WooCommerce · API Governance Rules
WooCommerce API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for WooCommerce.
37 Rules
error 11
warn 21
info 5
Rule Categories
delete
external
get
info
microcks
openapi
operation
parameter
paths
post
put
request
response
schema
security
servers
tag
tags
Rules
error
info-title-required
API title must be present and start with "WooCommerce".
$.info
error
info-description-required
API description must be present and at least 100 characters.
$.info
error
info-version-required
API version must be specified.
$.info
warn
info-contact-required
Contact information must be present.
$.info
warn
info-terms-of-service
Terms of service URL must be present.
$.info
warn
openapi-version-31
OpenAPI version must be 3.1.0.
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error
servers-required
At least one server must be defined.
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warn
servers-description-required
Each server should have a description.
$.servers[*]
warn
paths-use-kebab-case
Path segments must use kebab-case (lowercase letters, digits, hyphens).
$.paths[*]~
warn
paths-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not have trailing slashes.
$.paths[*]~
info
paths-plural-resource-nouns
Collection resource paths should use plural nouns.
$.paths[*]~
error
operation-operationid-required
Every operation must have an operationId.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-operationid-camelcase
operationId must use camelCase.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-summary-woocommerce-prefix
Operation summaries must start with "WooCommerce ".
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
warn
operation-description-required
Every operation must have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have at least one tag.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
parameter-description-required
All parameters must have descriptions.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete][*].parameters[*]
warn
parameter-naming-snake-case
Parameter names must use snake_case.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*].name
info
parameter-pagination-standard
Pagination parameters should be named page and per_page.
$.paths[*][get].parameters[*]
warn
request-body-json-content-type
Request bodies should use application/json content type.
$.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
error
response-success-required
Operations must define at least a 200 or 201 success response.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
response-description-required
All responses must have descriptions.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*]
warn
response-json-content-type
Successful responses should return application/json.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch].responses['200'].content
info
response-error-401-defined
Protected endpoints should define a 401 unauthorized response.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
warn
schema-property-snake-case
Schema property names must use snake_case.
$.components.schemas[*].properties[*]~
warn
schema-description-required
Top-level component schemas should have descriptions.
$.components.schemas[*]
warn
schema-type-defined
Schemas should define an explicit type.
$.components.schemas[*]
error
security-schemes-defined
Security schemes must be defined in components.
$.components.securitySchemes
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have request bodies.
$.paths[*].get
warn
delete-returns-200-or-204
DELETE operations should return 200 or 204.
$.paths[*].delete.responses
warn
post-has-request-body
POST operations that create resources should have request bodies.
$.paths[*].post
error
put-has-request-body
PUT operations must have request bodies.
$.paths[*].put
warn
tags-global-defined
Global tags array should be defined with all tags used in operations.
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warn
tag-descriptions-required
Global tag definitions must include descriptions.
$.tags[*]
info
microcks-operation-extension
Operations should include x-microcks-operation for mock server compatibility.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
info
external-docs-encouraged
APIs should reference external documentation.
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