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API Documentation
Tools and resources for creating, testing, and maintaining API documentation.
Documentation Generators
Interactive Documentation
- Swagger - Industry standard for API documentation
- ReDoc - Beautiful API documentation from OpenAPI
- RapiDoc - Custom element for OpenAPI docs
- Bump.sh - API documentation platform with automated updates
API Design Tools
- Stoplight Studio - Visual API design editor
- Postman - API development environment
- Hoppscotch - Open source API development
Testing & Validation
Linting & Quality
- Spectral - JSON/YAML linter with OpenAPI rules
- OpenAPI 3 CLI - Command line tools for OpenAPI
- Speccy - OpenAPI specification linter
API Testing
Best Practices
Structure Your API Docs
- Overview - What does your API do?
- Authentication - How to authenticate requests
- Endpoints - Available endpoints with examples
- Data Models - Request/response schemas
- Error Handling - Error codes and messages
Tips for Better Documentation
- Use real examples in your API documentation
- Include interactive testing capabilities
- Document error scenarios thoroughly
- Provide code samples in multiple languages
- Keep documentation in sync with API changes
Guidelines & Resources
- API Guidelines - Collection of API design guidelines
- Zalando RESTful API Guidelines - Comprehensive REST API guidelines
- API Handyman - API design and documentation blog
- Tips for better documentation with OpenAPI