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GitLab API Rules

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

27 Rules error 15 warn 9 info 3
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Rule Categories

get info no openapi operation operationid parameter paths query request response schema security servers tags

Rules

error
info-title-required
API title must be present.
$.info
warn
info-title-format
Title should start with "GitLab".
$.info.title
error
info-description-required
API description must be present.
$.info
error
info-version-required
API version must be specified.
$.info
error
openapi-version-3
OpenAPI version must be 3.0.x.
$
error
servers-defined
At least one server must be defined.
$
error
servers-https-only
Server URLs must use HTTPS.
$.servers[*].url
error
paths-no-trailing-slash
Paths must not have trailing slashes.
$.paths
info
paths-snake-case
Path segments should use snake_case (GitLab convention).
$.paths
error
operation-description-required
Every operation must have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-operationid-required
Every operation must have an operationId.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-operationid-unique
Operation IDs must be unique.
$
warn
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have at least one tag.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
info
tags-title-case
Tag names should use Title Case.
$.tags[*].name
error
parameter-description-required
All parameters must have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
warn
parameter-snake-case
Parameter names should use snake_case (GitLab convention).
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
warn
request-body-json
Request bodies should use application/json.
$.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
error
response-success-required
Every operation must define a success response.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
error
response-description-required
All responses must have a description.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*]
warn
schema-names-pascalcase
Schema names should use PascalCase.
$.components.schemas
info
schema-properties-snake-case
Schema properties should use snake_case (GitLab convention).
$.components.schemas[*].properties
warn
security-schemes-defined
Security schemes should be defined.
$.components
error
get-no-request-body
GET operations must not have a request body.
$.paths[*].get
error
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty.
$..description
warn
servers-expected-domain
Server URLs should be on the gitlab.com domain.
$.servers[*].url
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

Spectral Ruleset

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# gitlab — 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: 13/13 servers on gitlab.com
#   - path-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=189)
#   - query-params-casing: snake @ 100% (n=96)
#   - operationid-casing: camel @ 100% (n=167)
#   - schema-properties-casing: snake @ 100% (n=511)
#   - security: global (root) — NOT emitting operation-security-required
#   - pagination params observed: ['page', 'page_token', 'per_page', 'size']
#   - merge: kept 24 existing, added 3 measured, upgraded 0
#   - added: servers-expected-domain, query-params-casing, operationid-casing
extends:
  - spectral:oas
rules:
  info-title-required:
    description: API title must be present.
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: title
      function: truthy
  info-title-format:
    description: Title should start with "GitLab".
    severity: warn
    given: $.info.title
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: '^GitLab '
  info-description-required:
    description: API description must be present.
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  info-version-required:
    description: API version must be specified.
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then:
      field: version
      function: truthy
  openapi-version-3:
    description: OpenAPI version must be 3.0.x.
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: openapi
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^3\.0\.
  servers-defined:
    description: At least one server must be defined.
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      field: servers
      function: truthy
  servers-https-only:
    description: Server URLs must use HTTPS.
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^https://
  paths-no-trailing-slash:
    description: Paths must not have trailing slashes.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: \/$
  paths-snake-case:
    description: Path segments should use snake_case (GitLab convention).
    severity: info
    given: $.paths
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        notMatch: \/[a-z]+[A-Z]
  operation-description-required:
    description: Every operation must have a description.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  operation-operationid-required:
    description: Every operation must have an operationId.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: operationId
      function: truthy
  operation-operationid-unique:
    description: Operation IDs must be unique.
    severity: error
    given: $
    then:
      function: oasOpId
  operation-tags-required:
    description: Every operation must have at least one tag.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then:
      field: tags
      function: truthy
  tags-title-case:
    description: Tag names should use Title Case.
    severity: info
    given: $.tags[*].name
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*(\s[A-Za-z0-9]+)*$
  parameter-description-required:
    description: All parameters must have a description.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  parameter-snake-case:
    description: Parameter names should use snake_case (GitLab convention).
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].parameters[*]
    then:
      field: name
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-z0-9_]*$
  request-body-json:
    description: Request bodies should use application/json.
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][post,put,patch].requestBody.content
    then:
      field: application/json
      function: truthy
  response-success-required:
    description: Every operation must define a success response.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      function: schema
      functionOptions:
        schema:
          anyOf:
          - required:
            - '200'
          - required:
            - '201'
          - required:
            - '204'
  response-description-required:
    description: All responses must have a description.
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*]
    then:
      field: description
      function: truthy
  schema-names-pascalcase:
    description: Schema names should use PascalCase.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components.schemas
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*$
  schema-properties-snake-case:
    description: Schema properties should use snake_case (GitLab convention).
    severity: info
    given: $.components.schemas[*].properties
    then:
      field: '@key'
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][a-z0-9]*(_[a-z0-9]+)*$
  security-schemes-defined:
    description: Security schemes should be defined.
    severity: warn
    given: $.components
    then:
      field: securitySchemes
      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
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions must not be empty.
    severity: error
    given: $..description
    then:
      function: truthy
  servers-expected-domain:
    description: Server URLs should be on the gitlab.com domain.
    severity: warn
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: gitlab\.com
  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: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: ^[a-z][A-Za-z0-9]*$