US Patent and Trademark Office · API Governance Rules
US Patent and Trademark Office API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for US Patent and Trademark Office.
8 Rules
error 2
warn 5
info 1
Rule Categories
uspto
Rules
warn
uspto-path-api-version-prefix
All USPTO ODP paths must start with /api/v{n}/ prefix
$.paths[*]~
warn
uspto-operation-id-camel-case
OperationIds should use camelCase convention
$.paths[*][*].operationId
warn
uspto-api-key-security
USPTO APIs require API key authentication via X-API-KEY header
$.paths[*][*]
info
uspto-search-pagination
Search operations should support start/rows pagination parameters
$.paths[?(@property.match(//search$/))].post
error
uspto-operation-summary-required
All operations must have a summary
$.paths[*][*]
error
uspto-get-200-response
All GET operations must define a 200 response
$.paths[*].get
warn
uspto-operation-tags
Operations must have at least one tag
$.paths[*][*]
warn
uspto-path-params-documented
Path parameters must have description and required=true
$.paths[*][*].parameters[?(@.in == 'path')]