United States Postal Service · API Governance Rules
United States Postal Service API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for United States Postal Service.
33 Rules
error 13
warn 19
info 1
Rule Categories
delete
get
info
microcks
openapi
operation
parameter
paths
post
request
response
schema
security
servers
tags
Rules
error
info-title-required
API title must be present and start with USPS.
$.info.title
warn
info-description-required
API info description must be present and at least 50 characters.
$.info.description
error
info-version-required
API version must be specified.
$.info.version
warn
info-contact-required
API info should include contact information.
$.info.contact
warn
openapi-version
All USPS API specs should use OpenAPI 3.1.0.
$.openapi
error
servers-required
Servers array must be defined.
$.servers
error
servers-https-only
All server URLs must use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
warn
servers-description-required
Each server should have a description.
$.servers[*].description
warn
servers-usps-domain
USPS API servers must use apis.usps.com or apis-tem.usps.com domains.
$.servers[*].url
warn
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should use kebab-case.
$.paths[*]~
error
paths-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not end with a trailing slash.
$.paths[*]~
warn
paths-versioned
USPS API paths should include a version segment (e.g., /v3/).
$.paths[*]~
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
operation-summary-title-case
Operation summaries should start with USPS.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].summary
warn
operation-description-required
Every operation must have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
error
operation-id-required
Every operation must have an operationId.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
operation-id-camel-case
OperationIds should use camelCase.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].operationId
error
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have at least one tag.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].tags
warn
tags-global-defined
Global tags array should be defined.
$.tags
warn
parameter-description-required
Every parameter must have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].parameters[*]
error
parameter-schema-required
Every parameter must have a schema.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].parameters[*]
warn
request-body-content-json
Request bodies should include application/json content type.
$.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
error
response-success-required
Every operation must define at least a 2xx response.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
warn
response-401-required
All authenticated operations should define a 401 response.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses
error
response-description-required
Every response must have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch].responses[*]
warn
schema-description-required
Top-level schemas should have a description.
$.components.schemas[*]
warn
schema-property-type-required
Schema properties should define a type.
$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]
error
security-schemes-defined
Security schemes must be defined in components.
$.components.securitySchemes
warn
security-bearer-auth
USPS APIs use OAuth 2.0 Bearer Token authentication.
$.components.securitySchemes.bearerAuth
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body.
$.paths[*].get.requestBody
warn
delete-no-request-body
DELETE operations should not have a request body.
$.paths[*].delete.requestBody
warn
post-has-request-body
POST operations creating resources should have a request body.
$.paths[*].post
info
microcks-operation-present
Operations should include x-microcks-operation for mock server compatibility.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]