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Adobe Experience Cloud API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Adobe Experience Cloud.

37 Rules error 16 warn 18 info 3
Generated by API Evangelist Written by API Evangelist tooling for Adobe Experience Cloud's APIs. It is a starting point, not a ruleset Adobe Experience Cloud publishes or enforces.
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delete error examples get info no openapi operation parameter path paths query request response schema security servers tags

Rules

warn
info-title-adobe-prefix
API title must start with "Adobe"
$.info.title
error
info-description-required
API info must have a description
$.info
error
info-version-required
API must declare a version
$.info
warn
info-contact-required
API info should include contact details
$.info
error
openapi-version-3
Must use OpenAPI 3.x
$
error
servers-defined
API must define servers
$
error
servers-https-required
All server URLs must use HTTPS
$.servers[*].url
warn
servers-description-required
Each server should have a description
$.servers[*]
warn
paths-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not end with a trailing slash
$.paths[*]~
info
paths-valid-chars
Paths should use valid URL characters
$.paths[*]~
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
operation-summary-adobe-prefix
Operation summaries should start with an Adobe product name
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
error
operation-description-required
Every operation must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
error
operation-id-required
Every operation must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
operation-id-camelcase
operationId should use camelCase
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
error
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have tags
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
warn
tags-defined
API should define global tags
$
error
parameter-description-required
All parameters must have descriptions
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
error
parameter-schema-required
All parameters must have a schema
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
warn
request-body-description
Request bodies should have descriptions
$.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody
error
response-success-required
Every operation must define at least one 2xx response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
response-error-401
Authenticated operations should define 401 response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
response-description-required
All responses must have a description
$.paths[*][*].responses[*]
warn
schema-description
Top-level component schemas should have descriptions
$.components.schemas[*]
warn
schema-type-defined
Schemas should define a type
$.components.schemas[*]
error
security-schemes-defined
API must define security schemes in components
$.components
warn
security-global-required
API should define global security
$
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body
$.paths[*].get
warn
delete-no-request-body
DELETE operations should not have a request body
$.paths[*].delete
error
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty strings
$..description
info
examples-encouraged
Responses should include examples
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*].content[*]
warn
servers-expected-domain
Server URLs should be on the adobe.io domain.
$.servers[*].url
warn
path-params-casing
Path parameters should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*].parameters[?(@.in=='path')].name
warn
query-params-casing
Query parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
warn
schema-names-casing
Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas
info
schema-properties-casing
Schema properties should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas[*].properties
warn
error-schema-defined
A shared error schema (Error) should be defined for error payloads.
$.components.schemas

Spectral Ruleset

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# authorship: generated by API Evangelist tooling. Stamped 2026-08-18
# on the file's own generator header (roadmap#64). An unmarked file is
# NOT assumed to be ours -- absence of evidence was never stamped.
x-method: generated
# adobe-experience-cloud — Spectral ruleset (strengthened)
# Plain Spectral. Existing hand-authored rules preserved; measured rules added
# from this provider's own OpenAPI conventions by strengthen_ruleset.py,
# then self-validated against the spec.
#
# Provenance:
#   - servers-https-only: 100% of servers already https (error)
#   - servers-expected-domain: 5/6 servers on adobe.io
#   - path-params-casing: camel @ 99% (n=73)
#   - query-params-casing: snake @ 78% (n=46)
#   - operationid-casing: camel @ 100% (n=110)
#   - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=82)
#   - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 73% (n=311)
#   - security: global (root) — NOT emitting operation-security-required
#   - error-schema-defined: Error
#   - pagination params observed: ['limit', 'offset', 'page']
#   - merge: kept 31 existing, added 6 measured, upgraded 0
#   - added: servers-expected-domain, path-params-casing, query-params-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, error-schema-defined
extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  info-title-adobe-prefix:
    description: API title must start with "Adobe"
    severity: warn
    given: $.info.title
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^Adobe
  info-description-required:
    description: API info must have a description
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  info-version-required:
    description: API must declare a version
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy
  info-contact-required:
    description: API info should include contact details
    severity: warn
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: contact
      function: truthy
  openapi-version-3:
    description: Must use OpenAPI 3.x
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: openapi
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^3\.
  servers-defined:
    description: API must define servers
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: servers
      function: truthy
  servers-https-required:
    description: All server URLs must use HTTPS
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^https://
  servers-description-required:
    description: Each server should have a description
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  paths-no-trailing-slash:
    description: Paths must not end with a trailing slash
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*]~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: /$
  paths-valid-chars:
    description: Paths should use valid URL characters
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*]~
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^/[a-zA-Z0-9{}/_.:~-]*$
  operation-summary-required:
    description: Every operation must have a summary
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
    then:
      field: summary
      function: truthy
  operation-summary-adobe-prefix:
    description: Operation summaries should start with an Adobe product name
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^Adobe
  operation-description-required:
    description: Every operation must have a description
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  operation-id-required:
    description: Every operation must have an operationId
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  operation-id-camelcase:
    description: operationId should use camelCase
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]+$
  operation-tags-required:
    description: Every operation must have tags
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete,head,options]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  tags-defined:
    description: API should define global tags
    severity: warn
    given: $
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  parameter-description-required:
    description: All parameters must have descriptions
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  parameter-schema-required:
    description: All parameters must have a schema
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: schema
      function: truthy
  request-body-description:
    description: Request bodies should have descriptions
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  response-success-required:
    description: Every operation must define at least one 2xx response
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: responses
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - required:
            - '200'
          - required:
            - '201'
          - required:
            - '202'
          - required:
            - '204'
  response-error-401:
    description: Authenticated operations should define 401 response
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - required:
            - '401'
          - required:
            - '400'
  response-description-required:
    description: All responses must have a description
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][*].responses[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  schema-description:
    description: Top-level component schemas should have descriptions
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  schema-type-defined:
    description: Schemas should define a type
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas[*]
    then:
      field: type
      function: truthy
  security-schemes-defined:
    description: API must define security schemes in components
    severity: error
    given: $.components
    then:
      field: securitySchemes
      function: truthy
  security-global-required:
    description: API should define global security
    severity: warn
    given: $
    then:
      field: security
      function: truthy
  get-no-request-body:
    description: GET operations must not have a request body
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*].get
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy
  delete-no-request-body:
    description: DELETE operations should not have a request body
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*].delete
    then:
      field: requestBody
      function: falsy
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions must not be empty strings
    severity: error
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: truthy
  examples-encouraged:
    description: Responses should include examples
    severity: info
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*].content[*]
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - required:
            - example
          - required:
            - examples
  servers-expected-domain:
    description: Server URLs should be on the adobe.io domain.
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: adobe\.io
  path-params-casing:
    description: Path parameters should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*].parameters[?(@.in=='path')].name
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]*$
  query-params-casing:
    description: Query parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[?(@.in=='query')]
    then:
      field: name
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  schema-names-casing:
    description: Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: pascal
  schema-properties-casing:
    description: Schema properties should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: casing
      functionOptions:
        type: snake
  error-schema-defined:
    description: A shared error schema (Error) should be defined for error payloads.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas
    then:
      field: Error
      function: truthy

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