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Vapi API Rules

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

17 Rules error 11 warn 6
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Rule Categories

info no operation paths request response security servers

Rules

error
info-title-required
Info title must be present
$.info
error
info-description-required
Info description must be present
$.info
warn
info-contact-required
Info contact block should be present
$.info
error
servers-required
At least one server URL must be declared
$
error
servers-vapi-base-url
Vapi APIs must use the api.vapi.ai base URL
$.servers[*].url
error
security-bearer-required
All operations must require bearer auth
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
error
operation-operationid-required
Every operation must have an operationId
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-operationid-pascal-controller
Vapi operationIds follow the Controller_method NestJS pattern
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
error
operation-summary-required
Every operation must have a summary
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-summary-title-case
Summaries must be in Title Case
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
error
operation-tags-required
Every operation must have at least one tag
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
warn
operation-tags-known
Tags should be one of the known Vapi tag set
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].tags[*]
error
response-2xx-required
Every operation must define at least one 2xx response
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
warn
response-description-required
Every response must have a description
$.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*]
error
request-body-json
POST/PATCH request bodies must be application/json
$.paths[*][post,patch].requestBody.content
warn
paths-kebab-case
Path segments should be kebab-case
$.paths
error
no-empty-descriptions
Descriptions must not be empty
$..description

Spectral Ruleset

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rules:
  info-title-required:
    description: Info title must be present
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then: {field: title, function: truthy}
  info-description-required:
    description: Info description must be present
    severity: error
    given: $.info
    then: {field: description, function: truthy}
  info-contact-required:
    description: Info contact block should be present
    severity: warn
    given: $.info
    then: {field: contact, function: truthy}
  servers-required:
    description: At least one server URL must be declared
    severity: error
    given: $
    then: {field: servers, function: truthy}
  servers-vapi-base-url:
    description: Vapi APIs must use the api.vapi.ai base URL
    severity: error
    given: $.servers[*].url
    then: {function: pattern, functionOptions: {match: '^https://api\.vapi\.ai'}}
  security-bearer-required:
    description: All operations must require bearer auth
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then: {field: security, 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-pascal-controller:
    description: Vapi operationIds follow the Controller_method NestJS pattern
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].operationId
    then: {function: pattern, functionOptions: {match: '^[A-Z][A-Za-z0-9]+Controller_[a-zA-Z]+$'}}
  operation-summary-required:
    description: Every operation must have a summary
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then: {field: summary, function: truthy}
  operation-summary-title-case:
    description: Summaries must be in Title Case
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].summary
    then: {function: pattern, functionOptions: {match: '^([A-Z][a-zA-Z0-9]*)( [A-Za-z0-9/-]+)*$'}}
  operation-tags-required:
    description: Every operation must have at least one tag
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete]
    then: {field: tags, function: truthy}
  operation-tags-known:
    description: Tags should be one of the known Vapi tag set
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].tags[*]
    then:
      function: enumeration
      functionOptions:
        values:
          - Analytics
          - Assistants
          - Calls
          - Campaigns
          - Chats
          - Eval
          - Files
          - Insight
          - Observability/Scorecard
          - Phone Numbers
          - Provider Resources
          - Sessions
          - Squads
          - Structured Outputs
          - Tools
  response-2xx-required:
    description: Every operation must define at least one 2xx response
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: '^(200|201|202|204)$'
  response-description-required:
    description: Every response must have a description
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths[*][get,post,put,patch,delete].responses[*]
    then: {field: description, function: truthy}
  request-body-json:
    description: POST/PATCH request bodies must be application/json
    severity: error
    given: $.paths[*][post,patch].requestBody.content
    then:
      function: enumeration
      functionOptions:
        values:
          - application/json
  paths-kebab-case:
    description: Path segments should be kebab-case
    severity: warn
    given: $.paths
    then:
      function: pattern
      functionOptions:
        match: '^(/[a-z0-9-]+|/\{[a-zA-Z0-9_]+\})+$'
  no-empty-descriptions:
    description: Descriptions must not be empty
    severity: error
    given: $..description
    then: {function: truthy}

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