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Enriching Your OpenAPI Info Documentation for Understanding

What's this blog post about?

The article emphasizes the importance of a comprehensive info section in OpenAPI (OAS) specifications to improve API development and communication between developers and consumers. It discusses strategies for enriching the name, description fields, and highlights the significance of detailed tag descriptions. Additionally, it explores ways to organize API operations using tags for better understanding and onboarding. The article provides tips for crafting a compelling API name, avoiding certain words, enhancing the description field, and utilizing tags within an OpenAPI specification.

Company
Bump

Date published
May 22, 2024

Author(s)
James Higginbotham

Word count
1347

Language
English

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