United States Department of Agriculture · API Governance Rules
United States Department of Agriculture API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for United States Department of Agriculture.
7 Rules
error 3
warn 4
Rule Categories
usda
Rules
error
usda-fdc-operation-ids
All operations must have operationIds.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
error
usda-fdc-api-key-param
FoodData Central endpoints require api_key parameter.
$.paths[*][get].parameters[?(@.name == 'api_key')]
warn
usda-fdc-operations-have-tags
All operations must have tags.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
usda-fdc-parameters-have-descriptions
All parameters should have descriptions.
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
error
usda-fdc-success-responses
Operations must document 200 responses.
$.paths[*][get,post].responses
warn
usda-fdc-json-responses
FoodData Central operations should return JSON.
$.paths[*][get,post].responses.200.content
warn
usda-fdc-schemas-have-descriptions
All schema components should have descriptions.
$.components.schemas[*]
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