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Import_openApiDefinition_Request
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JSON Schema
{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/postman/main/json-schema/postman-import-open-api-definition-request-schema.json",
"title": "Import_openApiDefinition_Request",
"x-generated": "2026-10-04",
"x-method": "derived",
"x-generator": "derive-json-schema.py",
"x-source": "openapi/postman-import-api-openapi.yml#/components/schemas/Import_openApiDefinition_Request",
"oneOf": [
{
"$ref": "#/$defs/jsonSchema"
},
{
"$ref": "#/$defs/jsonStringified"
}
],
"$defs": {
"GenerateCollectionOptionsFolderStrategy": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Paths",
"Tags"
],
"default": "Paths",
"description": "Whether to create folders based on the specification's `paths` or `tags` properties.",
"title": "GenerateCollectionOptionsFolderStrategy"
},
"GenerateCollectionOptionsIndentCharacter": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Tab",
"Space"
],
"default": "Space",
"description": "The option for setting the indentation character type.",
"title": "GenerateCollectionOptionsIndentCharacter"
},
"GenerateCollectionOptionsRequestNameSource": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"Fallback",
"URL"
],
"default": "Fallback",
"description": "Determines how the generated collection's requests are named. If the `Fallback` value is passed, then the request is named after one of the following values in the schema:\n- `summary`\n- `operationId`\n- `description`\n- `url`\n",
"title": "GenerateCollectionOptionsRequestNameSource"
},
"JsonSchemaInput": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {},
"description": "An object that contains a valid JSON OpenAPI definition. For more information, read the [OpenAPI documentation](https://swagger.io/docs/specification/basic-structure/).",
"title": "JsonSchemaInput"
},
"JsonSchemaType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"json"
],
"description": "The `json` type value.",
"title": "JsonSchemaType"
},
"JsonStringifiedType": {
"type": "string",
"enum": [
"string"
],
"description": "The `string` type value.",
"title": "JsonStringifiedType"
},
"generateCollectionOptions": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"requestNameSource": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/GenerateCollectionOptionsRequestNameSource",
"default": "Fallback",
"description": "Determines how the generated collection's requests are named. If the `Fallback` value is passed, then the request is named after one of the following values in the schema:\n- `summary`\n- `operationId`\n- `description`\n- `url`\n"
},
"indentCharacter": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/GenerateCollectionOptionsIndentCharacter",
"default": "Space",
"description": "The option for setting the indentation character type."
},
"parametersResolution": {
"type": "string",
"default": "Schema",
"description": "Generated collections use examples for parameter generation by default. Any existing collections generated using the schema parameter generation will continue to sync using their existing strategy."
},
"folderStrategy": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/GenerateCollectionOptionsFolderStrategy",
"default": "Paths",
"description": "Whether to create folders based on the specification's `paths` or `tags` properties."
},
"includeAuthInfoInExample": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true,
"description": "If true, include the authentication parameters in the example request."
},
"enableOptionalParameters": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true,
"description": "If true, enables optional parameters in the collection and its requests."
},
"keepImplicitHeaders": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "If true, keep the implicit headers from the OpenAPI specification, which are removed by default."
},
"includeDeprecated": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": true,
"description": "If true, includes all deprecated operations, parameters, and properties in generated collection."
},
"alwaysInheritAuthentication": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "Whether authentication details should be included in all requests, or always inherited from the collection."
},
"nestedFolderHierarchy": {
"type": "boolean",
"default": false,
"description": "If true, creates subfolders in the generated collection based on the order of the endpoints' tags."
}
},
"description": "The advanced creation options and their values. For more details, see Postman's [OpenAPI to Postman Collection Converter OPTIONS documentation](https://github.com/postmanlabs/openapi-to-postman/blob/develop/OPTIONS.md). These properties are case-sensitive.",
"title": "generateCollectionOptions"
},
"jsonSchema": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/JsonSchemaType",
"description": "The `json` type value."
},
"input": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/JsonSchemaInput",
"description": "An object that contains a valid JSON OpenAPI definition. For more information, read the [OpenAPI documentation](https://swagger.io/docs/specification/basic-structure/)."
},
"options": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/generateCollectionOptions"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"input"
],
"title": "jsonSchema"
},
"jsonStringified": {
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"type": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/JsonStringifiedType",
"description": "The `string` type value."
},
"input": {
"type": "string",
"description": "The stringified OpenAPI definition."
},
"options": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/generateCollectionOptions"
}
},
"required": [
"type",
"input"
],
"title": "jsonStringified"
}
}
}
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