Spectral

aid: spectral
name: Spectral
description: Spectral is an open-source API style guide enforcer and linter from Stoplight, providing a flexible JSON/YAML
  linting engine with built-in support for OpenAPI (v3.1, v3.0, v2.0), Arazzo v1.0, and AsyncAPI v2.x. Teams use Spectral
  to define, share, and enforce API design standards through custom rulesets, integrating into CI/CD pipelines, VS Code, and
  the Stoplight Platform for real-time style guide feedback.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- API Design
- API Linting
- API Style Guide
- AsyncAPI
- JSON Schema
- OpenAPI
- Quality Assurance
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spectral/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-25'
modified: '2026-05-02'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: spectral:spectral
  name: Spectral
  description: Spectral is a flexible JSON/YAML linter and style guide enforcer with built-in support for OpenAPI (v3.1, v3.0,
    v2.0), Arazzo v1.0, and AsyncAPI v2.x. It enables teams to define custom rulesets to enforce naming conventions, security
    standards, and design consistency across API specifications at scale.
  humanURL: https://stoplight.io/open-source/spectral
  baseURL: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral
  tags:
  - API Design
  - API Linting
  - API Style Guide
  - AsyncAPI
  - JSON Schema
  - OpenAPI
  - Quality Assurance
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/spectral
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/spectral/674b27b261c3c-overview
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral
  - type: NPMPackage
    url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stoplight/spectral-cli
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral/blob/main/CHANGELOG.md
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spectral/refs/heads/main/json-schema/spectral-ruleset-schema.json
  - type: JSONStructure
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spectral/refs/heads/main/json-structure/spectral-ruleset-structure.json
  - type: JSONLDContext
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spectral/refs/heads/main/json-ld/spectral-context.jsonld
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/spectral/refs/heads/main/vocabulary/spectral-vocabulary.yml
common:
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/spectralcode
- type: Website
  url: https://stoplight.io/open-source/spectral
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.stoplight.io/docs/spectral
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio
- type: NPMPackage
  url: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@stoplight/spectral-cli
- type: License
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral/blob/main/LICENSE
  x-license: Apache-2.0
- type: ReleaseNotes
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral/releases
- type: Contributing
  url: https://github.com/stoplightio/spectral/blob/main/CONTRIBUTING.md
- type: Integrations
  url: https://stoplight.io/integrations
integrations:
- name: Azure
- name: GitHub
- name: GitLab
- name: Bitbucket
- name: Single sign-on
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com