OpenAPI

Summary

OpenAPI is a specification^[1]. OpenAPI ranks in the top 8% of specification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,933 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• OpenAPI's instance of is recorded as specification^[3].
• OpenAPI's instance of is recorded as interface description language^[4].
• OpenAPI's developer is recorded as OpenAPI Initiative^[5].
• OpenAPI's developer is recorded as Linux Foundation^[6].
• OpenAPI's copyright license is recorded as Apache Software License 2.0^[7].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.0^[8].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.1^[9].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.2^[10].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.3^[11].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.0^[12].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.0.4^[13].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.1^[14].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1.2^[15].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.0^[16].
• OpenAPI's software version identifier is recorded as 3.2.1^[17].
• OpenAPI is used for server-side web API^[18].
• OpenAPI is used for web service^[19].
• OpenAPI's official website is recorded as https://openapis.org^[20].
• OpenAPI's source code repository URL is recorded as https://github.com/OAI/OpenAPI-Specification^[21].
• OpenAPI's different from is recorded as open API^[22].
• OpenAPI's different from is recorded as TypeSpec^[23].
• OpenAPI's different from is recorded as Taxi^[24].
• OpenAPI's derivative work is recorded as AsyncAPI Specification^[25].
• OpenAPI's copyright status is recorded as copyrighted^[26].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include specification^[3] and interface description language^[4].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include server-side web API^[18] and web service^[19].

Why It Matters

OpenAPI ranks in the top 8% of specification entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,933 views/month).^[2] OpenAPI has Wikipedia articles in 12 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[27] OpenAPI is known by 14 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[28]