What is OpenAPI Specification?
It defines a standard, language-agnostic interface to RESTful APIs which allows both humans and computers to discover and understand the capabilities of the service without access to source code, documentation, or through network traffic inspection.
OpenAPI Specification is a tool in the API Tools category of a tech stack.
Who uses OpenAPI Specification?
Companies
90 companies reportedly use OpenAPI Specification in their tech stacks, including Shelf, Hivestack, and Biting Bit.
Developers
141 developers on StackShare have stated that they use OpenAPI Specification.
OpenAPI Specification Integrations
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OpenAPI Specification Alternatives & Comparisons
What are some alternatives to OpenAPI Specification?
RAML
RESTful API Modeling Language (RAML) makes it easy to manage the whole API lifecycle from design to sharing. It's concise - you only write what you need to define - and reusable. It is machine readable API design that is actually human friendly.
OpenAPI
It is a publicly available application programming interface that provides developers with programmatic access to a proprietary software application or web service.
Postman
It is the only complete API development environment, used by nearly five million developers and more than 100,000 companies worldwide.
RestSharp
It is probably the most popular HTTP client library for .NET. Featuring automatic serialization and deserialization, request and response type detection, variety of authentications and other useful features
Insomnia REST Client
Insomnia is a powerful REST API Client with cookie management, environment variables, code generation, and authentication for Mac, Window, and Linux.
