DatoCMS · API Governance Rules

DatoCMS API Rules

Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for DatoCMS.

5 Rules error 3 warn 2

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Rule Categories

datocms

Rules

error

datocms-server-base

CMA server URL must be https://site-api.datocms.com.

$.servers[*].url

error

datocms-bearer-auth

Operations must use API token bearer auth.

$.components.securitySchemes.apiTokenAuth

warn

datocms-jsonapi-content-type

Request and response bodies should use application/vnd.api+json.

$.paths.*.*.requestBody.content

error

datocms-operation-tags

Every operation must declare a tag.

$.paths[*][*]

warn

datocms-page-pagination

List endpoints should accept page[offset] and page[limit] params.

$.paths.*.get

Spectral Ruleset

extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  datocms-server-base:
    description: CMA server URL must be https://site-api.datocms.com.
    given: $.servers[*].url
    severity: error
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^https://site-api\\.datocms\\.com$"
  datocms-bearer-auth:
    description: Operations must use API token bearer auth.
    given: $.components.securitySchemes.apiTokenAuth
    severity: error
    then:
      field: scheme
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: "^bearer$"
  datocms-jsonapi-content-type:
    description: Request and response bodies should use application/vnd.api+json.
    given: $.paths.*.*.requestBody.content
    severity: warn
    then:
      field: application/vnd.api+json
      function: truthy
  datocms-operation-tags:
    description: Every operation must declare a tag.
    given: $.paths[*][*]
    severity: error
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  datocms-page-pagination:
    description: List endpoints should accept page[offset] and page[limit] params.
    given: $.paths.*.get
    severity: warn
    then:
      function: truthy

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