# Spectral

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/test-specifications/spectral/  
**Provider:** Test Specifications — https://apis.io/providers/test-specifications/  
**Base URL:** https://stoplight.io/open-source/spectral  
**Documentation:** https://stoplight.io/open-source/spectral

Spectral is one of 8 APIs that [Test Specifications](https://apis.io/providers/test-specifications/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network. Tagged areas include API Governance, Linting, OpenAPI, and Specification. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes API documentation.

Spectral is an open-source JSON/YAML linter and specification validator. It evaluates OpenAPI, AsyncAPI, and custom specification documents against rulesets, serving as a static test specification compliance checker integrated into CI/CD pipelines via the Spectral CLI.

## Machine-readable artifacts (2)

- **Documentation** — https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/spectral
- **GitHubOrg** — https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral

## Other Test Specifications APIs (7)

- [OpenAPI Initiative](https://apis.io/apis/test-specifications/openapi-initiative/)
- [AsyncAPI Initiative](https://apis.io/apis/test-specifications/asyncapi-initiative/)
- [JSON Schema](https://apis.io/apis/test-specifications/json-schema/)
- [Gherkin / Cucumber BDD](https://apis.io/apis/test-specifications/gherkin-cucumber-bdd/)
- [Pact Contract Testing](https://apis.io/apis/test-specifications/pact-contract-testing/)
- [Swagger Editor](https://apis.io/apis/test-specifications/swagger-editor/)
- [Optic API](https://apis.io/apis/test-specifications/optic-api/)

## Tags

API Governance, Linting, OpenAPI, Specification

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/apis/test-specifications/spectral/). The API's provider profile, Kin Score and agent-readiness rating are at https://apis.io/providers/test-specifications/.