OpenAPI Operation Object
Schema for an OpenAPI Operation Object describing a single API operation on a path.
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{
"$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
"$id": "https://api-evangelist.github.io/swagger/json-schema/openapi-operation-schema.json",
"title": "OpenAPI Operation Object",
"description": "Schema for an OpenAPI Operation Object describing a single API operation on a path.",
"type": "object",
"properties": {
"tags": {
"type": "array",
"items": { "type": "string" },
"description": "List of tags for organizing operations in API documentation."
},
"summary": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A short summary of what the operation does. Should use Title Case."
},
"description": {
"type": "string",
"description": "A detailed description of the operation. CommonMark markdown supported."
},
"externalDocs": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Additional external documentation for this operation."
},
"operationId": {
"type": "string",
"description": "Unique identifier for the operation, used for code generation."
},
"parameters": {
"type": "array",
"description": "List of parameters applicable to this operation.",
"items": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Parameter"
}
},
"requestBody": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/RequestBody"
},
"responses": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Map of HTTP status codes to response objects.",
"additionalProperties": {
"$ref": "#/$defs/Response"
}
},
"deprecated": {
"type": "boolean",
"description": "Marks the operation as deprecated."
},
"security": {
"type": "array",
"description": "Security requirements for this operation (overrides global security)."
}
},
"required": ["responses"],
"$defs": {
"Parameter": {
"type": "object",
"description": "An OpenAPI parameter definition.",
"required": ["name", "in"],
"properties": {
"name": { "type": "string" },
"in": {
"type": "string",
"enum": ["query", "header", "path", "cookie"]
},
"description": { "type": "string" },
"required": { "type": "boolean" },
"deprecated": { "type": "boolean" },
"schema": { "type": "object" }
}
},
"RequestBody": {
"type": "object",
"description": "The request body of an operation.",
"required": ["content"],
"properties": {
"description": { "type": "string" },
"content": {
"type": "object",
"description": "Map of media types to media type objects."
},
"required": { "type": "boolean", "default": false }
}
},
"Response": {
"type": "object",
"description": "A response object for a specific HTTP status code.",
"required": ["description"],
"properties": {
"description": { "type": "string" },
"headers": { "type": "object" },
"content": { "type": "object" },
"links": { "type": "object" }
}
}
}
}
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