United States National Library of Medicine · API Governance Rules
United States National Library of Medicine API Rules
Spectral linting rules defining API design standards and conventions for United States National Library of Medicine.
7 Rules
error 3
warn 4
Rule Categories
ncbi
Rules
error
ncbi-operation-ids-required
All operations must have operationIds.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
error
ncbi-db-param-for-eutils
E-utilities operations require a db parameter.
$.paths[?(@property =~ /esearch|efetch|esummary|elink/)][get].parameters[?(@.name == 'db')]
warn
ncbi-operations-have-tags
All operations should have tags for grouping.
$.paths[*][get,post,put,delete,patch]
warn
ncbi-parameters-have-descriptions
All parameters should have descriptions.
$.paths[*][*].parameters[*]
error
ncbi-success-responses
Operations must document 200 success responses.
$.paths[*][get,post,put].responses
warn
ncbi-schemas-have-descriptions
Schema components should have descriptions.
$.components.schemas[*]
warn
ncbi-info-contact
API info should include contact information.
$.info
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