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# OpenAPI
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---
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name: openapi
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description: >
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Use this skill when designing, documenting, or generating REST API specifications using OpenAPI/Swagger. Trigger on keywords like OpenAPI, Swagger, API spec, REST documentation, API schema, request body, response schema, and API client generation. Also apply when adopting design-first API development, validating API contracts, or setting up auto-generated API documentation for FastAPI, Express, or NestJS endpoints.
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---
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## Description
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OpenAPI/Swagger specification patterns for REST API documentation.
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# OpenAPI & REST API Design
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## When to Use
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- Documenting REST APIs
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- Generating API clients
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- API design-first development
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- Defining webhook contracts
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- Establishing pagination, versioning, or auth patterns for a new service
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## When NOT to Use
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- Internal-only scripts or automation that do not expose HTTP endpoints
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- CLI tools and command-line utilities without a REST interface
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- GraphQL APIs where a different specification format applies
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---
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## Core Patterns
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### Basic Specification
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### 1. OpenAPI 3.1 Specification Structure
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A complete spec skeleton showing every top-level section. Use `$ref` to split
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large specs into per-resource files.
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```yaml
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openapi: 3.0.3
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openapi: 3.1.0
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info:
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title: My API
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version: 1.0.0
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title: Acme API
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version: 2.0.0
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description: Public API for the Acme platform.
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contact:
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name: API Support
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email: api@acme.dev
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license:
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name: MIT
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url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
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servers:
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- url: https://api.acme.dev/v2
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description: Production
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- url: https://staging-api.acme.dev/v2
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description: Staging
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tags:
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- name: Users
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description: User management operations
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- name: Orders
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description: Order lifecycle operations
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paths:
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/users:
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$ref: './paths/users.yaml'
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/users/{userId}:
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$ref: './paths/users-by-id.yaml'
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/orders:
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$ref: './paths/orders.yaml'
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components:
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schemas:
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$ref: './components/schemas/_index.yaml'
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securitySchemes:
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BearerAuth:
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type: http
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scheme: bearer
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bearerFormat: JWT
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ApiKeyAuth:
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type: apiKey
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in: header
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name: X-API-Key
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security:
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- BearerAuth: []
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webhooks:
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orderCompleted:
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$ref: './webhooks/order-completed.yaml'
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```
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**Organizing with `$ref`** -- keep one file per resource under `paths/` and
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shared schemas under `components/schemas/`. A bundler such as
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`@redocly/cli bundle` resolves references into a single file for tooling.
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```
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spec/
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├── openapi.yaml # Root document
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├── paths/
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│ ├── users.yaml
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│ ├── users-by-id.yaml
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│ └── orders.yaml
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├── components/
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│ └── schemas/
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│ ├── _index.yaml
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│ ├── User.yaml
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│ ├── Order.yaml
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│ └── ProblemDetail.yaml
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└── webhooks/
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└── order-completed.yaml
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```
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---
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### 2. Path & Operation Patterns
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#### RESTful URL Naming Conventions
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- Use **plural nouns** for collections: `/users`, `/orders`.
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- Use **path parameters** for single-resource access: `/users/{userId}`.
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- Nest only one level deep: `/users/{userId}/orders` (not deeper).
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- Use **query parameters** for filtering, sorting, and pagination.
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- Avoid verbs in paths -- let HTTP methods convey the action.
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#### CRUD Operations
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```yaml
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paths:
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/users:
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get:
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operationId: listUsers
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tags: [Users]
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summary: List users
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parameters:
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- $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageCursor'
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- $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageSize'
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- name: status
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in: query
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schema:
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type: string
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enum: [active, inactive]
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responses:
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'200':
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description: Paginated list of users
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content:
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application/json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/UserListResponse'
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post:
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operationId: createUser
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tags: [Users]
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summary: Create a user
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requestBody:
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required: true
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content:
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application/json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserRequest'
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responses:
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'201':
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description: User created
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headers:
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Location:
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schema:
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type: string
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description: URL of the new resource
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content:
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application/json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
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'409':
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$ref: '#/components/responses/Conflict'
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'422':
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$ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
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/users/{userId}:
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parameters:
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- name: userId
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in: path
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required: true
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schema:
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type: string
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format: uuid
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get:
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operationId: getUser
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tags: [Users]
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summary: Get a single user
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responses:
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'200':
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description: User found
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content:
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application/json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
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'404':
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$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
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patch:
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operationId: updateUser
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tags: [Users]
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summary: Partially update a user
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requestBody:
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required: true
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content:
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application/json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/UpdateUserRequest'
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responses:
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'200':
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description: User updated
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content:
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application/json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
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'404':
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$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
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'422':
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$ref: '#/components/responses/ValidationError'
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delete:
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operationId: deleteUser
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tags: [Users]
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summary: Delete a user
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responses:
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'204':
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description: User deleted
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'404':
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$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
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```
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#### Path Parameters vs Query Parameters
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| Use case | Mechanism | Example |
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|----------|-----------|---------|
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| Identify a specific resource | Path parameter | `/orders/{orderId}` |
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| Filter a collection | Query parameter | `/orders?status=shipped` |
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| Sort a collection | Query parameter | `/orders?sort=-createdAt` |
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| Paginate | Query parameter | `/orders?cursor=abc&limit=20` |
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| Expand nested data | Query parameter | `/orders?expand=items,customer` |
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---
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### 3. Request Body Patterns
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#### JSON Request Body with Validation
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```yaml
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components:
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schemas:
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CreateUserRequest:
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type: object
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required:
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- email
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- name
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properties:
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email:
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type: string
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format: email
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maxLength: 254
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name:
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type: string
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minLength: 1
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maxLength: 100
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role:
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type: string
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enum: [admin, member, viewer]
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default: member
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additionalProperties: false
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```
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Implementation in **FastAPI** (Python):
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```python
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from pydantic import BaseModel, EmailStr, Field
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class CreateUserRequest(BaseModel):
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email: EmailStr
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name: str = Field(min_length=1, max_length=100)
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role: str = Field(default="member", pattern="^(admin|member|viewer)$")
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model_config = {"extra": "forbid"}
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```
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Implementation in **Express** (TypeScript with Zod):
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```typescript
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import { z } from "zod";
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const CreateUserRequest = z.object({
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email: z.string().email().max(254),
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name: z.string().min(1).max(100),
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role: z.enum(["admin", "member", "viewer"]).default("member"),
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}).strict();
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type CreateUserRequest = z.infer<typeof CreateUserRequest>;
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```
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#### Multipart Form Data (File Uploads)
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```yaml
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/users/{userId}/avatar:
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put:
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operationId: uploadAvatar
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tags: [Users]
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summary: Upload user avatar
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parameters:
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- name: userId
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in: path
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required: true
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schema:
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type: string
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format: uuid
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requestBody:
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required: true
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content:
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multipart/form-data:
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schema:
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type: object
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required:
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- file
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properties:
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file:
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type: string
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format: binary
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description: Image file (JPEG or PNG, max 5 MB)
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caption:
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type: string
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maxLength: 200
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encoding:
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file:
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contentType: image/jpeg, image/png
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responses:
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'200':
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description: Avatar updated
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content:
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application/json:
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schema:
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type: object
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properties:
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url:
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type: string
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format: uri
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'413':
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$ref: '#/components/responses/PayloadTooLarge'
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```
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#### Content Negotiation
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Support multiple response formats by listing them under `content`:
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```yaml
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responses:
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'200':
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description: Export data
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content:
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application/json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/ExportData'
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text/csv:
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schema:
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type: string
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application/pdf:
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schema:
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type: string
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format: binary
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```
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Clients select a format with the `Accept` header. Document which formats your
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API actually supports so consumers do not have to guess.
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---
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### 4. Response Patterns
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#### Success Responses
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| Code | Meaning | Typical use |
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|------|---------|-------------|
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| `200` | OK | GET, PATCH, general success |
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| `201` | Created | POST that creates a resource |
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| `202` | Accepted | Async operation started |
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| `204` | No Content | DELETE, or PUT with no body returned |
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Always return a `Location` header with `201` pointing to the new resource.
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#### Error Responses -- RFC 7807 Problem Details
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Define a single reusable error schema based on RFC 7807:
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```yaml
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components:
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schemas:
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ProblemDetail:
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type: object
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required:
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- type
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- title
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- status
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properties:
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type:
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type: string
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format: uri
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description: URI reference identifying the problem type.
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example: https://api.acme.dev/problems/validation-error
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title:
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type: string
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description: Short human-readable summary.
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example: Validation Error
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status:
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type: integer
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description: HTTP status code.
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example: 422
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detail:
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type: string
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description: Human-readable explanation specific to this occurrence.
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example: "Field 'email' must be a valid email address."
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instance:
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type: string
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format: uri
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description: URI identifying this specific occurrence.
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errors:
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type: array
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description: Field-level validation errors (optional extension).
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items:
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type: object
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properties:
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field:
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type: string
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example: email
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message:
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type: string
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example: Must be a valid email address.
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code:
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type: string
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example: invalid_format
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responses:
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NotFound:
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description: Resource not found
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content:
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application/problem+json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetail'
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example:
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type: https://api.acme.dev/problems/not-found
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title: Not Found
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status: 404
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detail: User with ID '550e8400' was not found.
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ValidationError:
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description: Request validation failed
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content:
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application/problem+json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetail'
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example:
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type: https://api.acme.dev/problems/validation-error
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title: Validation Error
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status: 422
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errors:
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- field: email
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message: Must be a valid email address.
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code: invalid_format
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Conflict:
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description: Resource conflict
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content:
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application/problem+json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetail'
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PayloadTooLarge:
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description: Request payload exceeds limit
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content:
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application/problem+json:
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schema:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/ProblemDetail'
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```
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Use the `application/problem+json` media type for all error responses to signal
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RFC 7807 compliance.
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---
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### 5. Authentication Schemes
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#### Bearer Token (JWT)
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```yaml
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components:
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securitySchemes:
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BearerAuth:
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type: http
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scheme: bearer
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bearerFormat: JWT
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security:
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- BearerAuth: []
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```
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Override per-operation to allow unauthenticated access:
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```yaml
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paths:
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/health:
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get:
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security: [] # No auth required
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responses:
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'200':
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description: Healthy
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```
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#### API Key
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```yaml
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components:
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securitySchemes:
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ApiKeyHeader:
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type: apiKey
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in: header
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name: X-API-Key
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ApiKeyQuery:
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type: apiKey
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in: query
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name: api_key
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```
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#### OAuth2 Flows
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```yaml
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components:
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securitySchemes:
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OAuth2:
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type: oauth2
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flows:
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authorizationCode:
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authorizationUrl: https://auth.acme.dev/authorize
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tokenUrl: https://auth.acme.dev/token
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refreshUrl: https://auth.acme.dev/token
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scopes:
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users:read: Read user profiles
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users:write: Create and update users
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orders:read: Read orders
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paths:
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/users:
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get:
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summary: List users
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security:
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- OAuth2: [users:read]
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```
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---
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### 6. Pagination Patterns
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#### Cursor-Based Pagination (Recommended)
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Best for large, real-time datasets where rows may be inserted or deleted
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between pages.
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```yaml
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components:
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parameters:
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PageCursor:
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name: cursor
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in: query
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description: Opaque cursor returned by a previous response.
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schema:
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type: string
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PageSize:
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name: limit
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in: query
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description: Maximum items per page.
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schema:
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type: integer
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minimum: 1
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maximum: 100
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default: 20
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schemas:
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UserListResponse:
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type: object
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required:
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- data
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- pagination
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properties:
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data:
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type: array
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items:
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$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
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pagination:
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type: object
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required:
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- hasMore
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properties:
|
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nextCursor:
|
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type: string
|
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nullable: true
|
||||
hasMore:
|
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type: boolean
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### Offset-Based Pagination
|
||||
|
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Simpler but less efficient for large tables and susceptible to drift when data
|
||||
changes between requests.
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
components:
|
||||
parameters:
|
||||
PageOffset:
|
||||
name: offset
|
||||
in: query
|
||||
schema:
|
||||
type: integer
|
||||
minimum: 0
|
||||
default: 0
|
||||
PageLimit:
|
||||
name: limit
|
||||
in: query
|
||||
schema:
|
||||
type: integer
|
||||
minimum: 1
|
||||
maximum: 100
|
||||
default: 20
|
||||
|
||||
schemas:
|
||||
PaginatedResponse:
|
||||
type: object
|
||||
required:
|
||||
- data
|
||||
- total
|
||||
- offset
|
||||
- limit
|
||||
properties:
|
||||
data:
|
||||
type: array
|
||||
items: {}
|
||||
total:
|
||||
type: integer
|
||||
description: Total number of matching records.
|
||||
offset:
|
||||
type: integer
|
||||
limit:
|
||||
type: integer
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
#### Response Envelope Pattern
|
||||
|
||||
Wrap every collection in a consistent envelope so clients always know where to
|
||||
find the data and metadata:
|
||||
|
||||
```json
|
||||
{
|
||||
"data": [ ... ],
|
||||
"pagination": { "nextCursor": "abc123", "hasMore": true },
|
||||
"meta": { "requestId": "req_xyz", "timestamp": "2026-03-29T12:00:00Z" }
|
||||
}
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 7. API Versioning
|
||||
|
||||
#### URL Versioning
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
servers:
|
||||
- url: https://api.acme.dev/v1
|
||||
description: Version 1 (deprecated)
|
||||
- url: https://api.acme.dev/v2
|
||||
description: Version 2 (current)
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Pros: explicit, easy to route, cache-friendly.
|
||||
Cons: duplicates paths across versions, harder to share schemas.
|
||||
|
||||
#### Header Versioning
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
parameters:
|
||||
- name: X-API-Version
|
||||
in: header
|
||||
required: false
|
||||
schema:
|
||||
type: string
|
||||
enum: ['2024-01-15', '2025-06-01']
|
||||
default: '2025-06-01'
|
||||
description: Date-based API version. Defaults to latest stable.
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
Pros: clean URLs, fine-grained control.
|
||||
Cons: less discoverable, harder to test in a browser.
|
||||
|
||||
#### Trade-offs Summary
|
||||
|
||||
| Approach | Discoverability | URL cleanliness | Caching | Migration effort |
|
||||
|----------|----------------|-----------------|---------|-----------------|
|
||||
| URL path | High | Lower | Easy | Higher (path changes) |
|
||||
| Header | Lower | High | Needs Vary header | Lower |
|
||||
| Query param | Medium | Medium | Easy | Lower |
|
||||
|
||||
Pick one approach and use it consistently. URL versioning is the most common
|
||||
choice for public APIs; header versioning suits internal services.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
### 8. Webhook Specifications
|
||||
|
||||
OpenAPI 3.1 supports a top-level `webhooks` key for documenting outbound
|
||||
event payloads your API will send to consumer-registered URLs.
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
webhooks:
|
||||
orderCompleted:
|
||||
post:
|
||||
operationId: onOrderCompleted
|
||||
summary: Fired when an order reaches "completed" status.
|
||||
requestBody:
|
||||
required: true
|
||||
content:
|
||||
application/json:
|
||||
schema:
|
||||
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderCompletedEvent'
|
||||
responses:
|
||||
'200':
|
||||
description: Success
|
||||
content:
|
||||
application/json:
|
||||
schema:
|
||||
type: array
|
||||
items:
|
||||
$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
|
||||
description: Webhook received successfully.
|
||||
|
||||
components:
|
||||
schemas:
|
||||
User:
|
||||
WebhookEventBase:
|
||||
type: object
|
||||
required:
|
||||
- id
|
||||
- type
|
||||
- createdAt
|
||||
properties:
|
||||
id:
|
||||
type: string
|
||||
email:
|
||||
format: uuid
|
||||
type:
|
||||
type: string
|
||||
format: email
|
||||
required:
|
||||
- id
|
||||
- email
|
||||
createdAt:
|
||||
type: string
|
||||
format: date-time
|
||||
|
||||
OrderCompletedEvent:
|
||||
allOf:
|
||||
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/WebhookEventBase'
|
||||
- type: object
|
||||
required:
|
||||
- data
|
||||
properties:
|
||||
type:
|
||||
type: string
|
||||
const: order.completed
|
||||
data:
|
||||
type: object
|
||||
properties:
|
||||
orderId:
|
||||
type: string
|
||||
format: uuid
|
||||
total:
|
||||
type: number
|
||||
format: double
|
||||
currency:
|
||||
type: string
|
||||
example: USD
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Request Body
|
||||
Document a shared `WebhookEventBase` so all event payloads have a consistent
|
||||
envelope with `id`, `type`, and `createdAt`.
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
requestBody:
|
||||
required: true
|
||||
content:
|
||||
application/json:
|
||||
schema:
|
||||
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUser'
|
||||
example:
|
||||
email: user@example.com
|
||||
name: John
|
||||
```
|
||||
|
||||
### Error Responses
|
||||
|
||||
```yaml
|
||||
responses:
|
||||
'400':
|
||||
description: Bad request
|
||||
content:
|
||||
application/json:
|
||||
schema:
|
||||
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
|
||||
```
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Best Practices
|
||||
|
||||
1. Use $ref for reusable schemas
|
||||
2. Include examples
|
||||
3. Document all error responses
|
||||
4. Use proper HTTP status codes
|
||||
5. Add security schemes
|
||||
1. **Use consistent, plural resource names.** `/users`, `/orders`, `/invoices`
|
||||
-- never mix singular and plural within the same API.
|
||||
|
||||
2. **Make mutating operations idempotent.** Accept an `Idempotency-Key` header
|
||||
on POST endpoints so clients can safely retry without creating duplicates.
|
||||
|
||||
3. **Return rate-limit headers on every response.** Include `X-RateLimit-Limit`,
|
||||
`X-RateLimit-Remaining`, and `X-RateLimit-Reset` so clients can self-throttle.
|
||||
|
||||
4. **Provide `operationId` for every operation.** Code generators use this as
|
||||
the method name; without it, generated clients have meaningless names.
|
||||
|
||||
5. **Include realistic examples in the spec.** Examples power documentation UIs,
|
||||
mock servers, and contract tests. Add them at both the schema and operation
|
||||
level.
|
||||
|
||||
6. **Use `additionalProperties: false` on request schemas.** This catches typos
|
||||
in client payloads early and prevents silently ignored fields.
|
||||
|
||||
7. **Document hypermedia links (HATEOAS basics).** Even a minimal `_links`
|
||||
object with `self` and `next` URIs helps clients navigate without hardcoding
|
||||
paths.
|
||||
|
||||
8. **Version your spec file alongside code.** Store the OpenAPI document in the
|
||||
same repository as the implementation. Run a CI check (e.g., `redocly lint`)
|
||||
to validate the spec on every pull request.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Common Pitfalls
|
||||
|
||||
- **Missing examples**: Add realistic examples
|
||||
- **No error docs**: Document all errors
|
||||
- **Inconsistent naming**: Use consistent conventions
|
||||
1. **Missing error documentation.** Every operation should list its possible
|
||||
`4xx` and `5xx` responses. Consumers cannot handle errors they do not know
|
||||
about. At minimum document `400`, `401`, `403`, `404`, and `500`.
|
||||
|
||||
2. **Overusing `200 OK` for everything.** Return `201` for resource creation,
|
||||
`204` for deletion, and `202` for asynchronous actions. Correct status codes
|
||||
let generic HTTP clients behave properly (e.g., following `Location` headers).
|
||||
|
||||
3. **Deeply nested resource URLs.** `/users/{uid}/orders/{oid}/items/{iid}/notes`
|
||||
is fragile and hard to cache. Flatten to `/order-items/{iid}/notes` once the
|
||||
relationship is established.
|
||||
|
||||
4. **Inconsistent naming conventions.** Mixing `camelCase` and `snake_case`
|
||||
within the same API confuses consumers. Pick one JSON field casing and enforce
|
||||
it with a linter rule.
|
||||
|
||||
5. **Ignoring `nullable` vs optional.** In OpenAPI 3.1, `nullable` is gone;
|
||||
use `type: ["string", "null"]` instead. A field that is not in `required`
|
||||
may be absent, but that is different from being explicitly `null`. Be precise
|
||||
about which you intend.
|
||||
|
||||
6. **No pagination on list endpoints.** Returning unbounded arrays will
|
||||
eventually cause timeouts or OOM errors. Every collection endpoint should
|
||||
accept `limit` and either `cursor` or `offset` from day one, even if the
|
||||
dataset is currently small.
|
||||
|
||||
---
|
||||
|
||||
## Related Skills
|
||||
|
||||
- `patterns/api-client` - Patterns for consuming and generating API clients from specs
|
||||
- `patterns/error-handling` - Consistent error response structures and handling
|
||||
- `frameworks/fastapi` - FastAPI framework with built-in OpenAPI generation
|
||||
|
||||
Reference in New Issue
Block a user