Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · API Governance Rules

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for Consumer Financial Protection Bureau.

8 Rules error 3 warn 2 info 3
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Rule Categories

cfpb

Rules

error
cfpb-info-contact
API contact information must be present.
$.info
error
cfpb-server-https
All server URLs must use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
warn
cfpb-server-cfpb-host
Server URLs must point to a *.cfpb.gov or consumerfinance.gov host.
$.servers[*].url
error
cfpb-operation-id
Every operation must declare a unique operationId.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
cfpb-operation-tags
Operations must declare at least one tag.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
info
cfpb-public-license
Public-data APIs should declare a CC0 or other public-domain license.
$.info.license
info
cfpb-csv-or-json-content
Responses should declare application/json or text/csv content types.
$.paths[*].get.responses['200'].content
info
cfpb-error-responses
Lookups and detail endpoints should declare 404 responses.
$.paths[?(@property.match(/\{.*\}/))][get].responses

Spectral Ruleset

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extends:
  - spectral:oas

# Spectral linting rules for CFPB public data APIs.
# Tuned to consumerfinance.gov and ffiec.cfpb.gov conventions: HTTPS,
# unauthenticated public access (no security scheme required), JSON +
# CSV outputs, and explicit year/date filters.
rules:
  cfpb-info-contact:
    description: API contact information must be present.
    severity: error
    given: "$.info"
    then:
      field: contact
      function: truthy

  cfpb-server-https:
    description: All server URLs must use HTTPS.
    severity: error
    given: "$.servers[*].url"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^https://"

  cfpb-server-cfpb-host:
    description: Server URLs must point to a *.cfpb.gov or consumerfinance.gov host.
    severity: warn
    given: "$.servers[*].url"
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "(cfpb\\.gov|consumerfinance\\.gov)"

  cfpb-operation-id:
    description: Every operation must declare a unique operationId.
    severity: error
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]"
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy

  cfpb-operation-tags:
    description: Operations must declare at least one tag.
    severity: warn
    given: "$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]"
    then:
      field: tags
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: array
          minItems: 1

  cfpb-public-license:
    description: Public-data APIs should declare a CC0 or other public-domain license.
    severity: info
    given: "$.info.license"
    then:
      field: name
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "(CC0|Public Domain|Creative Commons)"

  cfpb-csv-or-json-content:
    description: Responses should declare application/json or text/csv content types.
    severity: info
    given: "$.paths[*].get.responses['200'].content"
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          anyOf:
            - required: ["application/json"]
            - required: ["text/csv"]

  cfpb-error-responses:
    description: Lookups and detail endpoints should declare 404 responses.
    severity: info
    given: "$.paths[?(@property.match(/\\{.*\\}/))][get].responses"
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          type: object
          required: ["404"]

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