info.title"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^APIs\\.guru"

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

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

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

  info-license-required:
    description: Info should have license information
    severity: warn
    given: "$.info"
    then:
      field: license
      function: truthy

  # OPENAPI VERSION
  openapi-version-3:
    description: Specs should use OpenAPI 3.0.x
    severity: warn
    given: "$.openapi"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^3\\.0\\."

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

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

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

  paths-no-trailing-slash:
    description: Paths must not have a trailing slash
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*]~"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: "\\/$"

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

  operation-summary-prefix:
    description: Operation summaries should start with "APIs.guru"
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^APIs\\.guru"

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

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

  operation-id-camel-case:
    description: OperationId should 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 at least one tag
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]"
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy

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

  tag-description-required:
    description: All tags should have descriptions
    severity: warn
    given: "$.tags[*]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  # PARAMETERS
  parameter-description-required:
    description: All parameters must have descriptions
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][*].parameters[*]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  parameter-schema-type-required:
    description: All parameters must have a schema type
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][*].parameters[*].schema"
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy

  # RESPONSES
  response-success-required:
    description: Operations must have at least one 2xx response
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]"
    then:
      field: responses
      function: truthy

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

  # SCHEMAS — PROPERTY NAMING
  schema-description-recommended:
    description: Component schemas should have descriptions
    severity: info
    given: "$.components.schemas[*]"
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy

  schema-type-defined:
    description: Schema objects should have a type defined
    severity: warn
    given: "$.components.schemas[*]"
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy

  # SECURITY
  no-global-security-required:
    description: Security defined at operation or global level
    severity: info
    given: "$"
    then:
      field: security
      function: defined

  # HTTP METHOD CONVENTIONS
  get-no-request-body:
    description: GET operations must not have a request body
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*].get"
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy

  delete-no-request-body:
    description: DELETE operations should not have a request body
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*].delete"
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy

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

  external-docs-encouraged:
    description: External documentation is encouraged
    severity: info
    given: "$"
    then:
      field: externalDocs
      function: truthy

  examples-encouraged:
    description: Schema properties should have examples
    severity: info
    given: "$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]"
    then:
      field: example
      function: truthy