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Airbnb API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Airbnb.
26 Rules
error 6
warn 20
Generated by API Evangelist
Written by API Evangelist tooling for Airbnb's APIs. It is a starting point, not a ruleset Airbnb publishes or enforces.
Rule Categories
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Rules
warn
airbnb-operation-summary-title-case
All operation summaries must use Title Case
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
airbnb-operation-id-camel-case
Operation IDs must use camelCase
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
airbnb-require-operation-tags
All operations must have at least one tag
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
airbnb-require-response-200
GET operations must define a 200 response
$.paths[*].get
warn
airbnb-schema-title-required
All component schemas must have a title
$.components.schemas[*]
error
airbnb-require-oauth2-security
All operations must require OAuth2 security
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
airbnb-listing-status-enum
Listing status must use defined enum values
$.components.schemas.Listing.properties.status
warn
airbnb-require-pagination-params
List operations should support pagination parameters
$.paths[*].get
error
airbnb-reservation-required-dates
Reservation schema must include check_in and check_out
$.components.schemas.Reservation.properties
error
airbnb-require-server-url
API must define at least one server URL
$
warn
airbnb-require-contact-info
API info must include contact information
$.info
warn
airbnb-no-inline-schemas-in-paths
Path responses should reference component schemas, not inline
$.paths[*][*].responses[*].content[*].schema
warn
airbnb-currency-field-present
Schemas with price fields should include currency
$.components.schemas[*].properties
warn
airbnb-require-description-on-paths
All operations must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
airbnb-require-external-docs
API should include externalDocs pointing to developer portal
$
error
servers-https-only
Server URLs must use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
warn
servers-expected-domain
Server URLs should be on the airbnb.com domain.
$.servers[*].url
warn
path-params-casing
Path parameters should be snake_case (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
operationid-casing
Operation IDs should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
warn
schema-names-casing
Component schema names should be PascalCase (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas
warn
schema-properties-casing
Schema properties should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
$.components.schemas[*].properties
warn
security-schemes-defined
Security schemes should be defined in components.
$.components
warn
operation-documents-401
Operations should document a 401 response (documented on 100% of this API's operations).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
warn
operation-documents-404
Operations should document a 404 response (documented on 82% of this API's operations).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
warn
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty strings.
$..description
Spectral Ruleset
# 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
# airbnb — 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: 2/2 servers on airbnb.com
# - path-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=31)
# - query-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=29)
# - operationid-casing: camel @ 100% (n=34)
# - schema-names-casing: pascal @ 100% (n=27)
# - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 100% (n=210)
# - security: global (root) — NOT emitting operation-security-required
# - operation-documents-401: 100% adherence
# - operation-documents-404: 82% adherence
# - pagination params observed: ['limit', 'offset']
# - merge: kept 15 existing, added 11 measured, upgraded 0
# - added: servers-https-only, servers-expected-domain, path-params-casing, query-params-casing, operationid-casing, schema-names-casing, schema-properties-casing, security-schemes-defined, operation-documents-401, operation-documents-404, no-empty-descriptions
extends:
- spectral:oas
rules:
airbnb-operation-summary-title-case:
description: All operation summaries must use Title Case
message: Summary "{{value}}" is not in Title Case
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
then:
field: summary
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[A-Z]
airbnb-operation-id-camel-case:
description: Operation IDs must use camelCase
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
then:
field: operationId
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
airbnb-require-operation-tags:
description: All operations must have at least one tag
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
then:
field: tags
function: truthy
airbnb-require-response-200:
description: GET operations must define a 200 response
severity: error
given: $.paths[*].get
then:
field: responses.200
function: truthy
airbnb-schema-title-required:
description: All component schemas must have a title
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas[*]
then:
field: title
function: truthy
airbnb-require-oauth2-security:
description: All operations must require OAuth2 security
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
properties:
security:
type: array
minItems: 1
airbnb-listing-status-enum:
description: Listing status must use defined enum values
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas.Listing.properties.status
then:
field: enum
function: truthy
airbnb-require-pagination-params:
description: List operations should support pagination parameters
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*].get
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
properties:
parameters:
type: array
airbnb-reservation-required-dates:
description: Reservation schema must include check_in and check_out
severity: error
given: $.components.schemas.Reservation.properties
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
required:
- check_in
- check_out
airbnb-require-server-url:
description: API must define at least one server URL
severity: error
given: $
then:
field: servers
function: truthy
airbnb-require-contact-info:
description: API info must include contact information
severity: warn
given: $.info
then:
field: contact
function: truthy
airbnb-no-inline-schemas-in-paths:
description: Path responses should reference component schemas, not inline
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][*].responses[*].content[*].schema
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
oneOf:
- required:
- $ref
- required:
- properties
airbnb-currency-field-present:
description: Schemas with price fields should include currency
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema: {}
airbnb-require-description-on-paths:
description: All operations must have a description
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
airbnb-require-external-docs:
description: API should include externalDocs pointing to developer portal
severity: warn
given: $
then:
field: externalDocs
function: truthy
servers-https-only:
description: Server URLs must use HTTPS.
severity: error
given: $.servers[*].url
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^https://
servers-expected-domain:
description: Server URLs should be on the airbnb.com domain.
severity: warn
given: $.servers[*].url
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: airbnb\.com
path-params-casing:
description: Path parameters should be snake_case (the dominant convention in this API).
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*].parameters[?(@.in=='path')].name
then:
function: casing
functionOptions:
type: snake
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
operationid-casing:
description: Operation IDs should be camelCase (the dominant convention in this API).
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
then:
function: casing
functionOptions:
type: camel
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: warn
given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
then:
field: '@key'
function: casing
functionOptions:
type: snake
security-schemes-defined:
description: Security schemes should be defined in components.
severity: warn
given: $.components
then:
field: securitySchemes
function: truthy
operation-documents-401:
description: Operations should document a 401 response (documented on 100% of this API's operations).
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
then:
field: '401'
function: truthy
operation-documents-404:
description: Operations should document a 404 response (documented on 82% of this API's operations).
severity: warn
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
then:
field: '404'
function: truthy
no-empty-descriptions:
description: Descriptions must not be empty strings.
severity: warn
given: $..description
then:
function: truthy
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