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Amazon Selling Partner API API Rules
Amazon Selling Partner API API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Amazon Selling Partner API.
17 Rules
error 14
warn 1
info 2
Rule Categories
info
operation
operationid
path
response
schema
servers
write
Rules
error
operation-has-operationid
Every operation declares an operationId (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operationid-casing-camel
operationIds are camelCase (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
error
operation-has-description
Every operation has a description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-has-tags
Every operation is tagged (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-has-success-response
Every operation declares a 2xx response (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
operation-declares-4xx
Every operation declares at least one 4xx response (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
operation-declares-401-or-403
Every operation declares 401 or 403 (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
operation-declares-429
Every operation declares 429 (rate limited) (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
info
path-segment-casing-camel
Path segments are camel case (measured: 86% of this contract)
$.paths[*]~
error
path-no-trailing-slash
Paths carry no trailing slash (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*]~
error
path-params-in-braces
Path parameters use {braces}, not :colon (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*]~
error
servers-https
Servers are https (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.servers[*].url
info
write-declares-request-body
POST and PUT declare a request body (measured: 86% of this contract)
$.paths[*][post,put]
error
response-media-type
Responses are served as application/json (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*].content
warn
schema-has-description
Every component schema carries a title or description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.components.schemas[*]
error
info-has-description
The contract's info block carries a description (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info
error
info-has-contact-or-terms
The contract's info block names a contact or terms of service (measured: 100% of this contract)
$.info
Spectral Ruleset
# authorship: generated by API Evangelist tooling (derive-rules.py, 2026-09-24). x-method: generated
# Every rule below was MEASURED against Amazon Selling Partner API's own contract before it was written; a rule is present only
# when the contract satisfies it at 80% or more. Severity: 100% -> error, >= 90% -> warn, else info.
# Provenance:
# - operation-has-operationid: 100%
# - operationid-casing-camel: 100%
# - operation-has-description: 100%
# - operation-has-tags: 100%
# - operation-has-success-response: 100%
# - operation-declares-4xx: 100%
# - operation-declares-401-or-403: 100%
# - operation-declares-429: 100%
# - path-segment-casing-camel: 86%
# - path-no-trailing-slash: 100%
# - path-params-in-braces: 100%
# - servers-https: 100%
# - write-declares-request-body: 86%
# - response-media-type: 100%
# - schema-has-description: 100%
# - info-has-description: 100%
# - info-has-contact-or-terms: 100%
x-method: generated
x-generator: derive-rules.py
x-generated: '2026-09-24'
x-source:
- openapi/amazon-seller-central-catalog-api-openapi.yml
- openapi/amazon-seller-central-definitions-api-openapi.yml
- openapi/amazon-seller-central-fbainbound-api-openapi.yml
- openapi/amazon-seller-central-fbainventory-api-openapi.yml
- openapi/amazon-seller-central-fbaoutbound-api-openapi.yml
extends:
- - spectral:oas
- recommended
formats:
- oas3
rules:
operation-has-operationid:
description: 'Every operation declares an operationId (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
then:
field: operationId
function: truthy
operationid-casing-camel:
description: 'operationIds are camelCase (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
then:
function: casing
functionOptions:
type: camel
operation-has-description:
description: 'Every operation has a description (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
then:
field: description
function: truthy
operation-has-tags:
description: 'Every operation is tagged (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
then:
field: tags
function: truthy
operation-has-success-response:
description: 'Every operation declares a 2xx response (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
type: object
patternProperties:
^2\d\d$: {}
minProperties: 1
operation-declares-4xx:
description: 'Every operation declares at least one 4xx response (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
type: object
patternProperties:
^4\d\d$: {}
minProperties: 1
operation-declares-401-or-403:
description: 'Every operation declares 401 or 403 (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
type: object
anyOf:
- required:
- '401'
- required:
- '403'
operation-declares-429:
description: 'Every operation declares 429 (rate limited) (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
then:
field: '429'
function: truthy
path-segment-casing-camel:
description: 'Path segments are camel case (measured: 86% of this contract)'
severity: info
given: $.paths[*]~
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^(/[a-z][a-zA-Z0-9]*|/\{[^}]+\})+/?$
path-no-trailing-slash:
description: 'Paths carry no trailing slash (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*]~
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
notMatch: ./$
path-params-in-braces:
description: 'Path parameters use {braces}, not :colon (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*]~
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
notMatch: ':'
servers-https:
description: 'Servers are https (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.servers[*].url
then:
function: pattern
functionOptions:
match: ^(https://|\{)
write-declares-request-body:
description: 'POST and PUT declare a request body (measured: 86% of this contract)'
severity: info
given: $.paths[*][post,put]
then:
field: requestBody
function: truthy
response-media-type:
description: 'Responses are served as application/json (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*].content
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
type: object
required:
- application/json
schema-has-description:
description: 'Every component schema carries a title or description (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: warn
given: $.components.schemas[*]
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
anyOf:
- required:
- description
- required:
- title
info-has-description:
description: 'The contract''s info block carries a description (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.info
then:
field: description
function: truthy
info-has-contact-or-terms:
description: 'The contract''s info block names a contact or terms of service (measured: 100% of this contract)'
severity: error
given: $.info
then:
function: schema
functionOptions:
schema:
anyOf:
- required:
- contact
- required:
- termsOfService
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