tomevault-io API Documentation Generator
Generate OpenAPI/Swagger specifications and comprehensive API documentation.
Quick Start
Create OpenAPI 3.0 specs with paths, schemas, and examples for complete API documentation.
Instructions
OpenAPI 3.0 Structure
Basic structure:
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: API Name
version: 1.0.0
description: API description
servers:
- url: https://api.example.com/v1
paths:
/users:
get:
summary: List users
responses:
'200':
description: Success
components:
schemas:
User:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
name:
type: string
Info Section
info:
title: E-commerce API
version: 1.0.0
description: |
REST API for e-commerce platform.
## Authentication
Use Bearer token in Authorization header.
## Rate Limiting
1000 requests per hour per API key.
contact:
name: API Support
email: api@example.com
url: https://example.com/support
license:
name: MIT
url: https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT
Servers
servers:
- url: https://api.example.com/v1
description: Production
- url: https://staging-api.example.com/v1
description: Staging
- url: http://localhost:3000/v1
description: Development
Paths and Operations
GET endpoint:
paths:
/users:
get:
summary: List users
description: Retrieve a paginated list of users
tags:
- Users
parameters:
- name: page
in: query
schema:
type: integer
default: 1
- name: per_page
in: query
schema:
type: integer
default: 20
responses:
'200':
description: Successful response
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
meta:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationMeta'
POST endpoint:
/users:
post:
summary: Create user
tags:
- Users
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateUserRequest'
example:
name: John Doe
email: john@example.com
responses:
'201':
description: User created
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
'400':
$ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
Path parameters:
/users/{id}:
get:
summary: Get user by ID
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
description: User ID
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
Components - Schemas
Simple schema:
components:
schemas:
User:
type: object
required:
- id
- email
properties:
id:
type: integer
example: 1
name:
type: string
example: John Doe
email:
type: string
format: email
example: john@example.com
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
Nested schema:
Order:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
customer:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
items:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/OrderItem'
total:
type: number
format: float
Enum:
OrderStatus:
type: string
enum:
- pending
- processing
- shipped
- delivered
- cancelled
OneOf (union types):
Payment:
oneOf:
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreditCardPayment'
- $ref: '#/components/schemas/PayPalPayment'
discriminator:
propertyName: payment_type
Components - Responses
Reusable responses:
components:
responses:
NotFound:
description: Resource not found
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
example:
error:
code: NOT_FOUND
message: Resource not found
BadRequest:
description: Invalid request
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/ValidationError'
Unauthorized:
description: Authentication required
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
Components - Parameters
Reusable parameters:
components:
parameters:
PageParam:
name: page
in: query
schema:
type: integer
default: 1
LimitParam:
name: limit
in: query
schema:
type: integer
default: 20
maximum: 100
IdParam:
name: id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
Security Schemes
Bearer token:
components:
securitySchemes:
BearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: JWT
security:
- BearerAuth: []
API Key:
components:
securitySchemes:
ApiKeyAuth:
type: apiKey
in: header
name: X-API-Key
OAuth 2.0:
components:
securitySchemes:
OAuth2:
type: oauth2
flows:
authorizationCode:
authorizationUrl: https://example.com/oauth/authorize
tokenUrl: https://example.com/oauth/token
scopes:
read: Read access
write: Write access
Examples
Multiple examples:
responses:
'200':
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
examples:
admin:
summary: Admin user
value:
id: 1
name: Admin
role: admin
regular:
summary: Regular user
value:
id: 2
name: John
role: user
Tags
Organize endpoints:
tags:
- name: Users
description: User management
- name: Products
description: Product catalog
- name: Orders
description: Order processing
paths:
/users:
get:
tags:
- Users
Complete Example
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
title: Blog API
version: 1.0.0
description: RESTful API for blog platform
servers:
- url: https://api.blog.com/v1
paths:
/posts:
get:
summary: List posts
tags:
- Posts
parameters:
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/PageParam'
- $ref: '#/components/parameters/LimitParam'
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
properties:
data:
type: array
items:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
meta:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/PaginationMeta'
post:
summary: Create post
tags:
- Posts
security:
- BearerAuth: []
requestBody:
required: true
content:
application/json:
schema:
type: object
required:
- title
- content
properties:
title:
type: string
content:
type: string
tags:
type: array
items:
type: string
responses:
'201':
description: Post created
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
/posts/{id}:
get:
summary: Get post
tags:
- Posts
parameters:
- name: id
in: path
required: true
schema:
type: integer
responses:
'200':
description: Success
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Post'
'404':
$ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
components:
schemas:
Post:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
title:
type: string
content:
type: string
author:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/User'
created_at:
type: string
format: date-time
User:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
name:
type: string
email:
type: string
PaginationMeta:
type: object
properties:
total:
type: integer
page:
type: integer
per_page:
type: integer
Error:
type: object
properties:
error:
type: object
properties:
code:
type: string
message:
type: string
parameters:
PageParam:
name: page
in: query
schema:
type: integer
default: 1
LimitParam:
name: limit
in: query
schema:
type: integer
default: 20
responses:
NotFound:
description: Resource not found
content:
application/json:
schema:
$ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
securitySchemes:
BearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
bearerFormat: JWT
security:
- BearerAuth: []
Generating from Code
From Express.js
// Use swagger-jsdoc
/**
* @swagger
* /users:
* get:
* summary: List users
* responses:
* 200:
* description: Success
*/
app.get('/users', (req, res) => {
// Handler
});
From FastAPI (Python)
# FastAPI auto-generates OpenAPI
@app.get("/users", response_model=List[User])
async def list_users():
return users
From ASP.NET Core
// Use Swashbuckle
[HttpGet]
[ProducesResponseType(typeof(List<User>), 200)]
public IActionResult GetUsers()
{
return Ok(users);
}
Tools
Swagger Editor: https://editor.swagger.io Swagger UI: Interactive documentation Redoc: Alternative documentation UI Postman: Import OpenAPI for testing
Best Practices
Use $ref for reusability:
- Define schemas once
- Reference in multiple places
- Easier maintenance
Include examples:
- Help developers understand
- Enable better testing
- Show expected formats
Document errors:
- All possible status codes
- Error response format
- Error codes and meanings
Version your API:
- Include version in URL or header
- Document breaking changes
- Maintain old versions
Keep it updated:
- Generate from code when possible
- Review regularly
- Update with API changes
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