Swagger is a powerful open-source tool that allows you to design, build, and secure RESTful APIs. It provides a way to visualize your API's structure and interactions, making it easier to understand and maintain.
Key Features
- API Documentation: Swagger provides interactive documentation for your API, allowing users to explore and interact with your API endpoints.
- Interactive API Testing: Swagger allows you to test your API directly from the documentation page.
- API Security: Swagger supports various security measures to protect your API, including OAuth 2.0 and API keys.
Getting Started
To get started with Swagger, you need to:
- Install Swagger: You can install Swagger using npm or pip, depending on your project setup.
- Define Your API: Use Swagger's YAML or JSON format to define your API's endpoints, parameters, and responses.
- Run Swagger: Start the Swagger server and access the documentation at
http://localhost:8080/swagger-ui
.
Example
Here's a simple example of a Swagger definition for a RESTful API:
swagger: '2.0'
info:
title: Sample API
version: '1.0.0'
description: A simple API for demonstration purposes.
paths:
/users:
get:
summary: Get a list of users
responses:
'200':
description: A list of users
schema:
type: array
items:
type: object
properties:
id:
type: integer
name:
type: string
email:
type: string
Learn More
For more detailed information, please visit our Swagger Documentation.
Swagger Example