Design, Build, Document, and Consume RESTful APIs.
Summary
Swagger.io is the central hub for the Swagger open-source framework, a set of tools that help developers design, build, document, and consume RESTful APIs. It provides a language-agnostic, platform-agnostic specification for describing RESTful APIs, which is machine-readable and human-readable.
At its core, Swagger.io promotes the OpenAPI Specification, a standard for describing APIs. This specification enables the automatic generation of interactive documentation, client SDKs in various programming languages, and server stubs. This significantly streamlines the API development lifecycle, reducing redundancy and improving collaboration between API producers and consumers.
By providing tools for visualization, editing, and testing, Swagger.io empowers developers to create high-quality APIs that are easy to understand and integrate with. Whether you're starting a new API project or looking to improve an existing one, Swagger.io offers a comprehensive suite of solutions to enhance efficiency and foster better API management.
Key Features
- OpenAPI Specification (formerly Swagger Specification)
- Swagger UI for interactive API documentation
- Swagger Editor for designing and editing API definitions
- Code generation for server stubs and client SDKs
- API lifecycle management tools